Prior to joining Assurant, Bart was Director of Corporate Governance and Secretary of the Bank of New York Mellon, where he played a significant role in legal and governance matters related to the merger of the New York bank with Mellon Financial Corporation. Previously, he served as Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of MONY Group (the name after the demutualization of the former Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York) and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Willis (now Willis Towers Watson). In addition to acting as senior legal counsel to the boards and officers of large publicly traded companies, he has led the defense and resolution of significant litigation related to complex insurance matters, securities class actions and derivatives lawsuits for shareholders. He has sued companies in proceedings before the insurance departments of the states, the United States. Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States. Department of Health and Social Services. In addition, Bart has led internal investigations and led corporate responses to regulatory investigations, and has represented companies in statements made by corporate executives before the U.S. Congress and state regulators. Previously, he worked in two major New York law firms. Bart was one of the first co-editors and authors of Corporate Governance: Law and Practice (Matthew Bender Lexis/Nexis, two volumes, with annual updates). He has published numerous articles and lectured extensively on corporate governance, securities law, insurance matters and the management of legal services.
Bart has also served on the boards of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Lawyers Alliance for New York and the Citizens Budget Commission. Quoted: « Tech-Security Legal Guru Expects Growth from Fraud, » Chicago Sun-Times (May 22, 2006) Quoted: « New privacy rules could mean the end of legal language — or create a lot more fine print, » Washington Post (May 24, 2018) Prior to joining Willkie in 2018, Bart served for ten years as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Assurant. Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of specialty insurance products and other risk management solutions. Bart oversaw Assurant`s legal, compliance, government and internal audit departments and was responsible for all legal matters involving the multinational Fortune 500. Quote « Beyond GDPR, Data Privacy Debate Gathers Steam in US, » PYMNTS (October 24, 2018) Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders In Law: Litigators and Trial Lawyers 2020. Advisory Board member, founding president of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League, since 2011. Member, Board of Directors, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, 2022-present Member, Board of Directors, LA84 Foundation, 2021-present cited, « Privacy Policies: The Good, the Bad and the Witty », eCommerce Times (December 23, 2008). Bart advises clients in the areas of intellectual property, privacy and security, advertising, sales promotion and related matters. Los Angeles Business Journal, Minority Leaders of Influence 2021-2022 The Legal 500 United States: Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions 2019-2021.
Parmi les autres représentations notables de Bart dans des affaires civiles à enjeux élevés, citons: Citation: « A whole lotta dissing going down on web », Chicago Tribune (12 mars 2006). Benchmark Litigation, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America 2018-2022 a cité : « SC Leaves Big Questions Open in text messaging privacy case », TechNewsWorld (18. Juni 2010) Mitglied, Conseil d’administration, Alliance pour les droits de l’enfant, 1998-2019; Président, 2011-2014 Auteur, « Massachusetts Regulations Requires Service Provider Contracts To Include Security Provisions By March 1, 2012 », Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (15 février 2012) zitierte: « Judge’s Gagging of Wikileaks Ignites Free Speech Furor », eCommerce Times (19. Février 2008). Co-Autor, « Récapitulatif du webinaire! Verzweifelt auf der Suche nach Post-COVID-Verkäufen? », Consumer Class Defense Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (23. juillet 2020). Vortragender, « Data Breach: Understanding the Risk and Managing a Crisis, » Seminar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL (September 29, 2009). Chambers Global: United States: Litigation: Trial Lawyers 2022 Los Angeles Business Journal Most Influential Minority Lawyer 2019, 2020 Webinar Summary! Verzweifelt auf der Suche nach Post-COVID-Verkäufen? Zitiert nach dem Titel « 5 key points on privacy », Legal Bisnow (4.
May 2012) Bart helps clients structure and implement strategies to comply with national and international data protection and security laws and respond to actual and potential security breaches. He works with clients to execute innovative advertising programs on social media and traditional media. He handles copyright, trademark, privacy and new media issues, including advertising, sales promotion, sweepstakes, marketing, computer software, data use, the Internet, employee privacy, cybercrime and entertainment matters. Cited, « Report Names China, Russia Among Worst IP Pirates, » IP Law360 (May 1, 2008) Co-author, « Potential False Advertising Claim Trump`s FDA Approval, » Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 19, 2014); One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 19, 2014) quotes: « Massachusetts: Guidelines for Information Protection in the Bay State, » HR Magazine (January 16, 2009). Referenz, « The New Social Media Guidelines », Information Today (1. März 2010) Sports Business Journal Power Players: Outside Counsel 2021. Presenter, « Privacy Issues for the Business Lawyer, » MCLE Conference Center, Boston, MA (15. January 2008) zitierte: « INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE AGAINST INFRINGERS », IP Law360 (15.
August 2008). Zitiert: « FTC bestätigt Facebook-Untersuchung, Common Cause reicht zwei Beschwerden gegen Cambridge Analytica ein », SC Magazine (26. März 2018). Zitiert: « How newspapers deal with the EU General Data Protection Regulation », publisher and publisher (10. September 2018). Zitat «OMB verbindet Sicherheit mit Datenschutz in neuem Leitfaden für regierungsweites risikobasiertes Datenmanagement», Inside Cybersecurity (2. August 2016) Bart ist Mitglied des Board of Directors der Legal Aid Society of New York und des Council of CPR, des International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Special Master of the Appeals Division, First Department of the New York Court of Appeals, and a member of numerous mediation and arbitration tribunals.
Quote: « Cicero Town President wants MySpace Poser`s Identity Revealed, » Chicago Tribune (May 22, 2008) Former Co-Chair, American Bar Association – Litigation Section, Government Litigation Committee and Task Force on the Independent Counsel Act. Seyfarth Webinar: Desperate for Post-COVID Sales? Don`t forget TCPA and the CAN-SPAM law – July 15, 2020. Cited: « Advertiser Tracking of Web Surfing Brings Suits, » National Law Journal (March 2, 2009). Quote: « Two Companies Help with Program for the Unemployed, » Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (May 25, 2010) Bart is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. He was a starting goaltender on the Yale college basketball team for four years and received the George McReynolds Award as the team`s Most Valuable Defensive Player in his senior year. Bart Williams is one of the most sought-after litigators in the country. He has been senior counsel for numerous companies in litigation between the two companies. Bart has been a consultant and litigator for many Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries, including sports, media and entertainment, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunications and technology, pharmaceuticals, and private equity.
He has represented several large law firms in their most serious cases of professional negligence. He has also represented celebrities, government officials and individual business leaders in high-stakes cases. Bart`s experience as a former U.S. Assistant Attorney also helped establish him as a reference counsel for the company`s internal investigations and white-collar defense cases. Auteur, « A Privacy Policy Peace Pact », Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine (23 juillet 2012) Cité : « Facebook faces growing government scrutiny over the privacy scandal », San Francisco Chronicle (26 mars 2018). Meilleur avocat en Amérique Avocat de l’année 2018, 2022-2023.
