About Josh
Josh Lawler is a partner at Zuber Lawler, where his primary areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He practises at the cutting edge of law relating to emerging industries and technologies, including cannabis and distributed ledger technology. His M&A clients include private equity groups, public and private companies, fundless sponsors, family offices and sellers of large assets. In collaboration with multilingual colleagues, he often works across languages and sovereign borders to execute international transactions, and has worked in relation to more than 20 countries over the past several years. Many of his clients are domiciled outside the United States.
Josh leads the firm’s Emerging Technologies Group, with a particular emphasis on blockchain (distributed ledger), cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, virtual and augmented reality, cybersecurity and related technologies. In this role he counsels clients on securities and regulatory matters, including the issue of tokens and digitised assets, as well as the development, licensing, commercial use, acquisition and disposition of all manner of intellectual property.
A dedicated futurist, Josh brings enthusiasm and excitement to cutting-edge projects. Beyond legal counsel, he excels at finding solutions for clients through problem solving and practical business advice, and many of his clients rely on him as outside general counsel. Before joining Zuber Lawler, he practised as a corporate securities and M&A attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Areas of Expertise
- Regulation
- Capital Markets
- Digital Assets
- Blockchain
- AI
