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William C. Meyers

Principal

phone 312.201.3919
fax 312.863.7419
email william.meyers@goldbergkohn.com

 

Bill Meyers is a principal in the Litigation Group.  Throughout his career, Mr. Meyers has handled a variety of complex commercial litigation matters.  Mr. Meyers has extensive experience in bankruptcy and insolvency litigation in courts nationwide.  Mr. Meyers regularly protects the rights of secured creditors' in these proceedings, including litigating cash collateral/adequate protection disputes, plan confirmation issues, claims objections, valuation disputes and relief from stay motions.  Other representative matters include serving as primary litigation counsel to a hedge fund placed in an involuntary bankruptcy; serving as primary litigation counsel to the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in the bankruptcy of Kmart Corp.; serving as primary litigation counsel to a senior secured lender in bankruptcy litigation involving several hundred copyright assets in the liquidation of a major fine art gallery.

Mr. Meyers speaks extensively on electronic discovery issues and the impact of the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on electronic discovery.  In 2008 he spoke at the Law Bulletin's Electronic Discovery Conference held at the University Club in Chicago.  He also spoke at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership meeting in December 2008 regarding Federal Rule of Evidence 502.

Recently, Mr. Meyers was elected to the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), an organization that provides  public interest and pro bono work in Illinois. He is also a member of the Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.  

Mr. Meyers is admitted to practice in the Illinois Supreme Court; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  He received his law degree from the University of Michigan and his B.A., with honors, from Michigan State University. 

Professional Activities

  • Member, Chicago Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, Turnaround Management Association

Education

  • University of Michigan, J.D., 1987
  • Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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