Taylor Washburn

Taylor Washburn is counsel at Ballard Spahr LLP in Seattle and focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation. He handles white-collar and regulatory matters, internal investigations, class actions, corporate governance disputes, and First Amendment cases. He represents companies and individuals in high-stakes state and federal litigation and civil and criminal investigations. His listed services further include media & entertainment law and commercial dispute resolution.

Taylor earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He earned his M.I.P.P. from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. He earned his A.B. from Bowdoin College with High Honors in Government. His undergraduate distinctions included Phi Beta Kappa, the Pierce Memorial Prize for Legal Study, and the Davis Award in Constitutional Law.

Taylor has experience addressing disputes involving securities enforcement, corporate governance, regulatory issues, and complex commercial claims. He further represents clients in white-collar matters and internal investigations involving sensitive civil and criminal concerns. Before entering private practice, he clerked for Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. His professional recognition includes listings in The Best Lawyers in America for securities litigation and regulatory enforcement.

Taylor Washburn is admitted to practice in Washington and Massachusetts. He is further admitted before the First, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh U.S. Courts of Appeals. His federal admissions include district courts in Washington and Massachusetts. His practice combines commercial and securities litigation with white-collar defense, investigations, corporate governance disputes, class actions, and media and entertainment matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Washington
• Massachusetts

Education

• Columbia Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Johns Hopkins University
  Master of Arts (MA)
• Bowdoin College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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