About William Rand

William C. Rand founded the Law Office of William Coudert Rand on May 1, 2001.

Education: Mr. Rand graduated from Harvard College with honors in economics in 1987 and worked for the next two years as an analyst at Prudential Securities. He completed his J.D. Degree at Fordham Law School in 1992. At Fordham, he competed in the Mulligan and Wormser moot court competitions and published a Note in the Fordham Urban Law Journal, which analyzed the effect of fraudulent conveyance law on leveraged buy-outs. During the summer of 1990, he worked as a clerk for the Honorable John F. Keenan, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Experience: Mr. Rand commenced his legal career at Brown & Wood where he practiced securities litigation for three years. Mr. Rand next followed Brown & Wood’s head of litigation to Jones Day, where he continued his securities practice and also practiced commercial and tort litigation. Mr. Rand then worked for Paul Hastings from December 1997 until May 2001, where he had a diverse practice including securities litigation, non-compete employment litigation, general commercial litigation, letter of credit litigation as well and trademark infringement litigation. Since May 2001, Mr. Rand has managed his own law firm and has specialized in commercial, employment, and securities law.