About William
Bill Banowsky focuses his practice on complex business litigation and arbitration, securities litigation, and corporate governance investigations. He also represents national and international energy industry clients in various disputes involving contract rights and business torts. In recent years, he has become involved in numerous disputes representing healthcare providers including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, medical device suppliers, physician groups and ancillary providers.Mr. Banowsky has extensive experience in contract disputes, corporate shareholders rights, director and officer liability claims and disputes, and environmental impact litigation. His securities and corporate governance practice includes the representation of audit committees in Sarbanes-Oxley investigations involving conduct occurring in the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Nigeria, Iraq, and China.Mr. Banowsky has also represented several local school districts in matters involving the First Amendment, open meetings and open records matters, school finance litigation, and general issues involving education.Mr. Banowsky is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Bill Banowsky focuses his practice on complex business litigation and arbitration, securities litigation, and corporate governance investigations. He also represents national and international energy industry clients in various disputes involving contract rights and business torts. In recent years, he has become involved in numerous disputes representing healthcare providers including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, medical device suppliers, physician groups and ancillary providers.
Mr. Banowsky has extensive experience in contract disputes, corporate shareholders rights, director and officer liability claims and disputes, and environmental impact litigation. His securities and corporate governance practice includes the representation of audit committees in Sarbanes-Oxley investigations involving conduct occurring in the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Nigeria, Iraq, and China.
Mr. Banowsky has also represented several local school districts in matters involving the First Amendment, open meetings and open records matters, school finance litigation, and general issues involving education.
Mr. Banowsky is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - ERISA, Dallas/Fort Worth (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Dallas/Fort Worth (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Dallas/Fort Worth (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Dallas (2014)
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Corporate Compliance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Governance Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Recognized: Litigation - ERISA
- Recognized: Litigation - First Amendment
- Recognized: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Recognized: Litigation - Securities
- Practice Area: Antitrust Law
- Practice Area: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Practice Area: Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Practice Area: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Practice Area: Litigation - Health Care
- Practice Area: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Special Focus: Arbitration
- Dallas Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc., 2016, 2018, 2020
- Dallas Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc., 2014
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Litigation-First Amendment, Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation-Securities), 2006-2020
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts), 2003-2019