Will Stripling

Counsel

Complex Commercial Litigation

Overview

Will is a member of the Firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation group. He represents companies, directors, and officers in shareholder litigation and mergers and acquisitions-related disputes in the courts of the State of Delaware. He also represents defendants in class action suits brought under the federal securities laws and in shareholder derivative suits in courts across the country.

Experience Highlights

(Del. Ch.) – Obtained post-trial judgment in favor of defendants in a class action lawsuit alleging that a midstream MLP’s general partner had breached its duties when agreeing to merge the MLP with an affiliated energy company. Dieckman v. Regency GP LP, 2021 WL 537325, Feb. 15, 2021
(Del. Ch.) – Member of trial team in action related to termination of merger agreement in $37+ billion transaction between two energy companies
(Del. Super. Ct.) – Defended beverage company against tortious interference claim relating to an acquisition, which was favorably settled shortly before trial
(E.D. Pa.) – Defending energy company and its executives in unitholder class action alleging violations of federal securities laws and derivative litigation
(E.D. Pa.) – In advance of summary judgment, obtained favorable settlement of securities fraud claims challenging exploration and production company’s disclosures in merger proxy statement

Credentials

Education

University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 2017 (Chancellor-at-Large; Order of the Coif; Notes Editor, Texas Law Review)
University of Texas, B.B.A., Finance, 2014
University of Texas, B.A., History, Phi Beta Kappa, 2014

Admissions

Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Austin): Commercial Litigation, 2026 and 2027
Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2024 and 2025