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    Hilary M. Williams

    Of Counsel

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    New York

    +1-212-558-4000

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    williamsh@sullcrom.com

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    Hilary Williams is Of Counsel in S&C’s Litigation Group. Ms. Williams’s practice focuses on high-stakes litigation matters and related regulatory and internal investigations.  Her clients include Goldman Sachs, UBS AG, Allianz, FirstEnergy and FTX, among others.
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    Experience

    Experience

    Securities and Complex Commercial Litigation*

    • Allianz in more than 25 individual and class action lawsuits and in investigations by the SEC and DOJ related to Structured Alpha hedge funds managed by Allianz; led the effort to resolve all pending and unasserted claims by Structured Alpha Investors across U.S.
    • Allianz in a putative securities class action asserting claims in connection with unsponsored ADRs.
    • UBS in litigation brought by the DOJ under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act relating to sales of residential mortgage-backed securities prior to the 2007-2008 financial crisis.

    • UBS in more than 35 litigation matters under federal securities and state blue sky laws in connection with residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.
    • FirstEnergy in securities litigation and in litigation brought by the Ohio Attorney General in connection with alleged improper political contributions.
    • An individual in an SEC insider trading investigation.
    • Technology companies in derivative litigation and securities litigation.

    Labor & Employment

    • Goldman Sachs in a class action accusing the bank of discriminating against over 3,000 women in pay and promotions. 

    Cryptocurrency

    • FTX in investigations related to its bankruptcy.
    *Including representations handled prior to joining S&C
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    News

    News

    • S&C Obtains Dismissal of Securities Claims Against Allianz SE and U.S. Affiliate

      March 19, 2024
    • S&C Wins Arbitration Ruling in Closely Watched Employment Class Action

      April 14, 2020
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • McGill University Faculty of Law, LL.B., 1996
    • University of Toronto, B.A., 1991

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Clerkships

    • Justice Peter DeCarteret Cory, Supreme Court of Canada, 1997-1998
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    • Litigation
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