William Perlstein
Senior Managing Director and Global Leader FLC Services, FTI Consulting. Former Co-Managing Partner, WilmerHale. Former Senior Deputy General Counsel, BNY Mellon. Member, Council on Foreign Relations.
- Role
- Board Member at Global Ai
- Location
- Washington, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Perlstein
Experienced executive with a record of recognized leadership in building a national bankruptcy practice, as an innovative law firm managing partner, as a senior in-house financial services legal counselor, and in expert advisory services. Currently Global Leader of Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and member of Executive Committee at FTI Consulting, assisting clients and their advisors in key industries and with critical services. Active involvement in AI planning and in moderating law firm management programs. Previously led highly successful law firm merger and international expansion at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering and WilmerHale for more than 13 years. As senior in-house counsel at BNY Mellon, was responsible for legal teams supporting regulatory and government affairs, cybersecurity, resolution planning and corporate lending. Substantial interactions with US, UK and EU banking regulators, financial industry groups, and bank executives. In private practice built and led national insolvency practice focused on regulated industries. Extensive knowledge of regulatory process. Volunteer work in professional, charitable and local government endeavors. Skilled in Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance, Law Firm Management, Strategic Planning, Litigation, Professional Services, Bankruptcy and Banking Law. Board experience with for-profit, professional, educational and nonprofit institutions. Active member of Council on Foreign Relations, American Law Institute, Economic Club of New York, American College of Bankruptcy, New York City Bar Association Compliance Committee. Trustee and former Board General Counsel, Union College.
Experience
Board Member
Aug 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US
Developing AI Data Centers utilizing water cooled Nvidia GPUs. Global AI is offering secure and cost effective infrastructure as a service.
Education
Union College
B.A., Economics, Political Science
1967 — 1971
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Economics
1969 — 1970
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Leading Professional Service Firms
1997 — 1997
Yale Law School
J.D.
1971 — 1974
Skills
- Bankruptcy
- Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Governance
- Commercial Litigation
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