William R. Wood II – Partner

Mr. Wood’s practice includes an emphasis on general business law and corporate practice. Mr. Wood has a comprehensive business practice representing public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions, franchising, private equity transactions and venture capital investments, financing, contract negotiations and preparation, creation and termination of business entities, business entity ownership issues, and general business matters. Mr. Wood enjoys Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest "AV" rating for lawyers and is listed in the Best Lawyers of America and Chambers USA as a leading business and real estate lawyer in the United States and has been listed as a Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer.

Contact Info

Direct Phone: 316.291.9772
Direct Fax: 866.347.3144
Email: bwood@foulston.com

Wichita Office
1551 N. Waterfront Parkway
Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67206-4466
Main Phone: 316.267.6371
Main Fax: 316.267.6345

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Additional Info

• Education
• Professional Memberships, Affiliations and Honors
• Community Involvement
• Issue Alerts
• Articles
• Presentations

Admitted to Practice

• Kansas, 1986

Practice Areas

• Franchise
• Banking & Financial Services
• Securities
• General Business
• Emerging Small Business
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Education

Wichita State University, B.B.A., 1983
Washburn University, J.D., 1986; Magna Cum Laude, Editor - Washburn Law Journal

Professional Memberships, Affiliations and Honors

• Selected by peers for The Best Lawyers in America - in the areas of Banking Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law and Securities Law ® 2009 (Woodward/White, Inc.)
• Identified in Chambers USA - (2009) as a Leading Business Lawyer in the United States for Corporate and M&A Law and as a Leading Real Estate Lawyer.
• Selected by peers as a MO/KS Super Lawyer - in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance, Franchise/Dealership ® 2006 (Law & Politics and KC Magazine).
• American Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association - Member & Past President, Corporate Banking & Business Law Section
• Wichita Bar Association
• Wichita State University Center for Real Estate - Advisory Board Member

Community Involvement

Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Sedgwick County - Former Director
American Heart Association - Former Director, Sedgwick County Chapter
Rotary Club of Wichita
U.S.D. 266 Site Council, Pray Woodman Elementary School – former Member
East Heights United Methodist Church – former Chairman, Staff Parish Relations Committee
Wichita Chamber of Commerce - Member
Business Investment Group – Member

Issue Alerts

• New Construction, Dealership, Franchise, & Transportation Contracts in Kansas Can No Longer Contain Commonly-Used Liability Indemnity Provisions
  Release Date: Dec 02, 2008

Articles and Publications

• New Contracts in Kansas Can No Longer Contain Commonly Used Liability Indemnity Provisions
  LJN’S Franchising Business & Law Alert, 2009

Presentations

• Board of Directors’ Fiduciary Duties
  Midwest Venture Alliance, 2006.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Update
  Foulston Siefkin CFO Forum, 2006.
• Guest Lecturer
  Wichita State University Center for Real Estate, 2004.
• Guest Lecturer
  Wichita State University Center for Real Estate, 2003.
• Business Formation
  Kansas Bar Association, 2001.
• Franchise Sales Compliance
  Cessna Aircraft Company, 1998.
• Formation of the For Profit Corporation
  Kansas Bar Association, 1998.
• Basic Elements of an Acquisition Agreement
  Cambrdige Institute, 1997.