1800 M STREET, NW
SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON,
DC
20036-5807
202.778.1810
202.822.8106 fax
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William Taylor's practice focuses on complex litigation. It includes civil, criminal and regulatory matters. He has tried numerous civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts.
His clients include current and former public officials, lawyers, and law firms. Mr. Taylor represented the chief of staff to President Clinton, the finance chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and other public officials in the Whitewater and DNC fundraising investigations. He represented Senator Alan Cranston of California in proceedings before the Senate Ethics Committee, arising from the collapse of the Lincoln Savings & Loan Association. He represented the former president of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee in his successful defense against federal charges arising from the selection of Salt Lake City as the site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. More recently, he represented a major national law firm in connection with a long-running investigation of unlawful payments to plaintiffs which ended in a negotiated non-prosecution agreement.
Before joining Zuckerman Spaeder, Mr. Taylor was a staff attorney and special assistant for training at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Caleb M. Wright, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He has been a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina Law School, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Catholic University and George Washington University Law Schools.
Experience
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Represents the board of directors of a publicly held company under investigation for possible violations of antitrust laws.
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Represents the CEO of a multinational company in Foreign Corrupt Practice Act investigations.
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Represents a former congressman in investigations conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state law enforcement agencies.
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Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of an international pharmaceutical company concerning failure to disclose a preliminary report of a safety study to the FDA before an important advisory committee meeting.
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Represented whistleblowers concerning insurance claims in Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Represented a major national law firm in a federal grand jury investigation and the subsequent indictment in a case that was ultimately settled.
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Represented a former Delaware public official who was indicted for racketeering and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud.
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Represents former Congressman Thomas Feeney in litigation in U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit over scope of Speech and Debate Clause.
EDUCATION
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Yale Law School,
J.D.,
1969
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University of North Carolina,
B.A.,
1966
BAR ADMISSIONS
- District of Columbia
- North Carolina
MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Center for Death Penalty Litigation
- Board of Directors, Fair Trial Initiative
- Former Member and Chair, Board of Trustees, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Former Member and Chair, District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Former Member and Chair, American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section
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