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Josh is a licensed attorney in the United States with a focus on corporate development, emerging technologies, M&A advisory, data privacy, and intellectual property. He's commented on these topics on panels at CLE conferences and in multiple articles, most recently recognized by Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and Capital Markets.Corporate Development: Josh has a passion for understanding a business from the idea, to the inception of corporate formation, to identifying innovative business models for longstanding organizations. He enjoys building human relationships between organizations and identifying meaningful synergies. Josh continually focuses on the human side of business that emphasizes the importance of valuing the diverse needs, motivations, and contributions of people to drive success and innovation.Emerging Technologies: As blockchain technologies shift the way we interact with real world assets, Josh has worked with multiple blockchain projects to identify strategy and secure both dilutive and non dilutive funding. He has worked with decentralized organizations to mitigate cost and risk while identifying legal entities that best suit the philosophy of decentralization. From 2020 - 2023, Josh was a Voting Associate for a decentralized organization with over 250 million AUM.M&A Advisory: Josh's experience includes conducting thorough due diligence to assess the financial, legal, and operational aspects of the target company, ensuring a sound investment. Additionally, it involves strategizing around intellectual property to maximize value and leverage assets, as well as employing various methods to increase the overall valuation of the entities involved in the merger or acquisition.Data Privacy: As big data becomes increasingly valuable in the age of information and AI, Josh recognizes the impact data protection regulation implicates innovative businesses. Josh has extensive knowledge on international privacy laws and has analyzed data privacy implications for both startups, and publicly traded companies. Josh has also crafted and improved internal compliance procedures to mitigate both reputational and financial risks to organizations.Intellectual Property: Josh has advised numerous organizations on best leveraging their intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and design patents. He has successfully filed multiple trademarks with the USPTO and enjoys advising on IP strategy to best leverage the asset for an organization.