Joshua Piper
Associate
Josh focuses his practice on business transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and franchising and licensing. Josh assists clients with large, complex transactions from a variety of industries, with a special interest in technology companies. Josh also assists clients with franchising compliance and other IP licensing needs.
While in law school, Josh taught as a Graduate Teaching Fellow for the 1L research and writing course, and was a Teaching Assistant for the Advanced Legal Research class. Josh was also a Managing Editor of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal and worked in the UW Environmental Law Clinic.
Education and Admissions
Josh received his J.D. from the University of Washington in 2006. He received his B.A. from the University of California at Davis in 1999, where he studied music, played in the marching band, and drove double-decker buses. He is admitted to practice in Washington.
Memberships
American Bar Association, King County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association
Professional and Community Activities
Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Environmental Education Council Seattle, Washington, October 2006-Present.
Awards and Recognition
Josh has been designated a Rising Star® by Washington Law & Politics magazine.
Publications
“Infinite Control for Majority Shareholders?: Sound Infiniti, Inc. v. Snyder,” WSBA Business Law Section, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 2008-2009).
Australia’s “New Arrangements in Indigenous Affairs: A New Approach or a New Paternalism?,” 15 Pac. Rim L. & Pol’y J. 265 (2006).
