Atty. William J. "Bill" Maledon

Atty. William J. "Bill" Maledon

Bill Maledon is amongst the most esteemed commercial litigation and trial attorneys in Arizona and across the United States, and has built a widely recognized reputation for leading large-scale and complex commercial matters. He is a prominent figure both in federal and state courts, with notable expertise in antitrust, securities, and sports-related matters.

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Bill Maledon is amongst the most esteemed commercial litigation and trial attorneys in Arizona and across the United States, and has built a widely recognized reputation for leading large-scale and complex commercial matters. He is a prominent figure both in federal and state courts, with notable expertise in antitrust, securities, and sports-related matters. He also has extensive experience in handling appellate matters in both federal and state courts and has acted as mediator and arbitrator in cases of local and national significance.

Highly decorated throughout his career, he has been consistently recognized by Chambers as a Leading Lawyer for Business over the last 20 years in addition to being named amongst a selective group of “top tier” business litigation attorneys in Arizona and trial attorneys across the nation. He has been included in Best Lawyers® for more than 30 years and has been named Lawyer of the Year by the same organization in a variety of categories.

His experience at both the trial and appellate levels has resulted in his appointment to numerous distinguished committees, including the Arizona Supreme Court Committee to revise jury trial procedures in Arizona, the Federal Rules Standing Committee (to which he was twice appointed by the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court), and the Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee.

To view Bill Maledon’s availability on mediation and arbitration matters, please visit: https://www.nadn.org/william-maledon.

Education

J.D.
University of Notre Dame
- 1972

Awards

Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Music
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Antitrust
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Sports Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Complex Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Sports
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Southwest Super Lawyers
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , “Top 50 Arizona Attorneys”, 2007-2014, 2021-2025
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , Antitrust Litigation, Business Litigation, 2007-2025
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona – AZ Business Magazine
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , 2021, 2024
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Phoenix
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — “Lawyer of the Year”, Antitrust, 2011
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — BTI Client Service All-Star Team
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , 2009-2010
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA,
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , Litigation: General Commercial, 2003-2025, Litigation: Trial Lawyers Nationwide, 2009-2017
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Business Journal
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — , “Best of the Bar”, Litigation, 2003-2004
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Member, Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2008, 2010
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Benchmark Litigation, Star Litigator, 2010-2017
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Global Law Experts, Business Litigation Attorney of the Year, 2014
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Antitrust Law (Phoenix)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Antitrust (Phoenix)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Bet-the-Company Litigation (Phoenix)
- 2015
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Antitrust (Phoenix)
- 2013
Lawyer of the Year — Commercial Litigation (Phoenix)
- 2012
Lawyer of the Year — Antitrust Law (Phoenix)
- 2011
Lawyer of the Year — Bet-the-Company Litigation (Phoenix)
- 2010

Bar Admissions

Arizona
Admitted: 1974

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