Bill Bay Email & Phone Number

Bill achieves favorable results for clients in state and federal courts across the country, and frequently serves as regional or national counsel for clients facing suits and regulatory actions in multiple venues.An integral member of the legal community, Bill is an active leader in the American Bar Association. In August 2023, Bill was elected as the ABA's president-elect, and in August 2024, he began his term as ABA president. He served as the 2018-2020 Chair of the ABA House of Delegates, the policymaking body of the association. Bill is also a past Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation, the largest section in the ABA, and a past member of the ABA Board of Governors, serving as the chair of the Board's Finance Committee. Bill is also a member of the American Law Institute, the leading independent organization in the United States that works to improve the law. He serves as the co-chair of the Supreme Court of Missouri’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness.Disclaimer: The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of Thompson Coburn LLP.This content is offered for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The transmission of this content is not intended to establish, and receipt of such information does not establish or constitute, an attorney-client relationship.

Listed skills include Litigation, Trials, Trial Practice, Commercial Litigation, and 18 others.

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  Partner

  Thompson Coburn Llp

  1987 - Present - Greater St. Louis Area

  Bill represents major corporations in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts across the country. He has achieved favorable results for clients in state and federal courts across the country, and frequently serves as regional or national counsel for clients facing suits and regulatory actions in multiple venues. He has been recognized as a top litigator by The Best Lawyers in America®.He was the 2018-2020 Chair of the ABA House of Delegates, the policymaking body of the ABA. Bill is also a past Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation, the largest section in the ABA, and an immediate past member of the ABA Board of Governors. Bill is a member of the American Law Institute, the leading independent organization in the United States that works to improve the law. Bill has been selected as chair of a number of statewide commissions examining critical issues in the practice of law. He currently serves as the co-chair of the Supreme Court of Missouri Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness.Bill's clients vary from major financial institutions to manufacturers to post-secondary institutions. He has litigated cases on behalf of companies facing high-risk litigation and helped businesses manage and respond to large portfolios of litigation in multiple jurisdictions. These matters include highly complex and document-intensive cases involving breach of contract, fraud, corporate governance, insurance coverage, lost profits, lender liability, and tortious interference. In his work for regional and national clients, Bill and his team have developed an innovative, statistics-based predictive model that evaluates large-scale litigation portfolios and effectively controls costs.