William C. McCaughey

Associate

William C. McCaughey

Associate

William (Bill) McCaughey is a litigation and investigations attorney with broad experience in counseling clients across industries in matters involving potential violations of securities laws, class action litigation, criminal antitrust investigations, and pre-merger antitrust investigations.

Bill’s experience includes conducting internal investigations related to potential criminal antitrust matters, defending an antitrust class-action lawsuit, assisting clients with the preparation of Hart-Scott Rodino premerger notification filings, counseling clients on insider trading compliance, and representing public companies in responding to securities fraud investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He also represents complainants and respondents in Section 337 unfair importation investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

While in law school, Bill interned at the SEC and at the Fraud Division and the Organized Crime and Gang Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.

Bill is a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations, and Antitrust Practice Groups.

Affiliations

  • Member of International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, “Expert networks, alternative data and managing risks of material non-public information,” Journal of Financial Compliance, Volume 7, Number 2 (December 2023)
14 October 2024 Foley Viewpoints

FTC Finalizes Long-Awaited Rules that Will Substantially Increase the Scope and Detail of Premerger Antitrust Filings under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

The FTC has finalized significant changes to the information and level of detail that will be required in premerger antitrust filings under the HSR Act. The new rules will take effect in early 2025.
14 October 2024

The Fast Follower’s Guide to Recent AI Law

As investors, entrepreneurs, and engineers supercharge the development of artificial intelligence to the tune of US$184 billion in 2024, this new era will create both winners and losers.
19 September 2024 Foley Viewpoints

FINRA In-House Disciplinary Proceedings Survive Post-Jarkesy Challenge … For Now

On September 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied D. Allen Blankenship’s challenge to enjoin the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s disciplinary action against him.
05 August 2024 Innovative Technology Insights

Don’t Buy The Buzzwords: “AI Washing” Gets Its Reckoning

As with past technological breakthroughs, companies may be tempted to overstate their AI capabilities to draw investor attention.
12 June 2024 In the News

Foley Attorneys Assess AI, Regulatory Risks in Financial Markets

28 December 2023 Foley Viewpoints

2023 Year End Developments Before the Corporate Transparency Act Goes Into Effect on January 1, 2024  

As 2024 approaches, FinCEN issued a number of updates and guidance before the Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect on January 1, 2024.