William Martucci
Bill practices globally in business and employment litigation, with a focus on complex class action (employment discrimination and wage & hour) litigation.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business notes "Bill Martucci is worth having on any dream team for litigation and policy issues." Bill is widely regarded as an exceptional trial lawyer and innovative policy strategist. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in both Business Litigation and Employment Litigation, Guide to the World's Leading Labour & Employment Lawyers, and Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. His jury work has been featured in The National Law Journal. He has been recognized by Global 100 as the Lawyer of the Year (Employment) for the United States of America. In addition, he is the recipient of the ACQ Global Leading Lawyer Award and among the ICFM 500 Leading Lawyers. He teaches Multinational Business Policy and the Global Workplace at Georgetown. Bill was highlighted in the debut edition of Chambers USA as one of the highest-rated corporate litigation lawyers. According to Chambers, the Shook national employment practice group has been "lauded for both its class action work and its effective advice to employers on federal compliancy issues. Bill Martucci is highly esteemed as an employment litigator." The Chambers analysis notes: "Bill Martucci garners the admiration and respect of peers and clients for his 'tenacious' litigation skills and 'breadth of knowledge' on employment policy issues. His ability to 'effectively' communicate an employer's point of view to a jury has impressed many interviewees, who also point to his success in establishing a client base that contains a number of Fortune 500 names." More recently, Chambers USA described Bill as “a phenomenal litigator and a great lawyer…’lauded for his comprehensive knowledge of employment law and expertise in class action litigation." Previous editions noted: "A whirlwind of an attorney, Bill Martucci is a practitioner of great national prominence. Praised as 'the most formidable attorney,' his courtroom style is subtle yet winning. Clients say: 'His trial skills and work ethic are second to none.' ... Outside the courtroom, he is also an authoritative advisor and educator for his clients." Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive named Bill as one of America's Most Powerful Employment Lawyers. Human Resource Executive reported that attorneys on the list "represent the best of the best, and embody the qualities that HR leaders should look for when picking a defense lawyer." The magazine notes that attorneys selected represent headline clients and have dealt with the toughest of issues currently facing employers. Professional and Civic Activities Bill serves as the practice leader of the Shook Global Employment Litigation & Policy Practice, representing corporate employers exclusively. He has served as the Shook Business Litigation Section chair and in various firm leadership management roles. Working as part of a trial team, presenting and winning cases on behalf of companies before juries and advising corporate clients concerning effective business and human resources practices are the primary activities in which Bill engages. He has successfully tried a number of jury cases and has effectively resolved a variety of class action cases. His litigation docket is national in scope with cases throughout the United States. His primary practice areas focus on complex class action (employment discrimination and wage & hour) litigation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission litigation, unfair competition litigation and business litigation. He serves as a member of the Model Federal Civil Jury Instructions Subcommittee, which is developing model instructions in employment discrimination and civil rights cases. Bill also serves on the Human Resources Advisory Policy Board of Commerce Clearing House. This national board is charged with the review and identification of trends concerning state of the art human resources policies for the global employment environment. He is also active in Retail Industry Litigation Center (RILC) activities and has served as chair of the Georgetown University Law Center's Mentor Program and Minority Affairs Committee. Bill is known for his ability to humanize a company and to create crisp, winning trial themes. Although most of his cases are resolved by summary judgment, he enjoys presenting high-stakes employment and business cases before juries. Since the days when he tried cases as a Navy Judge Advocate General in the Third Marine Corps Division in Okinawa, Japan, the courtroom has been a fulfilling dimension of the practice.