Justin Hobson
About Justin
Justin Hobson has 15 years of experience helping clients on corporate and tax matters. Justin assists businesses, from startups to large international corporations, on tax issues and business transactions, possessing particular experience with and insight into clients within the cannabis industry. Justin also has experience with corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, securities offerings, and corporate governance.
Justin previously served as co-chair of the cannabis team at a large Pacific Northwest law firm, where he supported clients inside and outside of the cannabis industry on a wide range of tax and corporate needs, including all areas of income taxation, international tax matters, and matters related to corporate governance.
Justin began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where his practice primarily focused on international tax matters. His experience includes tax return compliance, tax controversy matters, tax advice and structuring, and auditing tax provisions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740.
Activities
- Multnomah Bar Association, Member
- Oregon State Bar, Member
- Tax Section, Member
- Executive Committee, Member-at-Large, 2016-2020
- Tax Section, Member
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- Small Business Legal Clinic, Pro Bono Attorney
- Adjunct Professor, 2017, 2019
Recognition
- Recognized as a “Leader in Their Field” by Chambers USA for Cannabis Law, 2020
- Named a “Cannabis Law Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal, 2019
Insights from Justin
- “Washington Speculative Builders: Tax Traps for the Unwary,” Miller Nash, From the Ground Up (Apr. 2023)
- “Washington’s New Capital Gains Excise Tax: An Income Tax by Another Name,” Miller Nash (Mar. 2023)
- “Business Owner Exit Planning: LLC Operating Agreements,” Miller Nash (Sept. 2022)
- “Business Owner Exit Planning at Inception,” Miller Nash (Aug. 2022)
- “Shop Talk,” Journal of Multistate Taxation (2016-2019)
