Will focuses his practice on collaborating with stakeholders across the nonprofit, higher education, and health care sectors to develop policies, disclosures, and operational strategies that promote compliance, sustainability, and ethical governance. He has led complex internal investigations and compliance reviews for academic institutions, government contractors and federal grant recipients, and multinational organizations, navigating sensitive issues like Title IX, False Claims Act violations, gift and ethics rules, and FCPA compliance. His clients benefit from his ability to conduct thorough interviews, draft critical legal documents, provide strategic counsel on regulatory adherence and risk mitigation, develop training materials, and perform due diligence to ensure compliance in ever-evolving legal landscapes.
Will started his legal career as a federal law clerk with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to Chief Judge Denise Page Hood. There, he researched and drafted opinions on state and federal matters related to freedom of expression, civil rights, evidentiary issues, preliminary injunctions, §1983, and federal preemption. He earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, his M.A. in higher education from the University of Michigan School of Education, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the Ohio State University.
