About Will

Will represents and advises clients in high-stakes disputes and investigations, including by the US Department of Justice. Will also maintains a pro bono practice, advising individuals and nonprofit organizations.

Will graduated from Columbia Law School, where he received the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize. At Columbia, he was a teaching assistant to Judge Jed Rakoff and coached a team of students to victory in a national moot court competition.

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Admissions and credentials

  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law School
    JD, James Kent Scholar, 2024
  • Bowdoin College
    BA, Classics, cum laude, 2020

Court admissions

  • US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Memberships and affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association

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