//April 25, 2023
William “Bill” King focuses his practice on complex business litigation, including breach of contract actions, tort actions, shareholder disputes and disputes relating to real estate transactions and land development projects. His clients include public and private companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals in a range of industries.
Prior to joining Venable LLP, King served for two years as a judicial law clerk to Judge Richard D. Bennett of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He also worked as a legal fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives, both in the office of Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger and for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which has since been renamed as the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
King is frequently quoted by Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area news outlets on the topics of urban development, transit and preservation efforts in those two cities.
King is a member of neighborhood improvement organizations throughout the Baltimore region and is founder and past president of Baltimore’s City Center Residents Association. He has served on the boards of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Market Center Merchants Association, Baltimore’s Community Law Center and the Historic Charles Street Association.