Peter S. Johnson

Pete Johnson currently serves as the partner-in-charge of DWT’s Seattle office. In his role as partner-in-charge, Pete supports the practices of more than 200 attorneys and legal professionals that are based in the firm’s Seattle office, and helps spearhead recruiting, practice and professional development, as well as strategic initiatives. He is proud to practice with talented, smart, and innovative colleagues who are solution-oriented and passionate about their clients’ needs. Pete also has served as a member of the firm's executive committee and chaired the firm’s partner compensation committee.

In his practice, Pete’s focus is on helping clients develop and launch new product and service offerings, and also on advising clients in connection with the structuring and negotiation of strategic third-party relationships. As a lead, outside transactional counsel, Pete coordinates all aspects of DWT’s support for large client initiatives, including regulatory analysis and guidance, privacy and data security assessments and advice, and other subject-matter expertise. Pete regularly assists clients with complex, domestic and international financial, commercial, and technology transactions, and he has extensive experience supporting cloud, e-commerce, mobile commerce, emerging payments, and supply-chain initiatives.