Atty. William A. Rome
William Rome focuses his practice on commercial and complex litigation. He has litigated commercial disputes involving employment contracts, notes, bonds, guarantees, licenses, letters of credit, insurance contracts, indemnification agreements, shareholder and partnership agreements and professional liability.
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William A. Rome is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Leech Tishman. They have 39+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1987. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, and adr. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1987), New York (1987), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1987). Educated at New York University (J.D., 1986) and University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1983). Active member of New York State Bar Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- William Rome focuses his practice on commercial and complex litigation
- He has litigated commercial disputes involving employment contracts, notes, bonds, guarantees, licenses, letters of credit, insurance contracts, indemnification agreements, shareholder and partnership agreements and professional liability
- He has substantial experience in defending and prosecuting claims in arbitration before the AAA, NYSE and FINRA and has tried cases on behalf of both claimants and respondents in the securities area
- William also serves as a FINRA arbitrator
- He represents individuals and media entities in the area of publication torts and related intellectual property claims and has argued numerous times in the appellate courts
- Rome serves as Co-Chair of the Litigation Practice Group
- Some of William’s representative matters include: • Defended a CEO of a public company in an SEC enforcement action and related foreign investigation. • Generated a seven-figure settlement for a consultant arising out of a public works project. • Litigated a four-year family partnership dispute involving ownership of a liability insurer. • Obtained a substantial settlement for a real estate firm defrauded by a payroll company. • Litigated in court/arbitration proceedings to obtain benchmark payments on the development of a new drug under a licensing agreement. • Participated in internal investigations for a condominium board and financial entities leading to the indictment of wrongdoers. • Obtained seven-figure settlement for hedge fund arising out of attorney malpractice
- William also has experience as a civil litigator in the areas of products liability and insurance defense, copyright and trademark, including licensing and software disputes, the First Amendment and publication torts, commercial litigation involving various types of business entities, securities and RICO
- He developed and participated in nationwide strategies and litigation in the pharmaceutical and automotive industry and had first chair experience in preparing and trying cases, defended and/or took in excess of 100 depositions and argued several appeals
- Some of William’s representative litigations include: • In a derivative action on behalf of limited partners, obtained a substantial settlement reflecting general partner’s wrongful undervaluation of four separate commercial properties. • Represented a co-op in a damage claim against a general contractor and subcontractor for substandard work. • After bench trial, vindicated debtor’s interest in the subject property, having proved defendants’ “correction mortgage” and confessions of judgment were fraudulent and therefore junior to the debtor’s senior secured interest. • Obtained dismissal of buyer’s claim of economic duress in time of the essence real estate closing. • Represented landowner in condemnation action
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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