Background
Williams, John S. was born on January 18, 1935 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.
Williams, John S. was born on January 18, 1935 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). Cornell Law School (Juris Doctor, 1960). McGill University Law School (Master of Laws in International Law, 1973).
Worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough L.L.P. (Columbia, SC) specializing in General Practice, State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Automotive and Truck Products, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Litigation, Commercial Lending, Computer Litigation, Corporations, Economic Development, Employment and Labor, Environmental, ERISA and Employee Benefits, Family, Franchise, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, International Transactions, Legislative, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Probate and Estate Planning, Product Liability, Railroad and Trucking, Real Estate, Securities and Taxation Law, Telecommunications, Tort Litigation, Toxic Tort and Transportation Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1960, New York.
1961, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1969, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1972, United States. Supreme Court. 1985, South Carolina. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Author: "Extraterritorial Enforcement of Exchange Control Regulations Under the International Monetary Fund Agreement," Virginia Journal of International Law, 1975. "The Act of State Doctrine: Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1977.
General Counsel, 1983-1990 and President, 1990, AT&T Nassau Metals Corporation. Member: American Society of International Law. Cornell Law Association.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P. is a full service law firm based in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The Firm currently has 215 attorneys. Founded in 1897, the Firm is now the largest law firm in the state of South Carolina.
Services offered by the firm include start-up assistance for growth companies. Complex multi-action litigation defense. And representation of regional underwriters and investment bankers in financial areas.
Member: American Society of International Law. Cornell Law Association.
