William, a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, practices in the area of bankruptcy and restructuring law including creditors’ rights, workouts, bankruptcies and reorganizations, secured transactions and asset-based financing.
As part of that practice, he also advises extensively on lender liability issues, the structuring of highly leveraged financing transactions and environmental laws. William has been actively involved in many of the largest and most complex bankruptcies in the United States involving a wide range of businesses and industries. He has served as a panelist and lecturer at numerous national, state and local seminars for lawyers and bankers.
Presenter, “Equitable Mootness: Judicial Rumblings,” 13th Annual Western New York Bankruptcy Conference, June 2016
Presenter, “Section 523(a)(2)(A) – Circuit Split and Other Interesting Section 523 Issues,” 13th Annual Western New York Bankruptcy Conference, June 2016
Presenter, “The Intersection of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Bankruptcy Code,” 13th Annual Western New York Bankruptcy Conference, June 2016
Speaker, 13th Annual Western New York Bankruptcy Conference, Monroe County Bar Center for Education and Erie Institute of Law, June 2016
Panelist, Western New York Bankruptcy Conference, Monroe County Bar Center for Education and Erie Institute of Law, May 2015
Activities & Professional Associations
Professional Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Business Bankruptcy Committee
Commercial Finance Committee
Creditors’ Rights Subcommittee
Lender Liability Subcommittee
Senior Lawyers Division
American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow
Bank Management Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Lecturer
Bar Association of Erie County
Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Law Committee
