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Ryan Will
Ryan Will
Counsel — Complex Commercial Litigation
E: rwill@velaw.com T: +1.202.639.6765
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Counsel — Complex Commercial Litigation

Ryan Will

Ryan Will
Washington, D.C.
T: +1.202.639.6765
F: +1.202.879.8954

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

E: rwill@velaw.com
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Ryan Will

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
  • Legal 500 U.S., Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense, 2025; Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense, 2025
  • Selected to the Washington, D.C. Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers® (Thomson Reuters), 2023 and 2024
  • Member: Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia, District of Columbia
  • “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)

News & Insights

Insight
Prior Approval Remedies in M&A: Agency Policy and Practice

Published by The Antitrust Source
June 2025

Regulatory Roundup
July 10, 2025
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Advises Plains Midstream on $3.75 Billion Sale of Canadian Natural Gas Liquids Business to Keyera Corp.
June 17, 2025
Rankings & Awards
The Legal 500 US 2025 (Legalease Ltd.) Recognizes Vinson & Elkins in 43 Practice Categories, 136 Lawyers Recommended
June 11, 2025
Deals & Cases
ONEOK Acquires Remaining Interest in Delaware Basin JV
June 4, 2025