Bill Boies focuses his law practice on business dispute counseling and defending financial class action litigation throughout the country.

Bill leads a pro bono program at McDermott, Will and Emery that advises national legal aid organizations, Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs and bar foundations about obtaining cy pres awards from the undistributed residue of class action settlement funds and submits amicus briefs for legal aid organizations opposing appeals by serial objectors who argue for the elimination of cy pres awards in class action settlements. Bill recieved the 2024 Arthur von Briesen award from the National Legal Aid and Defender Assocaition for his work about cy pres awards.

Chambers USA says “Clients readily turn to Boies for ‘bet the ranch’ type cases and hail him as a ‘top-notch, well-seasoned litigator in the ERISA arena.’ He has built his reputation acting for financial institutions in weighty cases centered on securities and fraud issues.” The Legal 500 says “Clients seek out the ‘formidable’ Wilber Boies, who doubles up as a financial and securities litigator, for his extensive experience in stock-drop litigation.”. Chambers USA says “Bill Boies ‘is a good strategic thinker – smart, tactical and pragmatic.'”: “Boies wins acclaim for his highly tuned and carefully considered approach to litigation; and calls him ’the perfect courtroom strategist.'” Chambers USA also says “Bill Boies is a highly prized litigator." ; “He has an excellent way with clients and is extremely polished in the courtroom.”; and says “Bill Boies is well regarded for his decades of experience in..class action litigation.”