Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Franchise attorney Joshua Piper joins Dorsey in Seattle, (Sep 23, 2014)
Law Firms Mentioned:Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Asia Pacific | Dorsey & Whitney, LLP | Riddell Williams, PSC | University of California | University of Washington | Washington State Bar Association
Joshua Piper has joined Dorsey & Whitney as a senior attorney in the firm’s Seattle office, where he will continue to provide legal compliance services to the franchise industry. Prior to joining Dorsey, Piper was a principal at Riddell Williams P.S.
Piper advises local, national, and international businesses in a broad range of franchising, licensing, and distribution issues. He works with franchisors, licensors, and manufacturers, as well as franchisees, licensees, distributors, and dealers.
He also advises companies in a broad range of other business transactions and commercial issues, including mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, and other standard commercial agreements. He provides outside general counsel advice on entity formation, corporate governance matters, and drafting and reviewing a wide variety of contracts and agreements.
Piper assist clients with regulatory requirements in a variety of areas, including state and local taxes; department of licensing; environmental, health, and safety requirements; and real estate transactions. He also prepares privacy policies, terms of use, and various technology and services agreements to launch and maintain clients' web sites and online initiatives, assists numerous clients with brand and marketing strategies, and the selection of effective trademarks.
Piper earned his law degree from University of Washington School of Law and received his B.A. from University of California, Davis. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on Franchising and the Washington State Bar Association Business Law Section.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP is one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States and offers services in more than 60 different areas of legal practice. Founded in 1912 in Minneapolis, Dorsey has more than 500 attorneys located in 19 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Attorneys: Joshua Piper (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)
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