William J. Schwartz

Bill Schwartz is a senior litigation partner, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves as chair of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP's White Collar Defense & Investigations Group. He is also a member of Cooley's Compensation Committee and a former member of its Management Committee. Bill practices in the areas of white collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. He has represented numerous corporations and individuals in state and federal grand jury investigations and at trial throughout the country, and before regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before joining Cooley, Bill served as Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York where he was Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. During his tenure, Bill successfully tried a number of major white collar cases. Following graduation from law school, Bill clerked for the Honorable Marvin E. Frankel and the Honorable Abraham D. Sofaer, both of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Columbia University School of Law JD Yale University BA