Partner
wsellay@rc.com
280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3597
Phone: 860-275-8292 Fax: 860-275-8299
Bill Sellay is a partner in the IP and Technology Group and chairs the firm's International Practice Group. A business lawyer with an engineering background, he brings to technology-driven companies substantial experience in structuring and negotiating cross-border and domestic joint ventures and collaboration agreements, commercial contracts, and licensing arrangements. A significant part of his practice centers on legal problems associated with design, production, marketing, and distribution of products and services, including the selection and termination of distribution channels, pricing, advertising and promotional programs, competition law compliance, intellectual property protection, and products liability prevention. He also provides advice and guidance regarding import/export control issues, including compliance and enforcement issues.
Mr. Sellay is immediate past Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. He is a member of the International Bar Association and the Licensing Executives Society. He is also past Chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC). Mr. Sellay has also been named to the New England Super Lawyers® list since 2006 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.).
He is a former member of the Advisory Board of the Clean Energy Fund, which invests in enterprises involved in the development, production, and use of energy from renewable sources. Mr. Sellay was appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce to the Department of Commerce District Export Council. He is a member of the British American Business Council in the Midlands, UK, and the German American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sellay was interviewed and quoted in a cover article of the August 2005 issue of Director magazine, a monthly publication for business leaders published in the UK by the Institute of Directors.
Mr. Sellay received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering at Michigan State University, where he was a member of the Honors College and was elected to membership in the Tau Beta Pi honorary society. He held engineering positions with both IBM and Honeywell Corporation. He earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
Mr. Sellay is a member of the bars of New York, the District of Columbia, and Connecticut.
EDUCATION
| — | J.D., University of Michigan Law School |
| — | B.S., with honors, Michigan State University, electrical engineering |
PROFESSIONAL & TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
| — | New York, DC, and Connecticut Bar Associations |
| — | International Bar Association |
| — | Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee of the Business Law Section |
| — | Executive Committee Member and former Chair, Connecticut Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section |
| — | Advisory Committee, Information Technology Conflict Management of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution |
| — | U.S. Department of Commerce District Export Council |
| — | Former Advisory Board Member, Connecticut Innovation, Inc. |
| — | Chair of International Committee, State Capital Group |
| — | Former Advisory Board Member, Clean Energy Fund, which invests in enterprises involved in the development, production, and use of energy from renewable sources |
| — | Board of Directors, Biomedical Engineering Alliance & Consortium |
| — | British American Business Council in the Midlands |
| — | Connecticut Technology Council |
| — | German American Chamber of Commerce |
| — | The Best Lawyers in America, listed |
| — | Licensing Executives Society (LES) |
| — | Chair, International Committee of U.S. Law Firm Group |
