William O’Leary

Since joining Kirkland, William has been involved in the following representative matters:

• Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.: Counsel for Dick’s in a real estate dispute against a mall owner. Obtained a rare, plaintiff-side partial summary judgment win in a tortious interference case, and part of trial team that led to a landmark settlement in the middle of a two-week jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• CDK Global LLC: Counsel for CDK Global in consolidated putative class actions and related matters arising from an alleged data-security incident.
• AbbVie Inc.: Counsel for AbbVie in federal action alleging that the company’s testosterone replacement drug causes heart attack and stroke.
• Johnson & Johnson, Inc.: Counsel for J&J in various state court actions alleging that Johnson’s Baby Powder causes ovarian cancer.
• Uber Technologies, Inc.: Counsel for Uber in various state court actions alleging that the company failed to adequately protect passengers from sexual assault.
• Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC: Counsel for the Chicago Cubs in federal action alleging that a neighboring rooftop business is infringing on the Cubs’ property rights by selling tickets to view Cubs games and by using Cubs trademarks without permission.

Prior to joining Kirkland, William was involved in the following representative matters:

• Represented a foreign sovereign and its agencies and instrumentalities in proceedings under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, defending allegations that the client provided material support to a narco-terrorist group.
• Represented a private equity sponsor and its portfolio company in contractual dispute with a terminated executive. Delivered opening statement and examined multiple witnesses at final arbitration hearing.
• Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in various proceedings alleging that Chase committed fraud in the mortgage foreclosure process. Secured dismissal of multiple lawsuits.
• Represented the State of Florida in a civil enforcement action against twenty-two defendants, invoking the FTC Act to thwart a nationwide scheme of deceptive advertising. Achieved a rare, plaintiff-side partial summary judgment win.