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William A. Rome

Partner

William Rome is a Partner with Leech Tishman Robinson Brog and Co-Chair of the Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He is also a member of the Entertainment Industry Group. William is based in the firm’s New York office, where he focuses his practice on commercial and complex litigation.

William 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 for the AAA, NYSE and NASD (now 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.

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 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
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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.

Academics
J.D., New York University School of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania

Admissions
New York
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Experience
Hoffman & Pollok LLP
Stroock&Stroock&Lavan

Professional Memberships
New York State Bar Association

Community Involvement
Patrick’s PALS

Insights

Leech Tishman Folds in Robinson Brog

May. 16, 2022  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Folds In Business Law Firm Robinson Brog to Expand New York Office

Office Location

New York

Contact

Email: wrome@leechtishman.com

Phone: 212.603.6300

Fax: 212.956.2164

Practice Groups

  • Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Defamation: Libel, Slander, and Commercial Disparagement
  • Entertainment
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