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William Sasso has served as chairman of the firm’s management committee and board of directors since 1994. As chairman, he is responsible for oversight and management of more than 200 attorneys in Stradley Ronon’s seven offices in Philadelphia, Malvern and Harrisburg, Pa.; Wilmington, Del.; Cherry Hill, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; and New York, N.Y.

During his 40-plus 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, tax and real estate.

In 2012, Mr. Sasso was appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to serve as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure and Investment Authority (PENNVEST). He was asked in 2010 by Governor-elect Corbett to co-chair his Transition Team in preparation for taking office in January 2011. Following Governor Corbett’s Inauguration, Mr. Sasso was appointed by the Governor as a Commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority. Also in 2010, Mr. Sasso and the firm were presented with the “Stand and Deliver Award” by the Philadelphia Academies for their commitment to providing educational opportunities to inner-city youth.

Mr. Sasso was honored by the American Diabetes Association in 2012 for his commitment to this organization and he was the 2011 Recipient of the Chairman’s Award from the USO of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey in honor of his service to the country and his sustained and significant support of the USO mission.

Notably, Mr. Sasso and the firm were selected as the 2009 Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Americanism Award recipients – which recognized their commitment to the Greater Philadelphia community and to the values of ADL.

In 2006, Mr. Sasso was honored with the American Jewish Committee’s Judge Learned Hand Award, presented each year to a member of the Philadelphia Bar whose achievements exemplify the high principles and noble traditions associated with Judge Learned Hand.

He was also the 2006 recipient of the William Penn Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a business person in Greater Philadelphia. Awarded annually since 1949, recipients are chosen for their outstanding contributions toward the betterment of the region, their professional accomplishments and their commitment to charity, as well as to the community.

Consecutively since 2007, Mr. Sasso has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America, regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 1.8 million individual evaluations are reviewed. In addition, Mr. Sasso has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® consecutively since 2004 by a vote of his peers. He was named to SmartCEO magazine’s 2012, 2011 and 2010 Legal Elite list. The list, chosen by the publication’s readers in the Greater Philadelphia area, is comprised of the “go-to attorneys” for business legal advice. He was also recognized as a preeminent AV-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.

In addition to his legal practice, he is widely recognized as a community leader in the Delaware Valley. He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2003-2004). In this role, Mr. Sasso oversaw the Chamber’s executive committee and its board of directors, which included advancing the business community’s agenda. He continues to serve on the Chamber’s board and executive committee, and he is also a member of the Paradigm Award Committee, which honors the outstanding business woman of the year.

Mr. Sasso previously served on the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau board and executive committee, and currently serves on the board of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation.

Mr. Sasso is especially interested in charitable activities in the areas of education and health care. His private life is noteworthy for the leadership roles he has taken in so many areas, including: 

• Board of Advisors, Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation 
  
  
• Board of Directors, Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation 
  
  
• Chairman, Board of Trustees of Holy Redeemer Health System 
  
  
• President, Board of Directors, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Eastern Regional Medical Center
  
  
• Recipient of a Papal Knighthood from Pope John Paul II as a Knight of St. Gregory the Great 
  
  
• Founding Trustee, Leo Niessen, Jr. Charitable Foundation, which benefits inner-city youth and working women in need and meets health care and educational needs 
  
  
• Appointed by order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners and appointed by the Court as its Vice Chairman in 2008 
  
  
• Board of Trustees of LaSalle University
  
  
• Advisory board committee member and former Chairman of the board (2005-2007) of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia 
  
  
• Finance chairman, Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania (1990-1993) 
  
  
• Special counsel, Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority 
  
  
• Appointed by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to be a member of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Finance Authority 
  
  
• Former chairman of the board, Manor Junior College 
  
  
• Appointed by former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street to serve on the Children’s Commission Advisory Committee