As a litigator, Will seeks to use his life experiences to gain the best outcomes for his clients. His training began well before law school, where he watched his father, a seasoned trial attorney, take great joy in litigating his clients’ matters to favorable results. After joining Reed Smith, Will was trained by a diverse group of attorneys who taught him the value of not only providing clients with a desirable end result, but the importance of saving his clients time and money throughout the litigation process.
Will’s practice focuses on cross-border disputes on behalf of clients in a diverse group of industries. These international matters range from disputes involving, for example, distribution and supply agreements, hospitality agreements, and trade secrets.
Since his first international arbitration, Will has continued to represent clients in cross-border disputes and international litigation involving clients and parties from Asia and the European Union. Will also continues to work in the hospitality industry on a variety of domestic commercial disputes.
Using this experience, Will counsels private equity clients and their respective portfolio companies in varying disputes with a focus on finding a commercial resolution that will enable to the companies to focus on their respective businesses. Where such a resolution is not practicable, Will is adept at litigating efficiently to solve the client’s problems in a cost-effective and timely manner.
Because of his varied experiences and adaptability, Will has become a go-to attorney for several of the firm’s clients involved in trust and estate disputes. Will takes the same approach with his trust and estate clients and aims to focus those clients on resolving their disputes and/or issues in an efficient manner and to protect against future problems.
Will also has substantial experience in the hospitality industry. He gained his first experience in the hospitality industry several years ago through a four-and-a-half month client placement at one of the leading hotel brands, where he acted as an in-house litigator advising internal clients on a variety of commercial disputes and overseeing outside counsel in ongoing litigation and arbitration. This experience also resulted in the retention of Will and the firm to represent the client in a complex international arbitration dispute involving a Hotel Management Agreement.
Will’s experiences also include evidentiary hearings and trials involving trade secrets, restrictive covenant issues, distribution-related issues, and product liability claims.
Will is active in pro bono representation in a variety of matters, including for the Lawyers for the Creative Arts and civil rights claims to effectuate change in the criminal justice system.
