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  • Illinois
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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Jay Williams

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Jay Williams currently divides his practice between complex civil litigation and the representation of clients in white collar and other criminal defense matters.

His litigation practice is nationwide in scope, involving appearances before local, state and federal courts and agencies across the country, including: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.

Civil Litigation
Mr. Williams concentrates his practice in:

  • Financial institutions and financial services litigation
  • Insurance litigation, particularly class action defense
  • Financial fraud and securities litigation
  • Intellectual property matters, including trade secret, copyright and IP licensing (social gaming) litigation
  • Contract and real estate disputes

He also has extensive experience representing numerous individual and business clients, both plaintiffs and defendants, across the country in other types of civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate court levels.

Criminal Defense

Mr. Williams has experience both in criminal appellate representation as well as a variety of other white collar and other criminal defense matters.

In connection with his representation of clients either currently under investigation or who have been charged with, or accused of, criminal or other wrongdoing, Mr. Williams has had significant involvement working directly with the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as various state and federal agencies and prosecuting authorities throughout the country.

Publications

"The Audit Committee As Sleuth: Conducting an Internal Investigation," Bank Accounting & Finance (February-March 2006)

Pro Bono Activities

Mr. Williams headed the firm's pro bono program related to appeals from the Office of the Illinois State Appellate Defender, which handles the appeals of indigent inmates who have been convicted of serious felonies, are incarcerated and whose cases are on direct appeal.

He also participated in the Howard Area Community Center Legal Clinic, which offers free legal services to low-income residents of Chicago.

Awards and Honors

Leading Lawyer - Commercial Litigation, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

Education

University of Illinois College of Law(J.D., magna cum laude, 1987)
Order of the Coif
Editor, University of Illinois Law Review
Stony Brook University, State University of New York(M.A., Ph.D., Philosophy, 1984)
Northwestern University(B.A., with honors, 1980)