William Komaroff > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Proskauer Rose LLP Offices
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
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William Komaroff
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Bill Komaroff is a partner in Proskauer’s Litigation Department, as well as a member of the Asset Management Litigation and White Collar Defense & Investigations Groups. His practice is focused on counseling and defending institutional and individual clients in connection with a broad array of complex civil disputes, government investigations and prosecutions.
Bill is an experienced trial lawyer, having conducted numerous trials both as a prosecutor and on both sides of the “v.” in private practice. He has also conducted internal investigations for a wide variety of clients including asset managers, sports leagues, medical device companies, hospitals and non-profits. Bill previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and prosecuted tax fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud cases, among others.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Proskauer Rose LLP‘s New York-based practice offers extensive experience in complex matters, including securities fraud, FCPA violations, and antitrust issues. Mark Harris , former clerk to two Supreme Court Justices and an ex-federal prosecutor, leads the practice. Former federal prosecutors William Komaroff and Seetha Ramachandran bring significant trial experience; Komaroff focuses on corporate defense and internal investigations, while Ramachandran specializes in AML, Bank Secrecy Act violations, and asset forfeiture. Hadassa Waxman, with extensive prosecutorial experience, handles various cases, including wire fraud and corporate criminal liability. Kevin Abikoff, based in Washington DC, complements the team with expertise in corporate investigations, compliance, and FCPA matters, advising boards and senior executives.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Industry focus > Sport
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)