Honors and Awards:

• Named in “Rising Stars” under General Litigation in New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition magazine (2011 edition).
• Burton Distinguished Writing Award In Law awarded for "States Turn A Deaf Ear To The Constitution In An Effort To Promote 'Truth In Music'", published in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (Aug. 28, 2009) and also in the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (Fall 2009)., Burton Award For Legal Achievement, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Professional Affiliations: American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association
• Bar Admissions: New York (1999); U.S. Supreme Court (2010); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second (2003), Third (2009) and Eleventh (2011) Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1999).

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Represented the City of New York in a civil rights action after the City requested pro bono assistance from area law firms following 9/11

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Teaching Positions: Columbia University School of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Appellate Advocacy and Legal Writing
• Publications: Author, States Turn a Deaf Ear to the Constitution in an Effort to Promote “Truth in Music,” BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (August 28, 2009) and University of Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (Fall 2009)
• Columbia University Law School adjunct lecturer-in-law of appellate advocacy, legal practice and legal writing.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Some of Bill's recent court victories include:
• Bakalar v. Vavra (S.D.N.Y. 2011): Obtained final judgment after trial in favor of owner of Egon Schiele artwork alleged to have been stolen during World War II on basis of "laches" defense. Previously successfully opposed rare motion seeking defendant-class certification.
• Kernel Records Oy v. Timothy Mosley p/k/a Timbaland, et al., (S.D. Fla. 2011): Obtained summary judgment dismissal of music copyright infringement claims against internationally renowned singer Nelly Furtado in matter of first impression ruling that foreign copyright owners who first publish their works overseas but over the Internet must register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office in order to maintain a lawsuit in the U.S.  Previously obtained dismissal of same claims against Ms. Furtado’s music publisher on personal jurisdiction and “indispensable party” grounds.
• Levi v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. (S.D.N.Y. 2011):  Obtained summary judgment award for client of $1 million, plus nearly $200,000 in prejudgment statutory interest, against title insurance company, where insurer refused to cover loss arising out of a fraudulently executed mortgage and claimed instead that it should be entitled to mitigate its payout from the perpetrator of the fraud (and other allegedly liable third parties) before it had to cover its insured’s loss.
• Bishop v. Velocity at Greystone, LLC, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2011):  Obtained pleadings-based dismissal of rare federal civil rights claims brought against private developer of property.
• ChampionsWorld LLC v. United States Soccer Federation, Inc., et al., (N.D. Ill. 2010): Successfully represented former promoter of international professional men’s soccer matches in obtaining landmark sports and antitrust law decision denying motion for judgment on the pleadings brought by U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer, which contended that U.S. Soccer Federation, as national governing body for soccer in the United States, was immune from federal antitrust and racketeering liability with respect to the performance of professional soccer matches pursuant to authority granted by Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C. §§ 220501, et seq.
• Joan Banach v. The Dedalus Foundation, Inc., (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County 2010): Successfully represented foundation for internationally renowned artist Robert Motherwell in dismissing claims by former board member and employee for alleged “lifetime employment” and for wrongful removal and defamation.
• Parker Waichman Alonso LLP v. The Orlando Firm, P.C., (S.D.N.Y. 2010):  Successfully represented plaintiff in opposing motion to dismiss by defendant law firm in trademark infringement case and demonstrated that defendant was susceptible to personal jurisdiction in New York, notwithstanding the defendant’s primary location in Georgia, because the defendant’s Internet website purposefully availed itself of the New York marketplace.

Educational Background:

• J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998
• B.A., Colby College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1993