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William Roppolo is the Head of Litigation and Government Enforcement for Baker McKenzie's New York and Miami offices and serves as Co-Chair of the North America Trial Team. He is also Lead Partner of the Miami office. William has successfully tried commercial and criminal cases throughout the United States, including matters involving alleged antitrust, fraud and money laundering violations. He began his legal career investigating financial crimes with the United States Customs Service. William is a former President of the Federal Bar Association's South Florida Chapter and served on the national Federal Bar Association's Professional Ethics Committee. He has published many articles on topics including anti-corruption, PFAS litigation, Federal Trade Commission enforcement trends, and trial strategies.

William is a trial lawyer who focuses on high value, bet-the-company disputes concerning multinational corporations and individuals. He has successfully resolved cases involving antitrust and FTC investigations, money laundering, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duties, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, export control laws, customs fraud and financial crimes. William has obtained multiple not guilty jury verdicts for clients and prevented many others from criminal investigation and indictment. He routinely represents high profile individuals and entities in crisis situations.

Professional Memberships

• Federal Bar Association, Professional Ethics Committee - Member (2018-2019)

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member

• Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) - Member

• American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter - Member

• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member

• Florida Bar, Federal Court Practice Committee - Former Member (2010-2012)

• Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter - Former President (2009-2010)

• American Bar Association, Litigation Section - Member

• American Bar Association, International Law Section - Member

Publications

• Co-author, "How To Navigate The FTC's New Private Equity Frontier," Law360, 19 October 2023

• Co-author, "United States: In a novel move, FTC continues targeting private equity by suing Texas Anesthesiology Company and its private equity owner," InsightPlus, 22 September 2023

• Co-author, "FTC Puts Companies on Notice That Failure to Provide Support for Their Product Claims Could Result in Civil Penalties," InsightPlus, April 2023

• Co-author, "US Court of Appeals Holds That Supreme Court’s AMG Capital Holding Does Not Limit the FTC’s Powers Under § 19 of the FTC Act," InsightPlus, 8 February 2023

• Co-author, "How The PFAS Litigation Landscape Is Expanding," Law360, 13 January 2023

• Co-author, "Beware FTC's Expanded Focus On Private Equity, Individuals," Law360, 21 November 2022

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Litigation: General Commercial - Florida

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William Roppolo stands out for his adept handling of commercial litigation and offers notable expertise in matters involving employment issues, bankruptcy and alleged fraud.

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