William S. Snyder

William S. Snyder

Dallas, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018
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317 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Securities

Biography

Will Snyder’s practice focuses on business litigation disputes in which he represents plaintiffs and defendants in matters tried in state and federal courts (including bankruptcy courts) or in arbitrated matters. He represents clients in matters related to breach-of-contract claims, breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, business torts (including securities fraud and other transactional fraud), claims arising from disputes between partners or LLC members or from mergers and acquisitions, legal malpractice claims, claims related to trade secret misappropriation, and ultra vires claims against officers or directors.

Many of Will’s cases involve transactions related to securities, real estate, oil and gas, private equity, and intellectual property. Will also prosecutes and defends cases involving product liability claims. Corporations and individuals have also retained him to defend them in federal white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Environmental Protection Agency. Apart from his trial practice, Will has taken the lead in briefing and arguing cases before the Texas appellate courts, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

317 Best Lawyers awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP logo

Overview

  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1993

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

  • Admitted to Practice in all Texas State Courts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Sam Sparks, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas 1993-1994
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Admitted to Practice in all Texas State Courts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Sam Sparks, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas 1993-1994

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Securities Regulation
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2018
  • Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2008-2017
  • Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters and Super Lawyers, 2004-2007
  • AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2002-2017
  • Selected as Barrister by Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court 2015-2017
  • Selected as Fellow by Dallas Bar Foundation
  • AAA-Certified Arbitrator for Large Complex Commercial Disputes

Case History

Cases
  • Defense Win
Led defense of state-court legal malpractice case on behalf of Dallas-based law firm and successfully argued for summary judgment, thereby eliminating claims on which plaintiff’s estimated trial recoveries exceeded $140 million.
  • Verdict
As lead lawyer for small aviation company, successfully argued 2 summary judgment motions in adversary bankruptcy proceeding, which established breach-of-contract liability against Texas Rangers Baseball Partners and defeated what would’ve been a case-dispositive counterclaim, and which leveraged an $8.25 million settlement (client’s net recoveries were $5 million).
  • Defense Win
Obtained no-liability defense verdict for individual defendant in jury trial involving disputes arising from residential real estate development.
  • Defense Win
Obtained no-liability defense verdicts for Fortune 100 client in 2 jury trials where plaintiffs brought design-defect and marketing-defect claims seeking millions of dollars in damages in connection with their permanently disabling injuries.

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