Background
BATES, WILLIAM was born on May 1, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
BATES, WILLIAM was born on May 1, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1974). Book Review Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1973-1974.
Law Clerk to Judge M. Jos.
Blumenfeld, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1974-1975.
Chair, State Bar of California Committee on Rules of Court Procedure, 1979-1980. Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Business Law Section and Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, State Bar of California, since 1989.
Business Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association.
Bankruptcy.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. Book Review Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1973-1974.
Law Clerk to Judge M. Jos.
Blumenfeld, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1974-1975.
Member, Executive Committee, 1992, Chair, 1991-1992, and Vice-Chair, 1990, Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. Member, Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, 1989-1992, and Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1985-1988, Business Law Section, State Bar of California.
Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee of Business Law Section, American Bar Association.
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation. Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property.
Biotechnology.
Antitrust and trade regulation. Torts; product liability. Insurance; maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime.
Appellate. Corporate. Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction.
Tax and employee benefits. Labor and employment. International trade law.
Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Member, Executive Committee, 1992, Chair, 1991-1992, and Vice-Chair, 1990, Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. Member, Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, 1989-1992, and Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1985-1988, Business Law Section, State Bar of California. Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee of Business Law Section, American Bar Association.