While representing the general business interests of many clients, Bill focuses his practice on two distinct areas of law: representing management interests in labor and employment law and representing the construction industry in public contract matters. He is a successful litigator who has handled hundreds of significant cases ranging from race discrimination to defective building claims, product defects and more.
Clients
Bill’s clients come from a multitude of industries and include banks, restaurants franchisors, manufacturers, contractors, private business owners, multinational corporations and others.
Notable Representations
- Oversight of the organization of a new community bank and bank holding company, obtaining the bank charter and all other needed regulatory approvals.
- Project manager representation in the development, project management, and construction of the Kohl Center, the University of Wisconsin's hockey and basketball arena, and Ford Field, the stadium of the National Football League's Detroit Lions.
- Successfully defended race discrimination claims against a major restaurant franchisor that licenses over 260 family restaurants throughout the United States.
- Successfully obtained a dismissal with prejudice of OSHA willful citations against a major telecommunications/utility contractor.
- Representation of a major children's toy and apparel manufacturer in a multimillion dollar defective building claim.
- Representation of a multinational paper and wood products company in trade secret and non-competition litigation.
- Representation of the construction manager in the negotiation of contracts for a $45 million prison project located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Representation of a commercial laundry equipment manufacturer in labor and employment matters.
- Representation of a major general contractor in municipal wastewater treatment facility defective design claims.
Articles / Presentations
He is a frequent lecturer on construction and employment law issues and has published many articles on these subjects.
Honors
- Best Lawyers®- Best Lawyers in America - Construction Law; Labor and Employment Law
- Super Lawyer, Law & Politics magazine
- Top Construction Lawyer, The Wisconsin Law Journal and Daily Reporter
- "Top Lawyer"- Madison Magazine