William S. Snyder

Listed in Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, 2022-2023 Listed in Texas Super Lawyers Business Litigation, 2008-2020, 2022-2023 "Rising Star," 2004-2007 Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Commercial Litigation, 2022 Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Barrister, 2015-2017 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Commercial Litigation, 2018-2024 Litigation – Securities, 2018-2024 Served as lead trial counsel for Foodbuy, LLC, an affiliate of Charlotte-based Compass Group USA, in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas and obtained with-prejudice dismissal of opponent’s business-tort claims seeking over $8 million, and then successfully argued to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm that judgment. Served as lead trial counsel for Global 500 company in matter where plaintiff sought approximately $20 million in recoveries through business-tort and breach-of-contract claims; obtained dismissal of key claims and damage theories and forced plaintiff to enter into confidential, nuisance-value settlement for approximately 1% of alleged damages. Co-led trial team prosecuting securities fraud claims against Global 500 multinational investment bank on behalf of family trusts and obtained favorable confidential settlement. Co-led team of five law firms representing board members for Delaware healthcare company defending themselves against claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud (including fraudulent transfer), and negligence, through which plaintiff, a bankruptcy trustee, sought approximately $160 million, and successfully argued for a full/final summary judgment for client and other board members.