William K. Hill

• Successfully defended public company’s officers in obtaining dismissal of federal securities fraud class action
• Represented foreign members in U.S. limited liability company dispute resulting in favorable arbitration award
• Represented manufacturing company in AAA arbitration resulting in favorable arbitration award against multi-billion-dollar multi-national company
• Represents business clients in claims under the BP/Deepwater Horizon multi-district class action settlement
• Represented the Republic of Chile in RICO actions against U.S. banks based on former President Pinochet’s theft of government money
• Represented national real estate investment firm Rockwood Capital in obtaining $14 million arbitration award from JAMS in New York
• Defended $110 million foreclosure action involving a major Florida mall
• Represented Chinese company in securities class actions related to “going private” transaction
• Represents Florida bank in litigation in New York federal court involving sale and servicing of a mortgage loan portfolio
• Represents executives and companies in non-compete and executive compensation matters
• Represents law firms as a fee expert
• Represented U.S. bank in $6 million claims in litigation and international arbitration arising out of the failure of a major Dominican bank
• Represented shareholders of major Dominican companies in transnational litigation against banks and controlling shareholders
• Represented lenders and special servicers in commercial foreclosures and receiver actions
• Represented Guatemalan company in suit to enjoin draw on letter of credit based on fraud
• Represented major national bank in successful defense of a claim of mismanagement of an investment portfolio, where the claim sought damages in excess of $9 million and we obtained a summary judgment dismissing the case
• Represented major Mexican company, a subsidiary of Cemex, in successful defense of $28 million arbitration involving non-compete and unfair trade practice claims
• Represented a crib manufacturer and national retail chain in successful defense of federal consumer class action cases
• Represents health care providers, other professionals and insurers in False Claims Act litigation, including Medicare overpayments
• Represented national real estate developer in successful defense of $70 million arbitration
• Represented American Airlines in a $1.6 billion dispute over the redevelopment of Miami International Airport
• Obtained numerous injunctions for technology companies involving trade secrets, non- compete, non-disclosure, non-solicitation and unfair trade practices claims
• Represents aviation manufacturers, including a $36 million accident arbitration
• Represents major national health insurer in federal litigation challenging insurer’s reimbursement of non-participating providers
• Serves as lead defense counsel in numerous class actions
• Represented defendants in major securities fraud class action involving financial factoring

Published Cases

• In Re Application of Hornbeam Corp. Request for Discovery Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782, 14-CV-24887, 2020 WL 1302217 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 17, 2020)
• In re Hornbeam Corp., 790 Fed. Appx. 199 (11th Cir. 2020)
• Command Arms Accessories LLC v. ME Technology Inc., 2019 WL 5682670 (S.D.N.Y. October 31, 2019)
• Miriam Sutherlin v. Wells Fargo & Company, 2018 WL 1203107 (M.D. Fla. 2018)
• Mulvaney v. The GEO Group, Inc. et al., 2017 WL 887193 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
• WestLB AG v. BAC Florida Bank, et al., 912 F.Supp.2d 86 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
• APAC Customer Services, Inc. v. Michael Marrow et al, 2012 WL 1443091 (N.D. Ill.)
• APAC Customer Services, Inc. v. Michael Marrow et al, 2012 WL 3235607 (N.D. Ill.)
• Consejo De Defensa Del Estado De La Republica De Chile v. Espirito Santo Bank, 2010 WL 2712093 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Consejo De Defensa Del Estado De La Republica De Chile v. Espirito Santo Bank, 2010 WL 2162868 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Food Marketing Consultants, Inc., d/b/a Color All About It v. Sesame Workshop, 2010 WL 1571210 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Food Marketing Consultants, Inc., d/b/a Color All About It v. Sesame Workshop, 2010 WL 1571206 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Parrot, Inc. v. Nicestuff Distributing International, Inc., 2010 WL 680948 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Paul Marcus and Deane Marcus v. M.S.L. Property Management, Inc., 2007 WL 8168667 (Fla. Cir. Ct.)
• Parrot, Inc. v. Nicestuff Distributing International, Inc., 2009 WL 197979 (S.D. Fla. 2009)
• Lennar Homes, L.L.C. v. V Ventures, LLC, 988 So. 2d 660 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
• O’Neil v. Simplicity, Inc., 553 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (D.Minn. 2008) Siegel v. Marcus, 980 So. 2d 1272 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
• Jeffrey O., et al. v. City of Boca Raton, 511 F. Supp. 2d 1339 (S.D. Fla. 2007)
• Jeffrey O., et al. v. City of Boca Raton, 511 F. Supp 2d 1328 (S.D. Fla. 2007)
• United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Diagnostics of South Florida, Inc., 921 So. 2d 23 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
• Roland L. Rousselle and Patricia A. Rousselle, Debtors, Franklin Life Insurance Co. v. Rousselle, 259 B.R. 409 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
• Don King Productions v. Chavez, 768 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
• Kaplan v. Assetcare, Inc., 88 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (S.D. Fla. 2000)
• United States ex rel. Becker v. U.S. Diagnostic, 1999 WL 963032 (C.D. Cal. 1999)
• Charter National Life Insurance Company v. FPL Group Capital Inc., 1997 WL 151033 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
• Performance Paint Yacht Refinishing v. Haines, 190 F.R.D. 699 (S.D. Fla. 1999)
• Air Canada v. Department of Transportation, 148 F. 3d 1142 (D.C. Cir. 1998)
• Don King Productions v. Chavez, 717 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
• Bob Young, Inc. v. Southeast Bank, 583 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)

• Chambers & Partners, “Leaders in Their Field,” Litigation: General Commercial, 2006-14
• Chambers USA, Litigation, 2006-present
• The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Banking & Finance Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Miami, 2022
  • Commercial Litigation, 2010-25
  • Banking & Finance Litigation, 2011-25
• South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyers,” 2008-present
• Benchmark Litigation, “Local Litigation Stars,” 2009-present
• Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Business Litigation, 2008-present
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-24
• Top 100 South Florida, 2011-13, 2017-18
• Florida Trend, “Legal Elite, 2004-09, 2011, 2014-17, 2019, 2022
• Daily Business Review
  • “Most Effective Lawyers,” Class Action, Finalist, 2009
  • “Most Effective Lawyers,” Construction/Real Estate, Finalist, 2007
  • “Most Effective Lawyers,” Zoning, Finalist, 2007
• AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Presentations

• "International Arbitration Skills Masterclass," keynote speaker, American Bar Association: International Law Section, June 2023
• "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Expedited Arbitration Rules and Procedures," speaker, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, November 2022
• "Mining for Evidentiary Gold: Discovery Proceedings to Obtain Evidence in the U.S. for Use in Non-U.S.," moderator, September 2022 Proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782," moderator, American Bar Association: International Law Section Fall Conference in Madrid, September 2022
• Opening Statements, CLE training video, lecturer, July 2017
• “How Experts Prepare Lawyers for Deposition and Trial,” featured speaker, American Society of Appraisers installation ceremony, Miami, June 2017
• “Hot Topics in International Litigation,” panelist, Fl
• Nova Southeastern University’s International Arbitration Society, speaker, August 2019 Being an Expert training video, lecturer with David Lorenzo, August 2017orida Bar International Law Section conference, Miami, February 2017
• “At the Bench with the Judges,” judicial panel moderator, American Society of Appraisers installation ceremony, Miami, June 2016
• “U.S. Immigration Essentials: What Chinese Businesses and Investors Need to Know,” Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce America’s Link trade mission to China, January 2016
• “Enforcing Arbitration Awards: Scope of Arbitration Provisions, Arbitrability of Issues, and Enforcement Mechanisms,” CLE Lecture, 2013
• “What Private and Non-Private Companies Need to Know About New Directors’ and Officers’ Exposures Due to Dodd-Frank and Other New Laws,” RIMS 2012 Florida Chapters 37th Annual Joint Educational Conference, Naples, Florida, August 2012
• “Effective Trial Questioning,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, April 2009
• “Damages in Commercial Law,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, April 2009
• “Florida Foreclosure Litigation,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, July 2008
• “A Practical Guide to Lender Liability,” Miami Beach, Florida, panel speaker, August 2006 “Drafting & Enforcing Restrictive Covenants: Florida and Beyond,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, November 2007
• “The Pros and Cons of Arbitration,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, July 2006
• “Non-Competes and Trade Secrets: Protecting Your Most Valuable Resource,” Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida, lecturer, January 2004
• “Daubert Motions,” Miami, Florida, lecturer, January 2003

Publications

• “Sixth Circuit: Section 1782 Applies to Private Commercial Arbitration,” Daily Business Review, co-author, December 2019
• “How to Make Arbitration Live Up to Its Promise,” Daily Business Review, November 2016
• “Florida Passes Law to Enhance State RICO Act,” Daily Business Review, April 2016
• “Inadvertent Disclosures in Email,” Daily Business Review, co-author, 2009
• “Learning to Make the Right Decisions,” Intellectual Property Client Strategies, Aspatore Books, 2007

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Miami International Arbitration Society
  • Founding Member
  • Board of Directors, 2021-present
• American Bar Foundation
  • International Law Section, Co-Chair, 2022-23
  • Litigation Section
  • International Arbitration Skills Masterclass Organizing Committee, Co-Chair
• Florida Bar
  • Board Certified in Business
  • Litigation Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration Law Section
  • International Law Section
  • Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee

Civic & Community Service

• Florida Grand Opera, 2008-17
  • Chairperson
  • Board of Directors
  • Executive Committee