ProfessionalsWilliam T. Marks

Tel: +1-202-223-7314
Fax: +1-202-330-5974
wmarks@paulweiss.com
William Marks is a partner in the Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation Group. He represents parties in complex civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts across the nation, focusing on appellate litigation and legal strategy. Will’s work has involved a variety of subject matter areas, including antitrust, securities, arbitration, class certification, intellectual property, commercial litigation, constitutional law and federal court procedure.
Will has particular expertise representing parties before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has represented parties in 15 argued cases, successfully petitioning for certiorari in 10 of them. To date, Will has served as a principal author on over 80 briefs at the Court.
Will has also represented parties in dozens of appeals in the federal courts of appeals, numerous cases in state appellate courts and additional cases at the trial level in connection with substantive legal strategy and case dispositive motions. Will has presented oral arguments before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Sixth Circuits, the Appellate Court of Maryland, and various trial courts.
Will is ranked as a “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 for Appellate: Courts of Appeal and Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal).
EXPERIENCE
William’s significant representations includes:
- ExxonMobil in a Supreme Court case concerning jurisdiction over tort suits seeking to recover damages for global climate change.
- Meta in a Supreme Court case regarding the circumstances under which statements in risk disclosures can be false or misleading under the securities laws.
- Henry Schein in a Supreme Court case involving the enforcement of a contractual provision delegating questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator.
- The State of Oklahoma in a case concerning jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Native Americans against Native Americans in Indian country.
- The National Football League in a Nevada Supreme Court appeal concerning the arbitrability of a dispute with a former head coach.