ProfessionalsWilliam T. Marks
Tel: +1-202-223-7314
Fax: +1-202-330-5974
wmarks@paulweiss.com
William Marks is a senior member of 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 75 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 and the Appellate Court of Maryland.
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 experience includes:
- a 5-4 Supreme Court victory for Seila Law in a landmark case concerning the constitutionality of the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- a 6-3 Supreme Court victory on behalf of Premier Rehab Keller, a Texas-based physical rehabilitation center, in a case concerning the availability of emotional-distress damages in a private action to enforce either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Affordable Care Act.
- a 5-4 Supreme Court victory on behalf of the state of Oklahoma in a case concerning jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Native Americans against Native Americans in Indian country.