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    William E. Reynolds

    Partner / Co-Team Leader, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation Team


    • Albany
    • Office518.427.2687
    • wreynolds@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    William Reynolds is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes practice, based in our Albany office. He is an experienced trial attorney who represents clients from a wide array of industries in complex litigation. Bill has also successfully represented major governmental agencies and authorities in litigation both in New York State and Massachusetts, where he served for four years as an assistant attorney general.

    Practice Areas

    LitigationAntitrustAppellateClass Actions & Aggregate LitigationComplex DisputesERISA LitigationHealthcare Dispute ResolutionNP Trial®State Attorneys GeneralHealthcareHealthcare Regulatory & ComplianceLife Sciences & Healthcare Compliance and InvestigationsManaged Care Contracting & Network DevelopmentFalse Claims Act & Qui Tam MattersPharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation

    Industries

    Healthcare

    My focus

    I focus my practice on complex civil litigation in both federal and state trial and appellate courts. I have successfully represented Fortune 50 corporations in complex commercial disputes and litigation. I have handled numerous complex matters involving intellectual property, health care, life sciences, antitrust, bankruptcy and appellate matters. For example, I have recently represented a major medical device company in complex federal litigation in multiple jurisdictions. I also have represented a major health care institution in an antitrust class action. I also draw upon my experience as a former Massachusetts assistant attorney general to work on behalf of governmental entities and parties in resolving their disputes.

    Representative experience

    • Obtained a $74.9 million federal court judgment in a complex commercial business dispute.
    • Won five appeals in U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in complex commercial business dispute, successfully defending large money judgment, civil contempt sanctions against adversaries and asset-freezing preliminary injunction.
    • Successfully opposed two petitions for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.
    • Won appeal in New York Appellate Division, First Department, obtaining dismissal of complaint asserting various business torts against business entity client.
    • Obtained favorable settlement after litigating complex breach of contract claims in Supreme Court, Albany County, Commercial Division on behalf of publicly traded, international client.
    • Served as co-lead counsel in an eight-week trial of constitutional challenge to state education aid to eight urban New York school districts.
    • Obtained civil contempt sanctions against multinational defendants, including fines of $70 million per year and an arrest warrant for a defendant CEO.
    • Obtained a worldwide asset-freezing preliminary injunction against multinational defendants.
    • Won trial on denial of ERISA disability benefits against a Fortune 100 insurance company.
    • Won a summary judgment in a multimillion-dollar contract/IP dispute.
    • Successfully represented a major hospital in antitrust class action brought by nurses alleging conspiracy to suppress wages.

    Looking ahead

    Commercial litigation will continue to become even more complex with the growth of electronic discovery, elaborate motion practice, extensive expert evidence and disputes that cross multiple jurisdictions. Clients in the future will have a great need for litigators who can synthesize large amounts of evidence and information to pick the best and most effective arguments. These skills will enable clients to obtain successful, cost-effective results.

    In the news

    • Albany Business Review

      Twin Bridges, County Waste fight in court over tactics

      Albany Complex Commercial Disputes partner Bill Reynolds and associate Erin Huntington are mentioned in this article for representing County Waste in a suit against Scott Earl, owner of Twin Bridges Waste and Recycling LLC, for poaching customers by making false and disparaging statements and other unlawful tactics.
      Dec 21, 2020
    • Law360

      Rival can't shake AngioDynamics' $145M racketeering suit

      This article mentions Albany Complex Commercial Disputes partner Bill Reynolds for his representation of AngioDynamics, which a judge ruled is allowed to continue its racketeering claims against a competitor.
      Sep 26, 2019
    • Law360

      AngioDynamics says rival must stay in $145M damages row

      Albany Complex Commercial Disputes partner Bill Reynolds is mentioned in this story for his representation of AngioDynamics Inc. in an ongoing dispute with Biolitec AG.
      Sep 19, 2018
    • Law360

      Attorney cites 1st Circuit in seeking contempt in Biolitec IP case

      Albany commercial litigation partner Bill Reynolds is mentioned in this story for his representation of AngioDynamics Inc. in an ongoing dispute with Biolitec AG.
      April 26, 2018
    • Law360

      Company Punished for Dodging Discovery Tied to $75M IP Loss

      Albany commercial litigation partner Bill Reynolds is mentioned in this article for his representation of AngioDynamics Inc., which has spent years trying to collect a $75 million IP judgment from Biolitec AG. The latter company now faces up to $1 million in fines if it does not comply with discovery requests.
      March 30, 2018
    • New York Law Journal

      Schools Claim $1.1B in Aid Lost Due to Funding Policies

      This article notes that eight small-city school districts are requesting funding to eliminate existing inequities. Albany Commercial Litigation partner Bill Reynolds is noted among the districts’ counsel.
      Dec 8, 2015
    • Law360

      Justices Reject Biolitec's $70M Contempt Appeal

      Albany Commercial Litigation partner Bill Reynolds, counsel for AngioDynamics, is quoted in this feature article discussing the Supreme Court’s decision in Biolitec AG, et al. v. AngioDynamics, Inc. The Court rejected Biolitec AG’s challenge to a $70 million contempt penalty and an arrest warrant for its CEO for going through with a merger expressly forbidden by a lower court’s order.
      Nov 30, 2015
    • Law360

      Nixon Peabody Adds Former Bond Schoeneck Partner

      This feature story highlights the arrival of Albany Commercial Litigation partner Bill Reynolds.
      Sep 24, 2015

    Admitted to practice

    Massachusetts
    New York
    U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court

    Education

    Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude
    Harvard College, B.A., magna cum laude

    Recognition

    • Bill was selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the fields of Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation, and he was selected as the 2023 Appellate Practice “Lawyer of the Year” in Albany. Bill has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2013.
    • Named by The BTI Consulting Group, Inc. as a 2022 Client Service All-Star

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