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Ryan Will
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Washington, D.C. 20037
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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 and 2024
- Member: Virginia State Bar
- Virginia, District of Columbia
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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)