William Kevin Kane

William Kane is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office.

Areas of Practice

William focuses on complex commercial litigation and provides advice regarding business disputes, corporate governance and media/entertainment issues. He is particularly experienced in representing clients in need of emergency injunctive relief for trade secret theft and unfair business competition. William's commercial litigation experience is as noteworthy as it is varied. In every case, he looks to apply a creative approach to bring advantage to the client.

William often represents clients at trial and on appeal in state and federal court and before administrative tribunals. His broad experience includes the representation of officers and directors in both private and public companies, shareholder disputes, complex real estate and construction disputes, merger and acquisition deals and disputes regarding copyrights in entertainment properties. He litigates constitutional and statutory law issues in both private and public law cases.

Previously, William served in the Illinois Attorney General's office for five years, litigating cases on behalf of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government before U.S. district courts, state courts and administrative agencies.

Insights

Articles

Law of the Ledger Blog Posts

• CFTC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Receives Further Judicial Support, October 11, 2018

Media Mentions

•Sheppard Mullin Adds Litigation Partner From BakerHostetler
Law360, 02.23.2017
•Citadel Trade Secret Theft Prosecution - Stolen Trading Information Brings Prison Sentence
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2015
•Settled Not Stirred
Chicago Lawyer Magazine, 2014
•Unusual Split as Supreme Court Upholds Raging Bull Copyright Suit
Forbes, 2014
•Supreme Court Reverses Raging Bull Copyright Suit
Los Angeles Times, 2014
•Supreme Court Gives New Life to Raging Bull Rights Case
Variety, 2014
•Justices Spar Over Laches in Raging Bull Bout
Law360, 2014
•The Legal Battle Behind Bond's Blofeld
The Hollywood Reporter, 2014
•MGM and DANJAQ settle James Bond rights Dispute with McClory Estate
Los Angeles Times, 2013
•Will Blofeld be back on the Silver Screen Soon? MGM ends 50 year battle with James Bond co-writer
Daily Mail, 2013
• Rock'n the Trouble, Speech of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton
Chicago, 2013
•MGM James Bond Producer End Decades - Long War Over 007
Variety, 2013