William V. Reiss represents businesses in complex antitrust and commodities class actions. Currently, Mr. Reiss is representing clients in several price-fixing lawsuits, including In re Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products Antitrust Litigation, Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans v. Virginia Harbor Services, Inc., et al., Ace Marine Rigging Supply, Inc. v. Virginia Harbor Services, Inc. et al., and In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation. He also represents clients in several commodities matters involving the alleged manipulation of futures and options contracts, including In re Commodity Exchange, Inc., Silver Futures and Options Trading Litigation, and In re Optiver Commodities 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 is the co-author of: “Duking it Out in Antitrust Price-Fixing: Class Actions After Dukes,” CPI Antitrust Chronicle, August 2011; “The Dutchesses Come Out Swinging in Dukes: Restoring the Balance in Class Certification,” The CPI Antitrust Journal, August 2010; and “On Life Support from Leeginaire’s Disease: Can the States Resuscitate Dr. Miles?,” Antitrust Magazine, Summer 2008.

Mr. Reiss successfully advocated in several pro bono World Trade Center Victims' Compensation Fund hearings before the Special Master.         

Mr. Reiss received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as the staff editor of the Environmental Law Journal. He earned a B.A., magna cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors, in Political Science and History, from The George Washington University.

He is a member of New York State Bar Association– Antitrust Law Section, Class Action Committee.