William F. Cook, VI

Bill is a dedicated business litigator with a proven track record of representing individuals and commercial enterprises in high-stakes contract disputes and catastrophic torts, including wrongful death and survival claims. He brings a strategic, client-focused approach to each matter, backed by extensive trial experience and a deep understanding of litigation from start to finish. Understanding that litigation success extends beyond the courtroom, Bill is a skilled negotiator who leverages his thorough case insight to secure favorable settlements, often just before trial, while striving to protect his clients’ interests and achieve efficient, business-minded outcomes.

Bill advises clients on a broad range of complex issues, including managed care disputes involving life, health, disability, and ERISA-related matters. He counsels both in-network and out-of-network providers on payment disputes, coding audits, and denials of treatment and charges. He also advises employee benefit plans and fiduciaries on health, life, and disability benefit claims, ERISA- and non-ERISA issues; managed care and health care litigation, and matters involving consumer fraud, bad faith, data privacy, biometric privacy compliance, securities fraud, and corporate disputes and dissolutions.