Mr. Bill Katz

Experience: Antitrust: Representing a distributor and retailer in multiple class action lawsuits involving an alleged conspiracy to fix prices.; Representing an international petroleum company in a lawsuit involving alleged Sherman Act violations and claims for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and business disparagement.; Representing a health care provider in connection with a lawsuit involving alleged monopolization, price fixing, and anti-competitive mergers.; Represented several health care providers in litigation involving claims for alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, state antitrust violations, breach of contract, and tortious interference.; Represented a hospital and physician group in a lawsuit involving claims of monopolization and attempted monopolization.; Represented several opt-out plaintiffs in public and non-public price-fixing matters.; Represented a hospital system and staffing agency in a lawsuit involving claims under the Sherman Act and the False Claims Act.; Represented a manufacturer in multiple class action lawsuits involving an alleged conspiracy to fix prices.; Represented a manufacturer in a lawsuit involving claims of monopolization and attempted monopolization.; Represented an insurance company in a lawsuit involving price-fixing allegations.; Represented a manufacturer in an adjudicatory proceeding before the FTC involving price-fixing allegations.; Represented a group of physicians in an adjudicatory proceeding before the FTC involving price-fixing allegations.; Represented an international offshore drilling company in a class action lawsuit alleging a conspiracy among drilling companies to fix the wages and benefits paid to their offshore workers.; Represented several charitable organizations in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to fix the rates of return for charitable gift annuities.; Counseled and advised clients regarding mergers, joint ventures, clinically integrated networks, pricing issues, and other antitrust matters.; Arbitration: Representing an international mining company's affiliate in connection with the enforcement of an arbitration agreement.; Represented an international mining company's affiliate in an American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration and related confirmation proceeding.; Represented an international energy company and its affiliate in an International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) arbitration involving claims for breach of contract, fraud and statutory violations.; Represented a borrower in an AAA arbitration involving claims for breach of a loan agreement.; Represented a bank acting as the independent administrator of an estate in an ad hoc arbitration involving the enforceability of a premarital agreement.; Represented an international energy company and its affiliates in an ICDR arbitration involving claims for breach of contract and fraud.; Represented an international energy company's affiliate in an AAA arbitration involving claims for breach of contract.; Represented a health care provider in an AAA arbitration involving claims for breach of contract related to a stock purchase agreement.; Represented a large transportation company in a proceeding to vacate an arbitration award.; Represented an international energy company in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration involving claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief.; Represented an international energy company in an ICDR arbitration involving claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief.; Represented two international energy companies in an ICDR arbitration involving claims for declaratory relief regarding the interpretation of an oil and gas contract.; Represented an international energy company's affiliates in connection with the confirmation of an ICDR arbitration award.; Represented an international energy company's affiliates in an ICDR arbitration involving claims for breach of contract and other relief.; Represented an independent energy company in a AAA arbitration involving the breach of a purchase and sale agreement for certain oil and gas assets.; Represented a large electronics manufacturing services company in a AAA arbitration involving claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment.; Complex Business Issues: Representing an international mining company's affiliates in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief.; Representing an international mining company's affiliate in a lawsuit involving claims for indemnification.; Representing a health care provider in a lawsuit involving claims under the False Claims Act (FCA).; Representing an international mining company's affiliate in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract and deceptive trade practices.; Representing a trustee in connection with potential litigation involving a trust and trust administration matters.; Represented a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in state tax litigation.; Represented an individual and related entity in litigation involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract arising from a partnership dispute.; Represented an international energy company and its affiliates in a lawsuit involving claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and statutory violations.; Represented a hospital system in a lawsuit involving alleged contractual breaches and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA).; Represented several hospitals in class action lawsuits involving alleged violations of the DTPA.; Represented an international energy company in federal income tax litigation.; Represented a publicly traded REIT in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract, tortious interference, and conspiracy.; Represented an oilfield services company in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, and conspiracy.; Represented a business trust in a class action lawsuit.; Represented a medical device manufacturer in a lawsuit involving claims under the FCA.; Represented a hospital in a class action lawsuit alleging statutory billing violations.; Represented an international energy company's affiliate in a class action lawsuit involving the alleged failure to pay royalties owed on flared natural gas.; Represented a hospital in a lawsuit involving claims under the FCA.; Represented an international energy company's affiliate in a lawsuit involving claims under the FCA.; Represented an international energy company's affiliates in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract and other relief.; Represented an international energy company's affiliate in a lawsuit involving claims for indemnification and other equitable relief.; Represented an international energy company in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract.; Represented a master limited partnership in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract.; Represented an international energy company in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and promissory estoppel.; Represented a major transportation company in a class action lawsuit involving claims for negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty arising from the tax treatment of a special dividend.; Represented a publicly traded REIT in a lawsuit involving claims for tortious interference, misappropriation of trade secrets, and conspiracy.; Represented a publicly traded REIT in a lawsuit involving claims for trespass.; Represented several former officers and directors of a fiber-optic manufacturer in a jury trial involving the defense of a claim under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and the prosecution of a defamation counterclaim.; Represented the former president of an international franchisor in a jury trial involving claims for fraud and breach of contract.; Represented clients challenging the issuance and scope of several IRS summonses.; Securities and Corporate Governance: Represented the general partner of a partnership in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.; Represented a limited partner and officer in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.; Represented the general partner of a partnership in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.; Represented a shareholder in a lawsuit to enjoin a proposed merger in the financial services industry.; Represented a technology company and several of its officers and directors in a class action lawsuit involving alleged violations of federal securities laws.; Represented a corporation and two shareholders in a jury trial involving the prosecution of claims against a publicly traded medical device manufacturer and its officers and directors for securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.; Represented a technology company and its officers and directors in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, misrepresentation, tortious interference and breach of contract.; Represented an energy company and its board of directors in a class action lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a merger and acquisition.; Represented a luxury retailer and its board of directors in a class action lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a merger and acquisition.; Represented the audit committee of a large technology outsourcing company in connection with internal investigation of issues raised by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Katz prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.