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 Selected Case Briefs pg. 3

 Trial References pg. 5

With the trial of a generation captivating the nation, ABC News needed an

authority on the psychology of juries. Millions of viewers were following the

O. J. Simpson murder trial, and ABC wanted to show America how jurors

really decide cases. It tracked down a heralded Texas trial lawyer known for

his use of mock trials, Bill Carmody, who was busy preparing a long-shot case

for a fired employee of a large steel company. ABC

filmed Bill’s presentation of the evidence to the mock

jurors as well as their deliberations. The network used

the footage...and so did Bill. He played ABC’s tape

of the mock jury’s deliberations at an eleventh hour

mediation session – and his client walked away with a

substantial settlement.

In the two decades since, Bill Carmody’s reputation has only grown. Today

he is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who tries bet-the-company cases

for plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout the

country. He is a permanent member of Susman Godfrey’s Executive

Committee and heads its New York office. Bill is experienced in a wide range

of complex business and intellectual property litigation and has handled a

variety of cases, including antitrust, commercial and securities fraud,

structured finance and derivatives litigation, class actions, false claims act, oil

& gas, trust and estates, trade secrets, trademark, and patent infringement.

R E C E N T W O R K

n In the epic clash over self-driving car technology that pitted Google/Waymo against Uber, Bill stepped in shortly

 before trial to defend Uber. Although Waymo sought damages of almost $2 billion, Bill and his team got all

 of Waymo’s experts’ damages opinions struck. After Bill’s public and private opening statements and

 the presentation of four days of evidence to a federal jury in San Francisco, this high-profile case ended in a

 favorable settlement. Benchmark Litigation awarded Bill and his team the National Impact Case of the Year for

 their work. Click for press coverage.

n For General Electric, Bill successfully tried a contract case before a jury in the Southern District of New York,

 leading to a judgment in favor of GE worth more than $160 million.

n On behalf of a pharmaceutical industry whistleblower, Bill and his team prosecuted novel anti-kickback 

 claims in the Novartis qui tam litigation that resulted in total settlements of $465 million – which for a

 case of its kind is the largest recovery ever. Click for Bloomberg interview.

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bcarmody@susmangodfrey.com

New York, NY tel: 212-336-8334

 fax: 212-336-8340

Admitted in New York and Texas

EDUCATION:

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, N.Y. (B.S. 1981)

The University of Tulsa College of Law

(J.D. with honors, 1988), Order of the 

Curule Chair, TULSA LAW JOURNAL

Hall of Fame Inductee, The University of

Tulsa College of Law 

Distinguished Alumni, The University of Tulsa

Trial Lawyers College (2000)

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n The City of Baltimore – whose citizens are more likely to die of an opioid overdose than those of nearly

 any other city in the country – retained Bill and recently filed suit to hold opioid manufacturers and

 distributors responsible for the harm they’ve done to the city. Click for press coverage.

n As co-lead counsel in the nationwide LIBOR antitrust litigation, for Yale University and a class of purchasers

 of LIBOR-based instruments, Bill and his team have led a fight through the United States Supreme Court

 to overcome Defendants’ motions to dismiss Plaintiffs’ price-fixing claims, certify a national litigation class,

 and secure settlements so far with 4 of the 16 Defendants for $590 million. Click for press coverage.

n Bill and his team won a summary judgment that was upheld on appeal in late 2017 by the New Jersey

 Supreme Court for Dan Loeb and his hedge fund Third Point in the Fairfax litigation, where plaintiffs

 sought damages of $8 billion. Click for press coverage.

B E T Y O U R B U S I N E S S L I T I G AT I O N

Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants, Bill puts his

money where his mouth is by betting on his ability to win for

his clients. A pioneer in structuring result-driven fee deals, he

aligns his interests with those of his clients by making his fees

dependent on the success he earns – and not on hours billed.

It’s a creative approach to billing in a profession that doesn’t

often stray outside the box. Case Studies

That’s never been a problem for Bill, whose bold and creative trial tactics have

earned the respect of his peers, the media, and legal educators. Most recently he was elected to Law360’s

esteemed 2019 Trials Editorial Advisory Board. Carmody previously taught Trial Advocacy at Southern

Methodist University School of Law, and served on the law school’s Executive Board. Currently, he serves

on the Board of Trustees of The University of Tulsa. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial

Advocates, a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. 

Bill is perennially listed in the Lawdragon 500, the guide to America’s leading 500 lawyers and was lauded

as one of its 41 Legal Legends. He was honored by Law360 as one of its 10 Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar.

Carmody’s ranked in the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers, and according to Chambers:

Clients praise Bill Carmody as a “born trial lawyer,” and highly rate his ability to “swoop into

a complicated case, master it and try it.” 

Bill has been named to the National Law Journal’s list of Elite Trial Lawyers, and is routinely included in

Benchmark’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. As reported in Benchmark, here’s how a peer describes him:

“Of all the lawyers I’ve worked with in all my years, this guy [Carmody] was the best in every

respect. As a trial lawyer he could do it all. He’s based in New York now but stylistically was

absolutely ‘Texas hot!’ He is just in another league.”

Carmody is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in five categories, including Bet-the-Company Litigation.

His peers have voted him both a “New York Super Lawyer” and a “Texas Super Lawyer”. Bill was also a top

three finalist in 2018 for the New York Law Journal’s Attorney of the Year.

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S E L E C T E D C A S E B R I E F S

Dare To Be Different

In a huge defense victory, Bill orchestrated events outside the lawsuit to

defeat a local hero in his hometown court. Carmody’s client, a Dallas

investment brokerage, got sued for over $50 million. A loss was sure to

break the company. The plaintiff was a “big fish” businessman who had

sued Bill’s client in his “small pond,” the little town of Rockport, Texas.

The case stood second on the trial docket. If the first case went as set, Carmody’s case would be bumped

for months. A postponement could have cost the brokerage an advantage it had gained during discovery:

Although Bill had deposed all of the opponent’s experts, he had shielded his client’s key expert from

deposition. So, the opposition was ill prepared for the expert’s trial testimony. If the case was reset, the

opposition would be able to depose the expert and erase their disadvantage.

To prevent this, Bill took the unprecedented step of brokering a deal in

which his client funded a $180,000 settlement of the first case on the docket. This enabled Carmody’s case to be tried while his client still had the

edge. Bill did go to trial and won a resounding take-nothing judgment –

and jury debriefing confirmed the deciding role of the key expert’s testimony. Bill’s client also won a counterclaim of almost $700,000. 

Despite the plaintiff’s vigorous attempts to overturn the take-nothing

judgment, this remarkable victory withstood appellate scrutiny; it was affirmed by both the Corpus Christi

Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court. Wowed with Carmody’s results throughout the trial and

appellate process, the company’s CEO remarked: “I’ve dealt with lots of trial lawyers and, by far, Bill

Carmody is the best I’ve ever seen.” Bill Woodruff, CEO, Wm. K. Woodruff and Co., Dallas, TX.

For media coverage of the brokered settlement, see National Law Journal, February 2, 1998, “Two Texas

Litigators Leapfrog to Trial Win.”

David Beats Goliath

By uncovering evidence of commercial fraud, Bill helped a small contractor conquer a multi-national

conglomerate. This “David v. Goliath” scenario pitted Carmody’s plaintiff client against one of the world’s

largest oil companies. The case centered around the defendant’s refusal to pay for refinery construction

work performed by the plaintiff in El Paso. But Bill capitalized on then-favorable venue rules to hold the case

more than 800 miles away, in Beaumont – where the oil company had recently laid off hundreds of workers.

“I’ve dealt with lots of

trial lawyers and, by 

far, Bill Carmody is 

the best I’ve ever seen.”

Carmody appears frequently in national and international media, and his trials have been featured in hundreds of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The

Financial Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Business Week, Bloomberg, The National Law Journal,

Texas Lawyer, and The American Lawyer. He has been profiled by Lawdragon in its “Producers” series, by

Law 360 for its “Trial Pro” series, and by Forbes. While his trial tactics and betting on his clients’ results

have received widespread acclaim, most important to Bill and his clients are the victories earned in the

courtroom – and following are just a few. 

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The case was originally viewed only as a million-dollar breach of contract claim;

however, Carmody identified a wholly different type of claim that his client’s

previous lawyers had missed. It capitalized on the oil company’s most vulnerable conduct – its reckless disregard for worker safety. The argument was novel:

The defendant’s false assurances of safe working conditions inside crude oil

towers constituted fraudulent misrepresentations. While the damages of the

workers who suffered illnesses were obvious, much less obvious was his

client’s fraud damages, in the form of increased workers compensation premiums. After an arduous

2-month trial – featuring a paperless, multi-media presentation, complete with an in-court full-size model of

a quarter section of a crude oil tower – the jury found that the oil company committed fraud and awarded Bill’s

client over $61 million.

To cash in on this big verdict, Bill quickly negotiated a substantial confidential

settlement on behalf of his client. The client’s reaction to this happy ending?

“Any firm can supply lots of bodies. I’d rather have just one brain like Bill

Carmody’s.” Jerry Strickland, CEO, AltairStrickland, Inc., Houston, Texas.

See, National Law Journal, February 10, 1997, “The Big Numbers of 1996” and Dallas Business

Journal, January 17-23, 1997, “Carmody Firm May be Tiny, but Judgment was Mighty.”

Eleventh Hour Save

In a perfect world, a lawyer would always have unlimited time and resources to

prepare for trial. But the world is not perfect and, often, time is not on your side. In

a case where he suited up for the defense, Carmody demonstrated the experience

and guts required to take over and win big at the eleventh hour.

The case arose when a life insurance company was sued in a class action case by 25,000 of its policyholders.

The plaintiff class alleged that the insurer had breached the terms of its policies, causing the plaintiffs to be

overcharged for their insurance. The class sought $108 million in damages. In this bet-your-company case,

a loss could have wiped out the company’s net worth – and forced a shutdown. 

The case had been pending for five years, as the insurance company was represented by a large, fullservice law firm. But with the make-or-break trial looming, the insurance company decided it needed a

proven trial lawyer – someone who made his reputation in the courtroom. 

So, just 6 days before trial, the insurer asked Carmody to try the case. Carmody

quickly learned the case cold, devised the trial strategy, and presented the case

during an eight-day jury trial. The jury promptly and unanimously delivered a

complete defense verdict – and the case was dismissed. Given a new lease on

life, the company heaved a sigh of relief and its General Counsel praised

Carmody’s command: “Just six days before trial, most lawyers would have

refused to take the case. But Bill Carmody thought of, and seized upon, every

tactical advantage. Bill was a clutch performer winning us an incredible trial

victory.” Bryan R. Newcombe, General Counsel, Legal & General

America, Inc., Rockville, Maryland.

See, The American Lawyer, Sept. 2007, Big Suits, “Beller et al. v. William Penn.”

“It’s never too 

 late to bring in

Bill Carmody.”

“Any firm can 

 supply lots of 

 bodies. I’d rather 

 have just one brain

 like Bill Carmody’s.”

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T R I A L R E F E R E N C E S

It’s one thing just to read about the way Bill Carmody tries a case. But the best proof of his unique

approach comes from talking to people who have actually seen Carmody at work. The following

people are clients who have hired Carmody to represent them, lawyers who tried a case with or

against him, and judges who presided over one of Carmody’s trials. All are willing to speak with you

about Bill Carmody’s prowess in the courtroom.

†Bill has been listed in Lawdragon 500 (Lawdragon Lawyer Profiles and Legal News) since its inception in 2003. Super Lawyers are published in Law & Politics Magazine by Thomson Reuters. Bill was a Texas Super

Lawyer from 2003 to 2006 and a New York Super Lawyer from 2008 through 2018. Bill has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (published by Woodward White Inc.) since 2004.

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Clients

Brad Berenson General Counsel TPG San Francisco, CA 415-743-6363

Richard Heyman CEO Seragon Pharmaceuticals San Diego, CA 858-735-4581

Avi Katz Pres./Gen. Counsel Loral Space & Communications New York, NY 212-697-1105

Chris Moore General Counsel General Electric Capital Corp. Norwalk, CT 203-840-6390

Robert Mnuchin CEO Mnuchin Gallery New York, NY 212-861-6269

Bryan Newcombe Gen. Counsel Legal & General America Rockville, MD 301-294-6968

Josh Targoff General Counsel Third Point LLC New York, NY 212-715-3403

Co-counsel

Daryl Barger Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern Corpus Christi, TX 361-866-8009

Paul Bekman Salsbury Clements Bekman Marder & Adkins Baltimore, MD 410-539-6633

Matthew Dontzin Dontzin, Nagy & Fleissig New York, NY 212-717-2900

Karen Dunn Boies Schiller Flexner Washington, DC 202-895-5235

John Gionis Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman East Meadow, NY 516-296-7000

Gordon Shapiro Jackson Walker Dallas, Texas 214-953-6059

Johnny Ward Ward & Smith Longview, Texas 903-935-3868

Opposing Counsel

Trent Bausch Cline Williams Omaha, Nebraska 402-397-1700

David Beck Beck, Redden & Secrest Houston, Texas 713-951-3700

Jim Flynn Harwood Feffer New York, New York 212-935-7700

Barry McNeil Haynes and Boone Dallas, Texas 214-651-5000

Paul Saunders Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York, New York 212-474-1404

Jeffrey Tillotson Tillotson Law Firm Dallas, Texas 214-382-3040

Charles Verhoeven Quinn Emanuel San Francisco, California 415-875-6600

Judges

Hon. William Alsup U.S. District Court San Francisco, California 415-522-2020

Hon. Sidney Fitzwater U.S. District Court Dallas, Texas 214-753-2333

Hon. David Godbey U.S. District Court Dallas, Texas 214-753-2700

Hon. Marilyn Huff U.S. District Court San Diego, California 619-557-6016

Hon. William J. Monahan Santa Clara Superior Court San Jose, CA 408-882-2270

Hon. Lorna G. Schofield U.S. District Court New York, New York 212-805-0288

Hon. Ira Warshawsky Supreme Court, Comm. Div. Nassau Co., New York 516-571-3351

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