Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Real Estate Law
Taro Kusunose
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Taro acts as “outside general counsel” to countless local, national, and international businesses. He has been a transactional attorney in downtown Seattle since 2000. He joined the Lasher firm in 2005, and became a Principal of the firm in 2008.
Taro grew up in Bellevue, Washington, after moving from L.A. in the second grade.
Corporate and Business Law; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions & Financing; Complex Commercial Leases; Trademark Registrations
Industries served include: manufacturing, services, trading, commercial real estate, U.S. subsidiaries and affiliated companies of foreign businesses
Despite growing up in Bellevue, Taro is fluent in business-level Japanese.
Overview
- University of California Davis, J.D., graduated 1999
- University of California - San Diego, B.A., Political Science
- University of Washington, LL.M.
- Japan Business Association of Seattle (Shunju Club) - General Counsel
- Nikkei Concerns - Board Member, 2003-2012
- Japan Business Association of Seattle (Shunju Club) - General Counsel
- Nikkei Concerns - Board Member, 2003-2012
- University of California Davis, J.D., graduated 1999
- University of California - San Diego, B.A., Political Science
- University of Washington, LL.M.
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America, ‘Best Lawyers’ in Real Estate Law, 2019 ed. – 2023 ed.
- Washington Law & Politics magazine “Super Lawyer,” 2022
- Washington Law & Politics magazine “Rising Star,” 2005-2012
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