Bill Boyd is a member of the firm’s
Business, Finance, and Real Estate Department and practices in the area of corporate law (organization, operation, and planning), regulatory law (financial institutions, health, insurance, and government contracts), and commercial law (secured loans, mergers, and acquisitions). Prior to joining Nyemaster Goode, Bill practiced with a law firm in Washington, D.C.
Bill is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, privacy, and nonprofit issues. He is a contributor to the Iowa Legal Research Guide, the Iowa State Bar Association Business Law Manual, and the Legal Guide for Iowa Nonprofits. He is a past Chair of the Business Law Section and Trade Regulation Section of the Iowa State Bar Association and on the Board of Editors of the ISBA Business Law Manual. Bill is also active in the American Bar Association and serves as the state liaison to the Corporate Laws Committee and Chair of the Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the Business Law Section.
Bill received his B.A. with high honors from the University of Michigan and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Publications
Implied-In-Fact Contract: Contractual Recovery Against the Government Without An Express Agreement, 21 Pub. Cont. L.J. 84 (Fall 1991).
Iowa Legal Research Guide, Trade Regulation and Nonprofit Corporations Chapters (Hein & Co. 2003).
Legal Guide for Iowa Nonprofits, Legal Aspects of Organizing an Iowa Nonprofit Corporation and Duties and Liabilities of Iowa Nonprofit Corporations Board of Directors Chapters (University of Iowa 2003).
Business Law Manual, Audit Opinion Letters and Nonprofit Corporations Chapters (Iowa State Bar Association 2005).
Associations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
State Liaison, Corporate Law Committee, 2006-present
Chair, Nonprofit Organizations Committee, 2008-present
Antitrust Law Section
Health Law Section
Public Contract Law Section
Chair, Iowa Region, 2000-present
Vice Chair, State Law Database Committee, 2004-present
Iowa State Bar Association
Council, Business Law Section, 2001-2007
Chair, Business Law Section Council, 2004-2007
Board of Editors, Business Law Manual, 2003-present
Council, Trade Regulation Section, 1998-2001
Chair, Trade Regulation Section, 2000-2001
Council, Health Law Section, 1995-1998
Polk County Bar Association
Board of Directors, 2008-present
American Health Lawyers Association
National Contract Management Association