Background
Newlin, William R. was born on December 1, 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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William R. Newlin
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Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Laws, 1965).
Career
Worked at Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers Law, Securities Offerings Law, Venture Capital Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1964-1965.
Adjunct Faculty Member, Professional Responsibility, University of Pittsburgh Law School, 1968. Chairman, Governor's Corporate Advisory Committee, 1980-1982. Recipient, Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award, 1982.
Chief Executive Officer and President, Buchanan Ingersoll, 1980. Chairman of the Board, KennaMetal Inc., 1996. Chairman of the Board, JLK Direct Distribution Inc., 1997.
Member: Attorney Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Securities Commission, 1986-1989. Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Parker/Hunter Incorporated, National City Bank of Pennsylvania, Kennametal Inc.
Black Box Corporation, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Document Services, Inc., CME Information Services, Pennsylvania High Technology Council, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 1984-1986. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985 and Chairman, Admissions Committee, 1984-1985, Duquesne Club. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1980-1986.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1981-1988. Entrepreneur of the Year, 1991. Most Influential Lawyers in America, National Law Journal, 1997.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Allegheny County (Member of Council, Corporation, Commercial and Banking Law Section, 1984), Pennsylvania (Member of Council, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1975-1983. Chairman, Business Associations Committee, 1976-1979.
Chairman-Elect, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1977-1979. Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1979-1981. Section Delegate, 1981-1983) and American (Pennsylvania Liaison, American Bar Association Corporate Law Committee, 1979-1983.
Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. International Law) Bar Associations. American Law Institute.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Membership
Member: Attorney Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Securities Commission, 1986-1989. Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Parker/Hunter Incorporated, National City Bank of Pennsylvania, Kennametal Inc.
Black Box Corporation, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Document Services, Inc., CME Information Services, Pennsylvania High Technology Council, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 1984-1986. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985 and Chairman, Admissions Committee, 1984-1985, Duquesne Club. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1980-1986.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1981-1988. Entrepreneur of the Year, 1991. Most Influential Lawyers in America, National Law Journal, 1997.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Allegheny County (Member of Council, Corporation, Commercial and Banking Law Section, 1984), Pennsylvania (Member of Council, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1975-1983. Chairman, Business Associations Committee, 1976-1979.
Chairman-Elect, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1977-1979. Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1979-1981. Section Delegate, 1981-1983) and American (Pennsylvania Liaison, American Bar Association Corporate Law Committee, 1979-1983.
Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. International Law) Bar Associations. American Law Institute.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
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American
Awards
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Recipient, Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award, 1982. Chief Executive Officer and President, Buchanan Ingersoll, 1980. Chairman of the Board, KennaMetal Inc., 1996. Chairman of the Board, JLK Direct Distribution Inc., 1997.Recipient, Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award, 1982. Chief Executive Officer and President, Buchanan Ingersoll, 1980. Chairman of the Board, KennaMetal Inc., 1996.
Chairman of the Board, JLK Direct Distribution Inc., 1997.