Josh is an associate in the Boston office. His practice involves complex civil litigation. He represents clients in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings across the country on a wide variety of issues. Josh’s clients include automobile finance companies, mortgage companies and insurers. Josh has particular experience with securities and consumer class actions, and international commercial disputes.
Notable Experience
- Josh successfully represented an international manufacturer in a nationwide class action in federal court involving equipment leases. Josh continues to represent the manufacturer in contract disputes around the country.
- Josh represented several automobile finance companies and other entities in connection with class action suits brought under Massachusetts and New Hampshire consumer protection statutes.
- Josh successfully defended a class action brought against a national bank concerning its ATM fee disclosures.
- Josh successfully defended a national retailer in several class actions brought under Massachusetts’ consumer protection statute.
- Josh represented a publicly held corporation in a large class action securities fraud case. The court dismissed all of the plaintiffs’ claims.
- Josh represented a design firm in a month-long federal court trial against a large hedge fund. The court issued a multi-million dollar award for Josh’s client.
- Josh successfully represented a U.S. manufacturer in a contract and fraud suit against a Swiss company and its U.S. subsidiary.
- Josh brought a successful motion to dismiss all the claims in a suit concerning a partnership formed to acquire positions in a French conglomerate.
- Josh has represented insurers in state and federal court with respect to coverage issues.
- Josh has represented clients in FINRA proceedings, securing dismissals both before and at hearings.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Another Reason to Fear the Foreign Corruption Practices Act - The Private Tag-Along Suit," co-author, Bloomberg Law Reports, October 2009.
- "Companies Take Aim At Bribing Competitors," co-author, Dow Jones Corporate Governance, October 8, 2008.
- "Comprehensive Cross-Examination," co-author, The National Business Institute, June 2008.
- "Suing Bribing Competitors: The Next Tool in the International Anti-Corruption Arsenal?," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Client Advisory, May 2008.
- "Supreme Court Requires Plaintiffs to Meet Stringent Pleading Standard: Under PSLRA's "Strong Inference" Requirement, Courts Must Consider Plausible Inferences Favoring Defendants," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Client Advisory, July 3, 2007.
Before Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
While in law school, Josh was a Managing Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal. Josh also served as a fellow for Cornell's first-year legal methods program, and as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate law class. During law school, Josh worked for a local criminal judge and a state assemblyman.
Before law school, Josh studied political science in Norway on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Besides Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
Joshua enjoys cross-country and telemark skiing, and is an avid fly-fisherman.