Education

The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors

Case Western Reserve University, B.S., Engineering

Bar Admissions

Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia

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William Mutryn

Partner
Northern Virginia
t: 703-720-8069

William J. Mutryn is co-leader of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and serves on the firm's Directors Committee. He practices principally in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and corporate finance. Mr. Mutryn serves as principal outside counsel to a multitude of regional and national businesses in such fields as aerospace, defense, information technology, government services, computer software, healthcare, consumer products and staffing. In the healthcare industry, Mr. Mutryn has represented providers of hospital services, long term care and mental health services as well as managed care firms.

Over the last five years, Mr. Mutryn has served as lead counsel in over 50 merger and acquisition transactions. Some of the transactions in which Mr. Mutryn has served as counsel are: Arlington Capital Partners' acquisition of White Oak Technologies; Smartronix's acquisition of Cogon Systems; Applied Signal Technology's acquisition of Seismic, LLC; KEYW Corporation's acquisition of The Analysis Group, LLC; General Dynamics C4 Systems' acquisition of Ascend Intelligence LLC; Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology; Boeing's acquisition of Digital Receiver Technology and eXMeritus; the acquisition of a long term care facility from Manor Health Care; Dynamic Research Corporation’s acquisition of Kadix Systems, VSE Corporation’s acquisition of G&B Solutions; NetStar-1, Inc.’s acquisition of AVIEL Systems; Relativity Capital’s acquisition of NIVISYS Industries, QinetiQ North America’s acquisition of Galaxy Holdings; Leonard Green’s acquisition of Scitor Corporation; NCI Information System’ acquisition of Karta Technologies; Univar USA’s acquisition of ChemCentral Corporation; Analex Corporation’s acquisition by QinetiQ North America; AAI Corporation’s (a subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation) acquisitions of McTurbine and Symtx; SRA International’s acquisitions of Constella Group, RABA Technologies, Galaxy Scientific and Touchstone Consulting; CAS, Inc.’s acquisition by EDO Corporation; Windsor Group’s acquisition by Scott & Stringfellow (BB&T Capital); and Analex Corporation’s acquisitions of ComGlobal Systems and Beta Analytics.

Prior to graduation from George Washington Law School, Mr. Mutryn served as a civilian program manager in the United States Department of the Navy and as a program manager in the United States Department of Energy.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2009-2012
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, 2006-2012
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2006-2012
  • Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2007-2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Technology Law, 2006-2010
  • Legal Elite, Washington SmartCEO Magazine, 2007

Memberships

  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Association for Corporate Growth National Capital Chapter, Former President
  • American Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

  • "Mergers and Acquisitions," National Defense Industrial Association, Arlington, VA, December 8, 2010
  • "Current Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions Within the Government Contracting Industry," National Defense Industrial Association Small Business Breakfast, Arlington, VA, December 9, 2009
  • "Exit Strategies in Turbulent Times," Annual Microsoft Government Contractor Summit, December 11, 2008
  • "Current M&A Environment for Government Contractors," Grant Thornton Roundtable, May 29, 2008
  • "Breakout: Changing Trends in M&A Transaction Terms," Annual Government Services and Technology Summit, January 8, 2008
  • "The Current State of M&A in the Government Contractor Space," Grant Thornton Roundtable, June 7, 2007
  • "Trends in Deals and Terms for Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Government Contractors," Grant Thornton Roundtable, April 25, 2006

Published Articles & Books