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Taylor Washburn
Shareholder
Seattle
D 206.223.7743
washburnt@lanepowell.com

Taylor Washburn focuses his practice on complex commercial and securities litigation, white-collar and regulatory matters, internal investigations, class actions and corporate governance disputes.   

Taylor has represented companies and individuals in high-stakes litigation in federal and state court, and in connection with civil and criminal investigations. He has experience across a range of industries and practice areas and is valued by clients for his advocacy skills, substantive expertise, and pragmatic approach to defending and resolving tough cases.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC

  • Shareholder (2021-Present)
  • Associate (2015-2021)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor of Law (2011-2012)

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Law Clerk to the Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter (2009-2011)

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Litigation Associate (2007-2009)

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Criminal Division, Legal Intern (2005)

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • March 11, 2021Publication
    Taking the Fifth in a Civil Context
    Investigations, Compliance & White Collar Legal Update
  • January 1, 2021News
    Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders and Counsel to the Firm
    Firm Announcement
  • August 1, 2017News
    Washburn Quoted in Law360 About Antitrust Takeaways in Petrobras Ruling
    In the News
  • July 21, 2017Publication
    Second Circuit Applies Morrison to Rule 23 Predominance Analysis, in In re Petrobras Securities, but Rejects Third Circuit's "Heightened" Ascertainability Requirement (July 7, 2017)
    Securities Litigation Legal Update
  • June 22, 2017Publication
    1st Circuit Clarifies Scienter Requirements
    Law360
  • May 1, 2017Publication
    First Circuit Holds that Scienter Requires Knowledge That Non-Disclosure Risked Misleading Investors, Not Just Knowledge of Omitted Facts, in Brennan v. Zafgen, Inc. (April 7, 2017)
    Securities Litigation Legal Update
  • January 20, 2017Publication
    Great Expectations: First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Unrealized Projections, in Ganem v. InVivo (January 9, 2017)
    Securities Litigation Legal Update
  • November 21, 2016News
    Washburn Admitted to Washington State Bar
    Awards & Honors
  • June 14, 2016Publication
    Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal on Scienter Grounds in Doshi v. Gen'l Cable Corp. (May 24, 2016)
    Securities Litigation Legal Update
  • June 7, 2016Publication
    Eighth Circuit Becomes First Appeals Court to Interpret Halliburton II in IBEW Local 98 Pension Fund, et al. v. Best Buy Co., Inc. (April 12, 2016)
    Securities Litigation Legal Update
  • March 11, 2015Event / CLE
    Overview of Securities Regulation in the United States
    Jinan University | Guangzhou, China
  • June 13, 2014Publication
    East Asia’s Ultimate Geopolitical Puzzle
    The National Interest
  • 2014Publication
    The Pivot to Asia: Fifteen Interviews on America’s Pacific Future
  • May 7, 2012Event / CLE
    An Introduction to IP Litigation in the United States
    Seoul National University | South Korea
  • March 23, 2012Event / CLE
    Intellectual Property for Business Leaders
    Seoul National University | South Korea
  • December 23, 2011Event / CLE
    The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: An American Perspective
    KAIST Intellectual Property Strategy Workshop
  • Legal Update: Asserting the 5th Amendment in the Civil Setting
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

Practices & Industries

  • Antitrust, Competition & Trade
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Financial Institutions Litigation & Investigations
  • Government Law
  • International Arbitration
  • Investigations, Compliance & White Collar
  • Securities & Corporate Governance Litigation

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2007
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, M.I.P.P., 2019
  • Bowdoin College, A.B., with high honors, 2004
    • Phi Beta Kappa
    • Pierce Memorial Prize for Legal Study
    • Davis Award in Constitutional Law

Admissions

  • Washington
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Languages

  • Korean (Limited working proficiency)
  • Japanese (Limited working proficiency)

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America©, Securities Litigation (2022-2023)

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