William F. Ferreira

Bill Ferreira heads the firm's global Public Procurement and Education Practice. 

As a leader on government grants, contracts, and international projects, Bill helps companies, universities, hospitals, academic medical centers, and organizations doing business with the U.S. government and abroad.

Drawing on deep experience with global operations, Bill's team has guided campuses in Asia, clinical research in Africa, and collaborative degrees in the Middle East. His work extends to innovative online education and telemedicine programs around the world. On-the-ground practical experience across dozens of countries informs Bill's solutions to the challenges of global regulation, international employment, foreign expansion, and transnational contracts. Bill has guided many of the most dynamic research, development, and academic sites across the globe.

Plugged into federal grants and contracts, Bill works extensively on federal award compliance, investigations, and research compliance. He guides organizations across the scientific, financial, and operational compliance landscape, advising on research integrity, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, foreign influence, human subjects, False Claims Act enforcement, and compliance with the OMB Uniform Guidance. In addition to clinical trial agreements and commercialization initiatives, Bill has handled groundbreaking scientific research collaborations nationally and internationally.

Bill serves on the firm's Africa leadership team and speaks regularly about strategic issues at the forefront of globalization of higher education, scientific research, and government grants.