The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) today announced that William M. Barron has joined the Litigation practice as a Member of the Firm in its New York office.

Barron was previously a Partner and Head of the New York Litigation practice at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, as well as a Leader in its International Litigation group. Barron concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial law, litigation, and arbitration. He has several years of experience in international corporate litigation and commercial disputes with a concentration on European business entities and individuals. He focuses on cases concerning trademark and trade secret issues, distributorships, franchise law, sales of goods, bankruptcy disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and employment disputes. Before joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Barron was the Litigation Leader at the New York law firm of Walter, Conston, Alexander and Green, P.C. Earlier in his career, he was Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Bayer USA, Inc.

“Bill has a great deal of experience litigating a board range of commercial and business disputes for clients in diverse industries including health care and financial services, which fits nicely into our current model,” said Kenneth Kelly, Chair of the Firm’s National Litigation Steering Committee. 

“International clients are increasingly turning to our New York-based litigation group to handle their cases and provide advice. Bill’s experience and international perspective in both counseling and litigating will complement and enhance our client service,” said Peter Altieri, Managing Shareholder of the Firm’s New York office.

Barron is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Commercial Law, the American Council on Germany, the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York, and the Board of Directors of the U.S.-Austrian Chamber of Commerce. 

Barron said, “I like how EBG’s litigators complement and support the Firm’s otherpractices and the way it is structured, which is rather unique. For example,its intellectual property team supports health care and traditional labor and employment clients, its products liability team supports pharmaceutical and commercial manufacturing clients, while its environmental team addresses all manner of property claims involving owners/operators and tenants.”