Kiara L. Graves serves as in-house counsel at SeekOut where she advises companies of all sizes on various corporate matters, including contracts, intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining SeekOut, Mrs. Graves worked as a Compliance Officer and Senior Policy Analyst at the Department of Defense. EDUCATION The University of the District of Columbia , David A. Clarke School of Law, cum laude, J.D. (2018) Associate Editor, UDC Law Review Dean's Fellow (2014) University of Maryland College Park, B.A. ADMISSIONS District of Columbia PRACTICE AREAS Contracts Law Corporate Governance Data Protection and Privacy Intellectual Property Regulatory Compliance
Dorianne Salmon is a patent litigation associate with experience in prior art analyses, market landscape evaluations, legal analysis, and pretrial briefing regarding invalidity and claim construction. Her matters include district court and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation. Dorianne is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she assisted inventors in the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and served on the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) IP Section Legislative Committee. Prior to attending law school, Dorianne earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical-Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). She spent several years as a quality and product development engineer at Allergan, where she focused on design verification and validation testing. She then worked as a senior sustaining engineer at Johnson & Johnson, where she led manufacturing operations projects for several steerable, multielectrode signal mapping systems. Professional Recognition Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent Law, 2023 – 2024 PRACTICES Patent Litigation Intellectual Property Law Bar and Court Admissions Washington Education University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2021 University of Southern California, B.S., Electrical & Biomedical Engineering, 2009
Dwight serves as an advocate and trusted advisor to his clients who span a broad range of sectors and business sizes. As an integral member of the CH& Business group, Dwight’s practice focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions, particularly in the area of cross-border mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. Dwight has extensive experience in representing multinational companies in connection with US transactions and operations and coordinating and managing multijurisdictional teams. As a strategic thinker, Dwight enables his clients to navigate the intricacies of each transaction while never losing sight of their overall goals. Dwight empowers his clients to make informed, objective decisions to quickly close transactions and provide the maximum value to all parties involved. In addition to M&A, Dwight’s multi-faceted practice also emphasizes corporate governance, federal and state tax, and commercial contracts. Representing multinational, privately held and emerging companies, Dwight thinks outside of the box to deliver creative solutions for complex contract negotiations. His commercial contract clients span a wide array of industries including manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, technology, advertising and marketing, and service-oriented sectors. Dwight provides counsel on organizational structure, day-to-day management and fiduciary duties. Dwight also helps non-profit organizations achieve tax-exempt status and establish approved governance. Defined by his willingness to go above and beyond for his clients, Dwight provides respectful and responsive legal counsel across all aspects of his practice. Experience & Results Represented the WaveDivision Capital management team in multiple acquisitions valued at over $1.3 billion Represented Wave Broadband in multiple acquisitions and its subsequent $2.36 billion sale to TPG Capital Represented multinational Japanese-based print manufacturing company in multiple cross-border acquisitions exceeding $1 billion Represented multinational software manufacturing company in multiple acquisitions exceeding $100 million Represented regional telecommunications company in multiple acquisitions valued at over $100 million Represented online security, privacy and e-Learning company in $61 million majority interest sale to private equity firm Represented client in sale of fish processing company for $56 million Represented client in sale of data analytics company in $39 million sale to multinational accounting services firm Regularly represents procurement department of international, publicly traded, coffee, food and beverage company in its commercial contracts Education University of Washington (B.A., 1994) University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1997) Admissions Washington Honors & Recognition Ranked in Washington State by Chambers USA in the area of Corporate/M&A since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Law since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Tax Law since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Mergers and Acquisitions since 2024 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) since 2024 Listed in The National Black Lawyers Top 100 since 2022 Top Business Lawyer – Business Transaction, General Award Recipient, Seattle Business 40 Under 40 Honoree, Puget Sound Business Journal Named on the Washington Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers® Magazine Professional & Community Involvement Cross Cultural Health Care Program, President Orcas Open Arts (dba, Orcas Island Film Festival), Board Member Practice Areas Business Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Transactions Tax Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Employment Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions
During his time in law school, Joshua was Research Editor for the master's program (LLM) and became published through Lexis Nexis. He also worked as Marketing Director of Hullinger & Speredelozzi, APC. Joshua clerked for the Law Offices of John E. Dolkart, where he drafted motions, performed research, and prepared cases for trial. He served as a legal intern for the County of San Diego Treasurer-Tax Collector, where he conducted and analyzed legal research on various areas of the law including bankruptcy, wills & trusts, and estates. In 2012, Joshua worked as a Contract Attorney with K&L Gates in Seattle. Prior to joining Law Offices of Matthew D. Dubin, Joshua had his own firm where he specialized in personal injury work. Joshua enjoys helping people who have been injured by the negligence of others. He is a fierce advocate for his clients and treats them like family. Joshua believes in the firm's core values of compassion and aggressive representation. Outside of the office he enjoys going to the gym, sports, movies, vacations by the beach, and spending time with family. AREAS OF PRACTICE Personal Injury Motor vehicle accidents Wrongful Death Defective Road Design Medical Malpractice Litigation EDUCATION Thomas Jefferson School of Law , San Diego, California J.D. University of Washington B.A. HONORS AND AWARDS Merit Scholarship Thomas Jefferson Scholarship PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS Washington State Bar Association Washington State Association for Justice, Eagle Member King County Bar Association Loren Miller Bar Association
Juli is a member of Keller Rohrback’s nationally-recognized Complex Litigation Group and divides her time between the firm’s Seattle and Santa Barbara offices.
Her current cases include serving as co-lead counsel representing victims of the 2015 Refugio California Oil Spill and representing patients affected by prescription drug overcharges. She is also part of the team pursuing claims to hold drug manufacturers accountable for the current opioid health crisis.
In addition to her work on environmental torts, consumer protection, and whistleblower litigation, Juli has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in class action litigation involving banking and securities regulation, antitrust, ERISA fraud, and other areas.
Before she joined Keller Rohrback in 1991, Juli served as a judicial law clerk for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and she practiced law at the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin, where her practice involved trial and appellate litigation covering a wide array of subject matters.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Legal Foundation of Washington, Board of Trustees, Member
- King County Bar Association, Member
- Loren Miller Bar Association, Member
- Washington State Bar Association, Member
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Member
- Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Foundation, Member
- The National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, Member
- Seattle Repertory Theater, Board Member
- Susan G. Komen, Puget Sound Affiliate, Former Board Member
- Treehouse, Board Member Emeritus, Past Board Chair
Honors & Awards
- Selected to Super Lawyers list in Super Lawyers – Washington, 2015–2022
- Selected to Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers – Washington, 1991
Practice Emphasis
- Class Action & Consumer Litigation
- Consumer & Data Privacy Protection
- ERISA & Employee Benefits
Education
- Stanford University, B.A., 1982, English
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1987, Notes Editor, Stanford Law Review
Bar and Court Admissions
- 1988, Washington
- 1989, California
- 1990, District of Columbia
- 1995, Western District of Washington
- 1997, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- 1999, Central District of California
- 2000, Northern District of California
- 2001, Eastern District of California
- 2003, Southern District of California
- 2003, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- 2003, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals