William H. Schervish

Overview

William H. Schervish is Of Counsel in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow LLP and serves as the Firm's Director of Financial Research. As a key member of Labaton Sucharow's Case Development Group, Bill works to identify and analyze areas of potential misconduct that may expose the Firm's institutional investor clients to risk or damage. Bill also plays a key role in the Firm's Whistleblower Representation Practice, where he evaluates potential cases and assists in the preparation of whistleblower submissions to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bill is a Certified Public Accountant, a CFA® charterholder, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. In addition to his more than 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, Bill is also an attorney with extensive knowledge of derivative transactions, asset-backed securitizations, and collateralized debt obligations.

Prior to joining the Firm, Bill worked as a Banking and Finance Associate at Mayer Brown LLP, where he drafted and analyzed credit default swaps, indentures, and offering documents. Bill's professional background also includes several positions in finance, specifically in controllership, securities analysis, and commodity trading. He began his career as an Audit Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Bill earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Loyola University. He received a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Business Administration from Miami University in 1994, where he was a member of the Business and Accounting Honor Societies.