William H. Taft V, based in the firm’s New York office, is a partner in the Litigation Department. His practice focuses on commercial and corporate ...
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Publications
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Senate Subcommittee Report Highlights Money Laundering and Sanctions Risks in the Art Industry
27 August 2020
Mark P. Goodman
, Satish M. Kini
, Andrew M. Levine
, William H. Taft V
, David G. Sewell
, Brenna Rae Glanville
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New LCIA Rules Encourage Streamlined Proceedings and the Use of Technology
14 August 2020
Donald Francis Donovan
, Lord Goldsmith QC
, David W. Rivkin
, Catherine Amirfar
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Gareth Hughes
, Mark Johnson
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, Samantha J. Rowe
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Aimee-Jane Lee
, Mark McCloskey
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ICSID's New Rules and Proposed Adjudicator Code of Conduct
2 June 2020
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Lord Goldsmith QC
, Mark Johnson
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, Samantha J. Rowe
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Patrick Taylor
, Adam Moss
, Sebastian Dutz
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23 EU Member States Sign Treaty to Terminate Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties
11 May 2020
Donald Francis Donovan
, Lord Goldsmith QC
, David W. Rivkin
, Catherine Amirfar
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, Samantha J. Rowe
, William H. Taft V
, Patrick Taylor
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Mark McCloskey
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U.S. Contractual “Outs” and COVID-19: Force Majeure, Material Adverse Effect and Frustration of Contract
19 March 2020
John S. Kiernan
, Shannon Rose Selden
, William H. Taft V
, Erich O. Grosz
, Joshua B. Pickar
, Clifton B. Fels
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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Class Arbitration
1 May 2019
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Mark W. Friedman
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ted Hassi
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Lisa Wang Lachowicz
, Alyssa T. Yamamoto
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EU Member States Issue Declarations to Terminate Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties
23 January 2019
Lord Goldsmith QC
, Tony Dymond
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Mark McCloskey
, Donald Francis Donovan
, David W. Rivkin
, Catherine Amirfar
, Mark W. Friedman
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, William H. Taft V
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Romain Zamour
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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Enforcement of Terrorism-Related Judgments against Foreign Sovereigns
20 March 2018
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Mark W. Friedman
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Carl Micarelli
, Floriane Lavaud
, Harold W. Williford
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Debevoise International Arbitration Clause Handbook
31 January 2018
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Lord Goldsmith QC
, Mark Johnson
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Aimee-Jane Lee
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Carl Micarelli
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U.S. Courts Confirm Judgment Recognition Approach to Annulled Awards
24 July 2017
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Mark W. Friedman
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
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Second Circuit Rejects Ex Parte Enforcement of ICSID Awards Against Foreign States
21 July 2017
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Mark W. Friedman
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Floriane Lavaud
, Julianne J. Marley
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Hong Kong and Singapore Permit Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
28 June 2017
Catherine Amirfar
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Lord Goldsmith QC
, Mark Johnson
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Patrick Taylor
, Floriane Lavaud
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Supreme Court Limits Forum Shopping, Creates Risk Management Opportunities
23 June 2017
Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, William H. Taft V
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Harold W. Williford
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U.S. Second Circuit Affirms Decision Enforcing Annulled Arbitral Award
12 August 2016
Donald Francis Donovan
, Mark W. Friedman
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, David W. Rivkin
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
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Avoiding And Defeating Securities Fraud Actions Against Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Companies
10 July 2015
Bloomberg BNA Life Sciences Law & Industry Report
Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, William H. Taft V
, Jacob W. Stahl
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Supreme Court to Review “Fraud on the Market” Presumption of Reliance in Securities Class Actions
21 November 2013
Mark P. Goodman
, John S. Kiernan
, Shannon Rose Selden
, William H. Taft V
, Edwin G. Schallert
, Gary W. Kubek
, Maeve O'Connor
, Colby A. Smith
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Recent Events
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Corporations and Other Business Organizations (U.S./UK)
17 May 2019
EFB Paris Bar School and L’École Nationale de la Magistrature
Paris Common Law Seminar
Paris, France
Speaking Engagements
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Distinctive Differences Between International and Domestic Arbitration - What Each Can Learn from the Other
25 March 2019
New York State Bar Association
Commercial Arbitration 2019
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Reviewing, Analyzing and Using the Deposition Transcript
13 April 2016
Practising Law Institute
Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions 2016
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Attorney-Client Privilege in Corporate Transactions
22 October 2015
New York City Bar Association
Preserving Attorney-Client in M&A Transactions
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Culture and Conflict Resolution: Understanding the Role Culture and Language Play in Alternative Dispute Resolution
13 October 2015
JAMS, Transperfect and the Chinese Business Lawyers Association
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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The Public Debate Over the Future of Investor State Dispute Settlement
15 May 2015
New York International Arbitration Club
Monthly Lunch Meeting
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Bit Ticket Litigation, UK & US
12 May 2015
British-American Group of Lawyers (BAGOL)
BABC 2015 Transatlantic Business Conference
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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