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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 15:57:57+00:00

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Bill has practiced at the firm for more than 37 years. In his more than 45 years of litigation experience he has handled nearly all aspects of commercial and business litigation in the state and federal courts. He is an experienced appellate lawyer and has argued dozens of cases in the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In recent years his practice has focused on corporate litigation, including contract disputes, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, employment and trade secret litigation, and tax litigation. He also has extensive experience in constitutional and administrative litigation.
Bill is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has consistently been ranked as one of the top five commercial trial lawyers in New Hampshire by Chambers USA.
Bill received his J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law (1972) and his B.A., with honors, from Trinity College (1969), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Before joining McLane Middleton, Bill was an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of the Civil Division in the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Bill has served on numerous charitable boards including the City of Concord School Board 1983-1988 and 2005-2013, the Board of Trustees of The Derryfield School (1989-2001 and Chair 1992-1995), the Board of Trustees of New Hampshire Public Radio, and the Manchester Board of Child & Family Services.
He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of New Hampshire Humanities, as the Chair of the Capitol Regional Advisory Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and on the Board of Directors of Girls’ Inc. of New Hampshire.
Federal Court Advisory Committee, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2001-2010, Local Rules Advisory Committee, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 1995-present.
Representing Northern Pass Transmission LLC and Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource before the New Hampshire Supreme Court in an appeal from a decision of the Site Evaluation Committee.
Represented Antrim Wind Energy, LLC in an appeal challenging the grant of a Certificate of Site and Facility by the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee permitting the construction of a wind project, Appeal of Mary Allen et. al_. N.H.­__ (May, 2018).
Represented Eversource Energy d/b/a Public Service Company of New Hampshire in an appeal from an order of the Public Utilities Commission denying the application of PSNH to enter into a contract to purchase gas pipeline capacity from Algonquin. Also argued on behalf of Algonquin. Petition for Approval of Gas Infrastructure Project With Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC___N.H.___ (May, 2018).
Representing New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Inc. (N.H. NASCAR Speedway) in a contractual dispute regarding covenants in a purchase and sale agreement. Now on appeal by plaintiffs to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Representing a major pharmaceutical company in an investigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General and argued on behalf of several companies on appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, State of New Hampshire v. Actavis Pharma, ___N.H.__, 167 A. 3d 1277 (2017); cert. denied ___U.S.___(2018).
Petition of Reddam __ N. H. ___(2018): Appeal concerning whether the New Hampshire Banking Department had jurisdiction over a corporate officer based on his “control person” status.
Represented financial advisory firm in a contract dispute, obtained reversal of an arbitration award and sustained the court’s reversal in an appeal involving federal preemption claims. Finn v. Ballentine, 169 N.H. 128 (2016).
Obtained dismissal of a suit against Eversource Energy by a Competitive Energy Supplier.
Represented Eversource Energy before the Public Utilities Commission in a proceeding relating to the prudent costs of $400 million in pollution control improvements to a power plant.
Represented a Canadian mining company in a wrongful discharge suit and a related securities suit filed in both the United States and Canada.
Successfully argued for the decertification of one of the largest class actions certified in New Hampshire. Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 164 N.H. 93 (2012).
Successfully challenged the constitutionality of a Massachusetts statute retroactively reversing default rules in testamentary instruments. Anderson v. BNY Mellon, 463 Mass. 299 (2012).
Representation of Public Service of New Hampshire in two separate NH Supreme Court appeals relating to a multi-million dollar construction project. Appeal of Campaign for Ratepayers Rights, 162 N.H. 245 (2011); Appeal of Stonyfield Farms, 159 N.H. 227 (2009).
Representation of several closely held companies in shareholder breach of fiduciary duties and dissenters’ rights actions.
Representation of limited partnership and partners in a tax dispute involving the New Hampshire Interest & Dividends Tax, N.H. Resident Limited Partners of The Lyme Timber Company v. Dept. Rev. Ad., 162 N.H. 98 (2011).
Representation of Nike, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bauer Nike Hockey, Inc., in significant employment and contractual litigation in the New Hampshire Superior Court. This lawsuit involved substantial litigation over electronic discovery.
Representation of David E. Kelley Productions and CBS Television in federal court litigation concerning a suit for copyright infringement and to enjoin broadcast of a television series.
Representation of Bauer Nike Hockey in a trade secret case, obtaining a decision enjoining a former employee from working for a competitor based on the doctrine of "inevitable disclosure."
Representation of a United States subsidiary of a Canadian entertainment group in Federal Court on claims of invasion of privacy and defamation relating to statements published in Sports Illustrated magazine.
Successful representation through trial and several appeals to the New Hampshire Supreme Court a class of nearly 20,000 taxpayers challenging the constitutionality of the New Hampshire Interest and Dividends tax, resulting in a several million dollar refund. Smith v. Department of Revenue Administration, 141 N.H. 681 (1997) and 148 N.H. 536 (2002).
Successful representation of a start-up high-tech company and its officers in connection with claims of breach of fiduciary duty by its founder and principal shareholder.
Speaker on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure at the Spring 2016 National Meeting of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
"Leadership and Succession Planning" (September 2010).
"The Changing Nature of Corporate Fiduciary Duties," New Hampshire Business Review (December 2005).

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