Dentons partner Bill Ide has a plethora of achievements on which to reflect.

In 1993-94 he was president of the American Bar Association. In 2006, he was an active member of its Rule of Law Initiative, helping former Soviet bloc countries develop legal systems. He has been counsel to the U.S. Olympic Committee. From 1996 to 2001, he was senior vice president and general counsel of the international biotech giant Monsanto Co. In 2013, he received both the Champion of Justice award from the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) and the Rule of Law Champion Award from the ABA.