Following clerkships at the First Circuit and the United States Supreme Court, Bill Eggeling joined Ropes & Gray in 1976, and was a partner in the Litigation Group from 1983 until his retirment in 2010.
Bill's practice focused on defending various civil and criminal claims arising against clients in the financial services industry. Bill led a large scale, combined civil and criminal investigation and defense efforts on behalf of a major bank and its present and former officers and directors, which involved grand jury and attorney general investigations in at least eight states and federal districts, and spawned counterpart civil actions against the Bank and its present and former officers and directors, including claims ranging from negligent lending to securities fraud. Following the successful completion of these efforts, Bill's practice has included: