Business Law Section

The Business Law Section is committed to providing services that its members value, operating in a fiscally responsible manner, and enhancing the professional collegiality among all Washington business lawyers. Section members have access to certain restricted portions of this website, such as the Current Developments and Legislation pages. Members are also entitled to attend section events, participate on the Business Law Section list serve, and receive a semiannual newsletter and other publications prepared from time to time, including a sourcebook containing in-depth comments and legislative history on the Business Corporation Act (RCW 23B) and a report on opinion letter practice in Washington.

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Apply to Serve on the Section Executive Committee

The nomination period is March 2 to March 31, 2020.

View the Volunteer Position Description, which provides a general overview of section executive committee officer positions and may differ for some sections. For more information about the Section and its Executive Committee roles, please review the Section’s bylaws. Voting will begin in May 2020.

The following positions are open for applications. All terms begin Oct. 1, 2020. 

• Chair: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Chair-elect: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Secretary: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Treasurer: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Corporate Act Revision Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Communications Committee : one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Financial Institutions Committee: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Committee: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Legal Opinions Committee: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Nonprofit Corporations Committee one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Partnership & LLC Law Committee Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• Securities Law Committee: one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• UCC Co-Chair (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021.
• At-Large Member (two positions open): one-year position beginning Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30, 2021. 

Apply online through your myWSBA profile. The Section has requested that each applicant submit a resume and statement of interest to be included with your application. These documents can be uploaded with your online application (PDF format only). 

Feel free to contact any member of the current Section Executive Committee or email sections@wsba.org.

Members-only Resources

Legislation

Publications & Newsletters

Announcements

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Fall 2018 Newsletter

Spring 2018 Newsletter

Securities-Based Crowdfunding Scorecard (Fall 2016)

Executive Committee

Section Committees

*Non-voting members

All positions are for Fiscal Year 2020, except as otherwise indicated. Please contact subcommittee members for details on their upcoming meeting dates and locations.

Join Our List Serve

To join the section list serve and for general section questions, please send your email address and Bar number to sections@wsba.org. For more information and to get involved with the section, please contact Section Chair Jason Cruz.