Benjamin R. Wills co-leads the firm’s global mergers and acquisitions practice. Ben guides multinational public and private companies through their most challenging matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities compliance and corporate governance issues. Although he works with clients across all industries, including life sciences, telecommunications, technology, financial services and manufacturing, Ben has a particular focus on energy transactions. As a leader of the firm’s oil and gas practice, Ben has over 20 years’ experience advising midstream and downstream oil and gas companies not only in M&A, but also in negotiating complex, long-term commercial agreements. Ben also helps energy clients formulate and achieve their energy transition goals.
Significant transactional representations include:
Energy M&A
General M&A
Best of the Bar, Corporate Law, Philadelphia Business Journal (2023)
Most Outstanding Dealmaker of the Year - Middle Market, The Deal (2022)
Recommended, M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: large deals ($1bn+), The Legal 500 US (2023, 2024)
Recommended, Industry focus: Energy transactions: oil and gas, The Legal 500 US (2021, 2023, 2024)
Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2019–2023)
Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 United States (2018)
Member, Law Firm of the Year, Energy/Projects: Power (including Renewables), Chambers USA (2018)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Energy, Law360 (2016)
Member, Energy Law Firm of the Year, US News & World Report/Best Lawyers (2015)
Noted in The Legal 500 for Mergers and Acquisitions (2014); M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A – Large Deals ($1bn+) (2016)
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review