William M. Hannay

Partner

William M. Hannay regularly represents corporations and individuals in civil and criminal antitrust matters, including:

• Class action litigation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Hart-Scott-Rodino filings
• Compliance programs
• Grand jury investigations

He is particularly experienced in dealing with the special problems of regulated and deregulated industries, including insurance, health care and public utilities.

Mr. Hannay has represented clients in other industries, such as:

• Industrial lift trucks
• Printing
• Steel
• Professional sports
• Steel drums
• Disposable plastic products
• Ceramic and glass
• Pumps

Mr. Hannay served as a member of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Asia Law Initiative Council and chaired the ABA's Africa Law Initiative Council. He has led delegations of American Bar Association lawyers on international legal exchanges to South Africa, Vietnam, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Morocco.

He has been an active participant in technical assistance programs with the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI), working on projects involving Georgia, Lithuania, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic, and with the International Law Institute (ILI), training members of the Anti-Monopoly Committee in Russia.

Publications

"The Nuts and Bolts of Conducting an FCPA Internal Investigation," (Co-Author) Practising Law Institute (May 8, 2008)

"United States Antitrust Law Regarding Standard Setting Bodies," Union Internationale Des Avocats 2007 Congress, Paris (November 3, 2007)

"Comparative Aspects of U.S. Antitrust Law and the Modernization of E.U. Competition Law," (September 2, 2005)

Tying Arrangements: Practice Under Federal Antitrust, Patent and Banking Law, Bureau of National Affairs

International Antitrust Enforcement, Bureau of National Affairs

A Lawyer's Guide to Doing Business in South Africa, (Co-author and editor) American Bar Association

Insurance Antitrust Handbook, American Bar Association

ABA Guide to Foreign Law Firms, Fourth Edition

Designing an Effective Antitrust Compliance Program, West Publishing

International Trade: Avoiding Criminal Risks, Butterworth Legal Publishers

Contributing editor: Antitrust Counseling and Litigation Techniques, Matthew Bender

Speeches and Presentations

Mr. Hannay is a frequent lecturer on antitrust topics at legal conferences for various industries, including the natural gas and electrical industries.

"The Nuts and Bolts of Conducting an FCPA Internal Investigation," Practising Law Institute (May 8, 2008)

"United States Antitrust Law Regarding Standard Setting Bodies," Union Internationale Des Avocats 2007 Congress, Paris (November 3, 2007)

 

Awards and Honors

Illinois Super Lawyers, Antitrust and Litigation

Leading Lawyer — Antitrust Law, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

Who's Who Legal — Illinois, Competition

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Clerkships

Honorable Tom C. Clark, U.S. Supreme Court (1974-1975)

Honorable Myron H. Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (1973-1974)

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Section of Antitrust Law
Section of International Law
          Past Chair

Uniform Law Commission
Joint Editorial Board for International Law
          Co-Chair

Civic and Charitable Memberships

Japan-America Society of Chicago