Bill Komaroff is a partner in the Litigation Department, as well as a member of the Asset Management Litigation and White Collar Defense & Investigations Groups. His practice is focused on counseling and defending institutional and individual clients in connection with a broad array of complex civil disputes, government investigations and prosecutions.
Bill is an experienced trial lawyer, having conducted numerous trials both as a prosecutor and on both sides of the “v.” in private practice. He has also conducted internal investigations for a wide variety of clients including asset managers, sports leagues, medical device companies, hospitals and non-profits. Bill previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and prosecuted tax fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud cases, among others.
Education
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University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
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Dartmouth College, B.A.
magna cum laude
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - Judge Jerome Farris
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Michigan, Eastern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District
- U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District
- U.S. District Court, Washington, Western District
Memberships
Federal Bar Council, Program Committee
Awards & Recognition
The Legal 500 United States: Corporate Investigation & White-Collar Criminal Defense 2017, 2024
Government Service
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, New York, Southern District
Matters
Representative matters include:
- Investment management firm in connection with defense of civil securities fraud claims.
- Investment management firm in trial of insurance coverage dispute.
- Private investment funds in connection with fund and portfolio company civil litigation.
- Investment management firm in connection with multiple SEC, DOJ, civil litigation and compliance matters.
- Health care organizations and private equity investors in connection with False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute investigations.
- Individuals and entities in connection with SEC and DOJ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters.
- Internal investigations for a broad array of clients, including financial institutions, sports leagues, medical device companies and hospitals.
- Individuals in connection with multiple DOJ Antitrust Division investigations and prosecutions.
- Hedge fund portfolio managers in connection with DOJ and SEC insider trading investigations.
- Special committee of the board of a Fortune 500 Company in connection with investigation of derivative claims related to failed acquisitions.
- Individuals at federal trials of securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice cases.