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William H. Sloane

William H. Sloane

Partner
Chair, Diversity Committee

Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
sloane@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8623
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card

Practice Areas

Litigation, Environmental, Employment Law, Internal Investigations and White-Collar Defense

Practice Description

Litigation, including commercial, securities, intellectual property, environmental, employment, products liability, and criminal litigation.

Education

  • B.A., 1981 Cheyney State College (magna cum laude)
  • J.D., 1984 New York University School of Law

Admissions

  • 1985 New York
  • 1989 District of Columbia

Affiliations

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairperson, Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers; Member, Products Liability Committee)
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Civilian Complaint Review Board (Member)

Publications Available on this website...

"'Booker' After a Year: New Highs for Sentences, Guidelines Followed," New York Law Journal, March 6, 2006

Additional Publications

"Issues in Litigation: The Test for Determining Foreign Private Issuer Status," 24 Securities Regulation Law Journal 415, 1997; “Successfully Using, Defending Against Offers of Judgment,” New York Law Journal, May 24, 1999 (co-authored)

Prior Experience

  • 1984-1987 Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office

Illustrative Matters


  • Served as trial counsel for a municipality in an environmental case in federal court and obtained a jury verdict for $20 million.
  • Served as trial counsel for an Israeli distributor of computer components in a federal case involving the termination of a distributorship agreement.
  • Served as trial counsel for a New York banking institution in a federal case involving the interpretation of trust indentures.
  • Served as trial counsel for a company involved in designing and selling yachts in a state court case involving a contractual dispute.
  • Served as trial counsel for the chairman and chief executive officer of a major public company in an insider trading case in federal court.
  • Served as trial counsel for a manufacturer of boilers in a consolidated products liability trial in federal court.
  • Represented various public companies in shareholder derivative actions and class actions involving alleged violations of the securities laws in both state and federal court.
  • Represented various companies, including Internet-related companies, in trademark matters in the federal courts and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Represented various companies in employment matters, including cases involving enforcement of covenants not to compete and claims of race, sex and age discrimination.