William C. Meyers

Overview

Bill Meyers is a principal in Goldberg Kohn's Litigation Group. Throughout his career, he has handled a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in courts nationwide. He has significant experience representing plaintiffs in qui tam/whistleblower cases under the federal and state False Claims Acts.

Bill also has extensive experience in bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, regularly protecting the rights of secured creditors in these proceedings. He litigates cash collateral/adequate protection disputes, plan confirmation issues, claims objections, valuation disputes, relief from stay motions and receivership actions. 

Bill has presented on a range of legal issues at the Taxpayers Against Fraud annual meetings, among others. Most recently, he presented “Navigating Bankruptcy in False Claims Act Cases” at The Anti-Fraud Coalition’s 25th Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5-7, 2025. He has also spoken extensively on electronic discovery issues and the impact of the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, including at the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Annual Electronic Discovery Conference. In addition, Bill is an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Deposition Skills).

Professional Background

Bill earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan and B.A., with honors, from Michigan State University. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Among his accolades, Illinois Leading Lawyers has named Bill a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation annually since 2021. In May 2018 he was honored with the Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in conjunction with the Federal Bar Association's Chicago Chapter. 

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