William R. Sasso served as chairman of Stradley Ronon’s management committee and board of directors for 27 years, ending on January 1, 2021. He currently serves as chairman emeritus of the firm. During his 50 years of experience, he has counseled privately and publicly held companies and religious and nonprofit organizations in various matters, including general corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, health care, education, medical devices, tax, and real estate.
After the November 2016 election, Mr. Sasso was asked by Attorney General-elect Josh Shapiro to serve as senior counsel to his transition team. He was also appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to serve on the board of Independence Blue Cross. He was appointed by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett as chairman of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure and Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and as a commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority, an office he held until 2015. He was asked in 2010 by then- Governor-elect Corbett to co-chair his Transition Team.
In 2018, Mr. Sasso received a lifetime achievement award from The Philadelphia Inquirer for his leadership in the legal and business community, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar: Hall of Fame” to honor his outstanding 47-year legal career.
