Atty. William E. Eye
William E. Eye is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office.
Appeals & Legal Issues & More Attorney · Serving Atlanta, GA
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William E. Eye is an Associate based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, and appellate. Educated at Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2016) and Emory University (B.A. Philosophy, 2012). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law •Member, State Bar of Georgia, 2016-Present •Honorary Overseas Member, COMBAR (Commercial Bar Association for England & Wales) •Barrister, Clarence Cooper Inn of Court. Serves clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About William E. Eye
- William E. Eye is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office
- Will focuses his practice on complex commercial and appellate litigation
- Will defends clients in high-stakes class actions and has defeated certification in putative class actions seeking hundreds of millions of dollars
- Will also has significant appellate experience and has briefed dozens of appeals for clients seeking to secure judgments, reverse adverse awards, or create precedent for industry
- Will has been recognized by The Legal 500 for Supreme Court and appellate practice, by The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch“ for both Commercial Litigation and Class Actions, and by Super Lawyers magazine on their “Rising Stars“ list
- Will maintains an active pro bono practice, having represented indigent clients and amicus curiae in appeals before the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and in the certiorari and merits stages at the U.S
- Supreme Court
- Before joining the Firm, Will practiced appellate and class-action litigation at another prominent international law firm
- He also served as a law clerk to Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- In 2018, he was one of four American attorneys awarded a Temple Bar Scholarship, through which he traveled to London to work alongside some of the most senior members of the British bar and judiciary
- Will graduated first in his class from Emory University School of Law, where he served as Executive Notes & Comments Editor of the Emory Law Journal
- While at Emory, he won the ABA Law Student Writing Competition, received Dean’s Awards in nine courses, and was awarded the Paul Bryan Prize in Constitutional Law
- Will serves as an adjunct professor at Emory Law, where he teaches an upper-level Remedies course
- Concentrations •Commercial litigation •Appellate and constitutional litigation •Contract disputes and business torts •Securities litigation Judicial Clerkships •Hon
- Ed Carnes, U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2017-2018 and 2020-2021 Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025 •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch” •Commercial Litigation, 2024-2026 •Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Defendants, 2024-2026 •Appellate Practice, 2026 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution Appellate: Courts of Appeals / Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal), 2022-2023 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,“ 2024-2026 •Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,“ 2021 •Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2018
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Business & Corporate Law in Atlanta
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Civil Litigation in Atlanta
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Appellate Practice in Atlanta
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Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish William E. Eye's practice in the field of business, litigation, and appellate.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering business, litigation, and appellate, William E. Eye can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Atlanta
A Atlanta-based practice means William E. Eye attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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