Will Rava has extensive experience with election and political law. He has been involved in three statewide recounts (Washington Senator Cantwell in 2000, Washington Governor Gregoire in 2004, and Minnesota Senator Franken in 2008), managed Washington legislative recounts in 2008 and 2010, and advised other candidates on preparing for and participating in recounts. He managed the trial preparation war rooms for the related Washington gubernatorial election contest in 2005 (Gregoire) and the Minnesota U.S. Senate election contest in 2009 (Franken). He has recently represented public officials subject to recall petitions under Washington law and several clients in compliance investigations and litigation with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. Will regularly counsels campaigns, political parties and political consultants on a variety of legal issues, including independent expenditure regulations, campaign finance compliance, advertising and intellectual property issues; speaks on election law-related topics; and conducts voter protection trainings.

Will focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation involving trademarks, trade dress, domain names, copyrights and trade secrets. He has successfully litigated such disputes in federal courts across the country, before arbitration panels under the UDRP and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Will also has extensive experience counseling clients in a variety of industries on intellectual property and brand protection strategies, including securing, policing, investigating and enforcing their rights, investigating and removing from the market counterfeit and other unauthorized goods, and investigating related unlawful Internet activities.  Such matters often involve requests for temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions, an area in which Will has deep experience. 

Will also has significant experience in corporate governance litigation and specifically in defending corporations and directors in shareholder derivative actions and responding to shareholder document requests and related demands.