
Ryan Will

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20037

Ryan focuses his antitrust practice on merger control, agency investigations, and civil litigation. He has extensive experience helping clients navigate the premerger clearance processes under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and parallel international laws, as well as government investigations before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ). Ryan counsels clients on a variety of current antitrust issues including private equity, platform competition, and ESG/sustainability. His experience spans an array of industries, particularly energy and energy transition, infrastructure, and technology.
Experience Highlights
Sinclair in its $1.8 billion acquisition by HollyFrontier
Enable Midstream in its $7.2 billion merger with Energy Transfer
Alphabet/Google LLC in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, Inc.
Sunoco in the $3.3 billion sale of a majority of its retail convenience stores to 7-Eleven
Enviva Partners, the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in its $3.3 billion acquisition of a controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy
A US private equity fund on its €3.17 billion carve-out acquisition of a global construction chemicals business from a public company
Representing a U.S. technology company in a series of global competition investigations
Represented a large parts manufacturer in the Department of Justice’s automotive parts investigation and related civil litigation
Credentials
- George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 2015 (Member, George Washington Law Review)
- Clemson University, B.S. in Finance, magna cum laude, 2012
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Alan Kay, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2014
- Selected to the Washington, D.C. Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers® (Thomson Reuters), 2023
- Member: Virginia State Bar
- Virginia, District of Columbia
- Deals & CasesMay 9, 2023
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- InsightJanuary 10, 2023
V&E Antitrust Update
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V&E Antitrust Update
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- InsightFebruary 3, 2021
V&E Antitrust Update
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- “Bi-Monthly Cartel and Criminal Practice Update,” July 30, 2018 (speaker)
- “Plotting a New Course – FTC Settles Sherman Section 2 Charges Against Questcor,” V&E High-Tech Law & Litigation E-communication, March 6, 2017 (co-author)
- “FTC Says “No License, No Chips” Policy Is No Good: FTC v. Qualcomm Inc.,” V&E Antitrust Update E-communication, February 6, 2017 (co-author)
- “Flying Solo: SEC’s Growing Independence In FCPA Actions,” Law360, March 23, 2016 (co-author)
- “Flying Solo – The SEC’s Increasing Independence in FCPA Enforcement,” V&E Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update E-communication, March 8, 2016 (co-author)