Ed has a transactional business and maritime practice emphasizing business acquisitions and dispositions, venture capital investments, securities, real estate investment, and general business representation, as well as worldwide yacht and vessel transactions and management.

Ed has a significant amount of experience representing yacht owners covering a broad range of issues related to the yacht industry, including new build, purchase and sale, flagging, yacht management and crew issues. He also has substantial legal experience related to America's Cup yacht racing syndicates.

Professional Activities

• Florida Yacht Brokers Association, Member
• International Superyacht Society, Member
• King County Bar Association, Member
  • Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Advocate, 1994-1996
• Northwest Marine Trade Association, Member
  • Superyacht Committee
• Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, Member
• U.S. Superyacht Association, Member
• Washington State Bar Association, Member

Community Activities

• Puget Consumers Co-op Natural Markets, Trustee, 1998-2001
  
  •  Finance Committee, 1998-2000,
  •  CEO Evaluation Committee, 1999
• Rainier Discovery Center, Trustee, 2003-2005
• Spring Family Trust, Former Board Member
• The Mountaineers, Member, 1993-present
  
  • Climbing Instructor, 1999-2001
• Washington Trails Association
  • Trail Crew Leader, 1994-2001
  • Trail Maintenance Committee, 1994-1996

Experience