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)
19 September 2024 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 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.
13 November 2023 Innovative Technology Insights

Artificial Intelligence, the SEC, and What the Future May Hold

With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial markets, broker-dealers and investment advisers need to pay attention to the risks posed by AI on firms’ compliance with federal securities laws.
12 July 2023 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About...Section 337 Cases at the International Trade Commission

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is a fast-paced, high-stakes forum for companies with significant U.S. operations and/or U.S. intellectual property rights.