William J. Squires III

Partner

617-378-4212

Bill Squires is Chair of the Firm’s Land Use & Development Group and a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate and Environmental Groups. Bill focuses his practice on environmental, land use, and real estate matters. He counsels corporations, developers, manufacturers, private equity firms, lenders and individuals in litigation, transactional, and regulatory settings. Bill’s practice includes the acquisition and disposition of real property and operating businesses, the cleanup of contaminated properties, compliance, enforcement defense, permitting, zoning, wetlands matters, litigation, and environmental insurance. He represents clients in state and federal courts and regularly appears before regulatory agencies and municipal boards.

Bill represents clients in disputes under state and federal law involving releases of oil and hazardous materials (including releases of PFAS and other emerging contaminants) and works closely with environmental consultants, Massachusetts licensed site professionals, engineers, risk assessors, geologists and other experts in responding to such releases. He also represents buyers, sellers and lenders in the purchase, sale and financing of operating businesses, real property, and industrial facilities. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to negotiating and structuring business transactions, drafting contracts, and negotiating environmental insurance policies. He has led environmental due diligence efforts in many national and multinational mergers and acquisitions involving complex environmental liabilities as well as permitting, compliance, and hazardous waste site cleanup issues.

Bill is also an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Law where he teaches law students how to draft and interpret contracts.

Practices

Education

Villanova University School of Law, J.D. 1998

Editor, Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal

Baylor University, M.S. Environmental Studies, 1995

Highest Honors

Merrimack College, B.A. Political Science and Psychology, French Minor, 1992

cum laude
Dean’s List
Psi Chi Honor Society

Credentials

Work Experience

Hinckley Allen
- Chair, Land Use & Development
- Partner (2016-Present)
Boston University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor (2015-Present)
Bingham McCutchen, LLP (Acquired by Morgan Lewis in November 2014)
- Counsel (2003-2016)
Moehrke, Mackie, & Shea, PC
- Associate (1999-2003)
ECS Claims Administrators
- Claims Counsel (1998-1999)

Honors & Awards

Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing (2013)
Super Lawyers, Massachusetts Rising Stars (2006-2007)

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association, Co-Chair of Hazardous and Solid Waste Committee (2010-2012)
National Association for Industrial and Office Properties
Practicing Law Institute
Real Estate Finance Association