Niloufar has over a decade and a half of business law experience, including transactional practice as well as various complex litigation matters, class-action lawsuits, and regulatory investigations. She serves as a trusted advisor and legal counsel to businesses, start-up companies, entrepreneurs, private investors, and executives. With the guiding principles of dedication, advocacy, and achieving success for her clients, she develops a long-term trusting relationship with them.

In her role as general counsel, she provides legal savvy and practical advice for all aspects of a business life cycle from day-to-day operations, entity structure, intellectual property protection, employment matters, risk evaluation, complex contractual drafting, regulatory compliance, data privacy policies, licensing, negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Niloufar represents a diverse client base, including privately held companies, emerging businesses, growth-stage companies, entrepreneurs, technology, alcoholic beverage distributors and producers (distilleries, wineries, and breweries), restaurants, retail, hospitality industry, manufacturing, skin care, and international companies conducting business in the United States.

Prior to her legal career, she gained her business experience as a corporate business advisor responsible for managing large-scale technical and process-improvement projects across business functions at two Fortune 100 companies – the GE Capital Corporation and the Boeing Company. She also served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the King County Superior Court for Justice Mary I. Yu (currently Justice at the Washington Supreme Court).

She is an active member of the legal community and has served on numerous legal bar associations as a board member and often volunteers at community legal clinics and shelters. She was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2014 to 2016, and she has been a Super Lawyer every year since 2019. She has earned her Certificate of Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) from International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Outside of practicing law, Niloufar is an avid traveler and relishes learning about diverse cultures. She is also a food and wine enthusiast and enjoys cooking for family and friends those recipes she collected during her travels.

Bar Admissions/Admitted to Practice:

Washington State Bar Association, 2006 – Present

Education:

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2006

B.A., University of Washington, Business Administration, 1993

CIPP/US, IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States, 2022

Professional Recognition and Honors:

Super Lawyers – Washington Super Lawyers, 2019-2023

Rising Star – Washington Super Lawyers, 2014-2016

Pro Bono Publico Service – Washington State Bar Association, 2009, 2012-2015

State Board Member of the Year – Washington Women Lawyers, 2013

Edward R. Murrow Award – Dispute Resolution Board – Seattle University School of Law, 2006 

Professional Activities and Service:

King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Volunteer Attorney (2012-2018)

Washington Women Lawyers (WWL), Board Member (2009-2014)

King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers (KCWWL), Board Member (2006-2010)

Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington (MELAW), Founding Board Member (2008-2010)

Future of the Law Institute (FLI), Mentor and Volunteer Attorney (2007-2008)

Washington Bar Association, Business Law Section

Washington State Bar Association, International Law and Practice Section

Washington State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section

Washington State Bar Association, Solo and Small Practice Section

Washington Initiative for Diversity, Committee Member

Mediation Certification, King County Dispute Resolution Center, 2005

Selected Publications: 

Featured in Washington Super Lawyers Magazine: Niloufar Park Talks Business, Food and Connections (2022)

Featured in Washington Super Lawyers Magazine: Does My Small Business Need a Lawyer on Retainer? (2021)

Featured in Washington Super Lawyers Magazine: What Does a Small Business Laywer Cost and Do I Need One? (2021)

Handling Employment Discrimination Claims – CLE for National Business Institute (2016)

Looking Back on 2013-Reflections from Last Year’s Diversity VPs. A Washington Women Lawyers Newsletter (2014)

Mayday Payday: Can Corporate Social Responsibility Save Payday Lenders?, 3 Rutgers J. L. & Urb. Poly’s 119 (2005)

Judges’ Benchguide on Sexual Orientation and the Law, Gender and Justice Commission of Washington State Courts (Employment Law, 2004) 

Speaking Engagements:

Alumni Panel – Seattle University School of Law, 2019

Business Law for Start-ups – University of Washington School of Engineering, 2014

CLE – Negotiating Strategies & Power of Bargaining – Seattle Select Attorneys Association, 2014

Business Law – Seattle Central Community College, 2013

Legal Career Path – FLI Workshop/Courthouse Presenter & Mentor, 2008

Representative Matters:

• Served as General Counsel to numerous growth-companies in various industries including manufacturing, technology, robotics, skin care, global media, software developers, marketing, consulting firms, alcoholic beverage producers and importers, and construction.
• Advised entrepreneurs on most suitable legal structure for complex business structures.
• Structured joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other partnering arrangements for technology, manufacturing, distilleries, breweries, software companies, clothing manufacturers, retail and service providers, healthcare cooperatives, and natural healthcare products’ companies.
• Facilitated mergers and acquisitions deals, including negotiating terms, conducting due diligence, and drafting purchase and sales agreements, for numerous businesses in hospitality, technology, consulting, and skin care companies.
• Counseled technology, media, advertising, and service provider clients on privacy laws and drafted privacy policies and disclosures.
• Represented numerous hospitality, distilleries, wineries, and restaurants clients in all aspects of formation, regulatory compliance, and sales and venture agreements.
• Advised and registered trademarks for manufacturing, media, entertainment, alcoholic beverage producers, distributors, and technology companies.
• Enforced various trademarks for infringers cease of client trademarks.
• Drafted various noncompete, non-solicitation, confidentiality agreements, and employee handbooks.