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S. William Livingston

Senior Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5380

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    William Livingston is a litigation senior counsel in the firm’s Washington office. His practice over the years involved a wide variety of civil lawsuits, with emphasis on complex commercial contract cases, antitrust matters, insurance coverage disputes involving substantial claims on behalf of business policyholders, major environmental litigation, and pro bono cases for the American Civil Liberties Union and other clients. During his career, he has also represented clients in major antitrust lawsuits, in Lanham Act cases, in FTC proceedings, and in other types of matters, including the representation of states in lawsuits under the Medicaid law.

    Currently, as senior counsel at the firm, William's principal activity involves representation in habeas corpus proceedings of more than a dozen detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. These proceedings have included numerous complex evidentiary hearings in federal court in the District of Columbia and subsequent appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals.

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    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
        • magna cum laude
        • Harvard Law Review
    • Carleton College, B.A., 1966
        • cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Charles Merrill, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1969 - 1970
    Pro Bono
    • Represented persons who had been unlawfully arrested during a political protest in downtown Washington in a lawsuit against the District of Columbia. The suit resulted in monetary compensation, an apology, and revisions to police practices for the future. 
    • Represented a class of disabled individuals in a suit against a major retail chain seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, resulting in a consent agreement designed to achieve compliance.

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