About Walt
Walt Skipper was a partner in the Business Law Group.
Capabilities
Professional Recognitions
- Listed in Chambers USA® (2013–present: Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Named "2011 Leader in the Law" by the Wisconsin Law Journal
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2008–present: Corporate Law)
- Selected for inclusion in the 2005–present Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Listed in Who's Who In America
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
Professional & Civic Activities
- Milwaukee Institute, Inc. (Director, Secretary and Treasurer, 2007-present)
- 5 Lakes Institution Inc. (Director, Secretary, and Treasurer, 2007–present)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Seminar for Securities Law Practitioner (Chairman, 2006)
- Corporate Practice (Committee Member, 2002–present); Industry Consolidation and Rollups (2002–present); Venture Capital and Private Equity (2002–present)
- Wisconsin State Bar Securities Law Committee (2002–present)
- Review of Chapter 180 (Chairman, State Bar Business Law Section Committee, 2004–2006)
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Secretary and Treasurer, Business Law Section, 2002–2004)
- Wisconsin State Bar (Director, Business Law Section, 1999–2002, 2013-present)
- Milwaukee Bar Association (Member)
- Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Member)
- Wisconsin State Bar Convention (Chairman, Business Section; Co-chair, Seminar on "Planning for Business Growth and Succession")
- Business Law Training (Coordinator, 1999–2004)
- State Bar of Maryland and Wisconsin (Member)
- Corporate Services Group Associate Training Program (Member)
- Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant
- Mason Wells Buyout Fund I, LP and Mason Wells Biomedical Fund I, LP (Member of Advisory Board)
- Marquette University High School (Finance Committee, 2012–present)
- Marquette University Law School (Instructor)
- University of Iowa Law School (Instructor)
- Mason Wells Inc. (Director, 2019-present)
- 5 Lakes Management (Director, 2020-present)
News & Insights
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990)
- Order of the Coif
- Wisconsin Law Review
- Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985)
- Alpha Sigma Nu
- Beta Gamma Sigma
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Wisconsin