Regent Emeritus William Um

Will Um is a nationally recognized trial attorney and litigator at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. He has 25 years’ experience handling complex commercial disputes, arbitrations, and mediations throughout the United States. Over the course of his career, Mr. Um has advised corporate boards, company executives, risk managers, and in-house counsel on a variety of legal issues and sophisticated business disputes.

Mr. Um received his bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine in 1990 and his law degree cum laude from Boston University School of Law in 1993.

He is a frequent guest lecturer at UC Irvine’s School of Law. For the last five years, Mr. Um has served on the board of directors of the UCI Alumni Association. He is also a board member of Inner City Law Center, a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness in Los Angeles.

Mr. Um sereved as the President of the Alumni Associations of the University of California (AAUC) from 2019-20. He served an Alumni Regent for one year commencing July 1, 2019, and as an Alumni Regent-designate from 2018-19.