Willie J. Schuerger
Consulting Counsel

Overview
Willie Schuerger is a business attorney in Holland & Knight's Dallas office. Mr. Schuerger provides general counsel to public and private business entities in corporate and securities matters, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and corporate finance transactions, joint ventures and distribution arrangements.
Representative Experience
- Represented a trustee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization of a life settlement provider and securitization of a policy portfolio
- Represented a financial services company in acquisition of a life insurance agency
- Represented physicians and physician practice groups in evaluation of sale, joint venture and restructuring transactions
- Represented an insurance agency in an out-of-court debt restructuring to preserve renewal commission income stream
- Represented a U.S. subsidiary of publicly held foreign company in numerous acquisitions of wholesale electrical distributors located throughout the United States
- Represented a commodity trading and processing company in acquisition of control in processing plant
- Represented an investment company in sale of a life settlement-based financial asset portfolio to a U.S. subsidiary of foreign bank
- Represented an insurance agency in development and sale of a proprietary life insurance program to a subsidiary of a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed company
- Represented a distributor of oilfield services products in sale of business
- Represented a commodity trading and processing company in joint venture to develop improved plant varieties
- Represented a building products manufacturer in divestiture of operating division
- Represented financial services companies in development of proprietary products and sale of company to publicly held foreign banking institution
- Represented a storage tank manufacturer in sale to a private equity consortium
- Represented a standards-related technical services firm in numerous acquisitions and dispositions
- Represented a building products manufacturer in numerous acquisitions
- Represented a pipe manufacturing company in sale to a private equity buyer
- Represented a nursery company in recapitalization and stock exchange transaction
- Represented an insurance agency in securing equity investments from a NYSE-listed insurance holding company
- Represented an insurance agency in structure and formation of joint venture with a NYSE-listed carrier
Credentials
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., with highest honors
- Texas Tech University, B.A.
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- Texas
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Business Law, Corporate Counsel, Insurance Law and Intellectual Property Law sections
- Dallas Bar Association, Corporate Counsel and Securities sections
Honors & Awards
- Expert Consultant, M&A, IFLR1000, 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, 2013-2024