William Sharon

William Sharon focuses on appellate and Supreme Court litigation, as well as complex commercial litigation in federal and state trial courts. He advises clients, writes and argues dispositive motions and appellate briefs in federal and state courts, and represents clients in the U.S. Supreme Court at the petition and merits stages. Wil regularly defends companies against consumer class actions and represents clients challenging federal statutes and regulations. Wil also maintains an active pro bono practice involving civil rights cases before federal and state courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wil has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, and he researches and writes about First Amendment issues. His most recent scholarship, Religious and Secular Comparators, 30 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 763 (2023), is available here.

Wil clerked for Judges Scott M. Matheson, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Pamela K. Chen on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Wil graduated from Columbia Law School as a James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While in law school, he was a notes editor on the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University.