William V. Reiss represents consumers and businesses in complex antitrust and commodities class actions. Currently, Mr. Reiss is representing clients in several price-fixing and other anticompetitive practices, including In re Marine Hoses Antitrust Litigation; and In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. He is also representing clients in several commodities matters involving the alleged manipulation of the prices of natural gas futures and options contracts, including In re Energy Transfer Partners Natural Gas Litigation.

Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Reiss was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP where he represented corporations in antitrust investigations initiated by the Attorneys General of various states, participated in numerous depositions in complex bankruptcy litigation, and participated in oral arguments concerning discovery disputes in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Reiss began his career at Latham & Watkins LLP as an associate. During his time there, he assisted in the trial and subsequent appeal in a complex antitrust litigation involving hundreds of plaintiffs and numerous defendants, which resulted in a favorable jury verdict for the client.

Mr. Reiss maintains a strong commitment to pro bono work. He has provided a defendant with pro bono representation in connection with death penalty post-conviction proceedings, first chaired a pro bono asylum litigation, and successfully advocated in several pro bono World Trade Center Victims’ Compensation Fund hearings before the Special Master.

Mr. Reiss earned a B.A. from The George Washington University in 1998, graduating magna cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2001. During law school, he served as the staff editor of the Environmental Law Journal.

Mr. Reiss is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.