Accountant and Auditor Liability
USA - Nationwide
2 years ranked
Provided by Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Bill Maguire is a partner in the New York office.
Bill has extensive experience trying complex business, products, and securities cases in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings and arbitrations, in New York, Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada.
Major representations include the trial of claims arising from the sale of Lehman’s investment banking business, the trial of claims arising from the demise of Nortel Networks, Inc., and many securities cases, including a six-month jury trial. Bill has also tried product liability cases for major consumer products manufacturers, including Lorillard Tobacco Company and Ford Motor Company, in the New York and Florida courts.
Provided by Chambers
William Maguire of Hughes Hubbard & Reed is an accomplished litigator with an impressive breadth of expertise who is regularly sought after by accounting firms, including in the context of securities litigation.
Provided by Chambers
William Maguire is a very talented trial lawyer.
Bill Maguire is excellent.
Bill has a natural, disarming way about him and talks to the regulators in a very persuasive but not abrasive way. He can also speak on any issue in the area and is a very strategic thinker.
Bill is a very impressive litigator. He is effective and sharp in court.
He is always accessible, responsive and keeps our emotions in check.
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