William C. “Bill” Buhay
Practice ranges from tort defense, including personal and catastrophic injury, to construction and commercial litigation, including real estate, environmental, breach of contract, and intellectual property. Bill has litigated cases throughout the United States.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Served as national discovery counsel for the world's largest home improvement chain and second-largest retailer in the U.S.
- National litigation counsel for one of the country's largest commercial mortgage backed securities special servicers.
- Defended chemical manufacturer against charges its product caused an explosion injuring and killing 30 people.
- Successfully settled twelve personal injury and wrongful death cases arising out of a multivehicle trucking accident.
- Defended national tire and auto repair retailer from claims that allegedly negligent maintenance caused death of four teenagers.
- Drafted and negotiated construction contract for multi-use development (condos, townhomes, hotel, restaurant) in the Buckhead business district in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Represents one of the largest discount retailers of men's business attire in the U.S. and Canada in commercial and intellectual property matters.
- Serves as local counsel for digital video recorder software company with more than three million subscribers.
- Successfully defended major chemical manufacturer in CERCLA and HSRA environmental claims.
- Successfully resolved copyright and trademark infringement claims for international motorcycle and personal watercraft manufacturer and for local automobile retailer.
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Cobb County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Education
- B.S., Auburn University, 1990
- J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia, 1996
Publications/Speeches
- “Designing Effective Credit Application, Purchase Orders, and Invoices: The Three Things You ShouldAlways Do,” Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, July 2000.
- “Building The Case: Real Life CSI; Litigating the Wrongful Death
Claim in Georgia,” April 2005.
