Josh Escovedo
Practice Expertise
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Real Estate
WSG Practice Industries
WSG Leadership
- Emerging Leaders Group - Member
Profile
Josh Escovedo is the Managing Partner of Buchalter's Sacramento office, Co-Chair of the Sports Law Industry Group, Chair of Litigation and Intellectual Property for the Latin America Practice Group, and serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's Hospitality Industry Law Group. He is a member of Buchalter's Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate Practice Groups. Known for delivering exceptional legal representation, Josh brings extensive expertise across multiple practice areas.
Josh's litigation practice centers on complex business disputes, including breaches of contract, fraud, and shareholder or partnership disputes. He is also recognized as a leading authority in defamation and free-speech matters. Drawing on his extensive expertise in these areas, Josh provides strategic counsel and helps clients achieve favorable outcomes.
Josh's intellectual property practice encompasses trademark and copyright law, including both litigation and transactional matters. He regularly handles infringement litigation, trademark and copyright registration, licensing, and intellectual property acquisitions and sales. His comprehensive approach ensures that clients' IP assets are effectively protected and leveraged.
Josh maintains a sophisticated real estate practice, serving the diverse needs of commercial property owners and developers. His work spans commercial contract and lease disputes, purchase and sale litigation, development conflicts, fraud actions, mechanic's lien claims, and general advisory services. Josh's dedication and deep industry knowledge make him a trusted advisor in this complex field.
Josh is certified by the NFLPA, CFLPA, and MLBPA (pending) as a contract advisor. As both an agent and attorney, he has gained extensive expertise in the sports industry, including collective bargaining agreements and the business of sports. This insight has enabled him to establish a specialized sports practice serving athletes, coaches, managers, teams, and fellow agents. From reviewing contracts and negotiating endorsement deals to representing clients in arbitration, Josh's expertise in sports gives his clients a significant advantage. His experience allows him to navigate complex sports-related legal matters with precision, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Josh regularly advises on complex disputes with an international dimension, including cross-border litigation, international arbitration, and internal and governmental investigations spanning multiple jurisdictions. He also serves as lead counsel for foreign companies and individuals in U.S. litigation, guiding them through federal and state court processes while coordinating strategy across borders, managing foreign law issues, and navigating cultural and procedural differences to achieve favorable outcomes. In addition, he assists foreign clients in protecting, enforcing, and managing their intellectual property rights in both domestic and international contexts.
Josh plays a key role in Buchalter's crisis management practice, providing swift, strategic counsel to clients facing high-stakes, time-sensitive challenges. He works closely with executives, in-house counsel, and communications teams to navigate reputational threats, regulatory investigations, media scrutiny, and internal crises. Drawing on his litigation experience and sound judgment under pressure, Josh helps clients manage risk, control narratives, and protect their interests in critical situations.
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Josh's litigation practice centers on complex business disputes, including breaches of contract, fraud, and shareholder or partnership disputes. He is also recognized as a leading authority in defamation and free-speech matters. Drawing on his extensive expertise in these areas, Josh provides strategic counsel and helps clients achieve favorable outcomes.
Josh's intellectual property practice encompasses trademark and copyright law, including both litigation and transactional matters. He regularly handles infringement litigation, trademark and copyright registration, licensing, and intellectual property acquisitions and sales. His comprehensive approach ensures that clients' IP assets are effectively protected and leveraged.
Josh maintains a sophisticated real estate practice, serving the diverse needs of commercial property owners and developers. His work spans commercial contract and lease disputes, purchase and sale litigation, development conflicts, fraud actions, mechanic's lien claims, and general advisory services. Josh's dedication and deep industry knowledge make him a trusted advisor in this complex field.
Josh is certified by the NFLPA, CFLPA, and MLBPA (pending) as a contract advisor. As both an agent and attorney, he has gained extensive expertise in the sports industry, including collective bargaining agreements and the business of sports. This insight has enabled him to establish a specialized sports practice serving athletes, coaches, managers, teams, and fellow agents. From reviewing contracts and negotiating endorsement deals to representing clients in arbitration, Josh's expertise in sports gives his clients a significant advantage. His experience allows him to navigate complex sports-related legal matters with precision, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Josh regularly advises on complex disputes with an international dimension, including cross-border litigation, international arbitration, and internal and governmental investigations spanning multiple jurisdictions. He also serves as lead counsel for foreign companies and individuals in U.S. litigation, guiding them through federal and state court processes while coordinating strategy across borders, managing foreign law issues, and navigating cultural and procedural differences to achieve favorable outcomes. In addition, he assists foreign clients in protecting, enforcing, and managing their intellectual property rights in both domestic and international contexts.
Josh plays a key role in Buchalter's crisis management practice, providing swift, strategic counsel to clients facing high-stakes, time-sensitive challenges. He works closely with executives, in-house counsel, and communications teams to navigate reputational threats, regulatory investigations, media scrutiny, and internal crises. Drawing on his litigation experience and sound judgment under pressure, Josh helps clients manage risk, control narratives, and protect their interests in critical situations.
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Languages
Spanish
Bar Admissions
California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
UCLA School of Law, J.D.
California State University, Fresno, B.A., Political Science and Government
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Professional Activities and Experience
- Successful in a two-day bench trial with the client's license to practice law on the line. After the conclusion of Plaintiff's case, the Court granted a motion for judgment, resulting in a defense judgment.
Professional Activities and Experience
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2025
- Best Lawyers in America®, "Ones to Watch", 2022-2025, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Real Estate
- JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author Award - Trademarks, 2019-2020, 2022-2023
- Northern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star, 2017 - 2025
- Sacramento Magazine's Top Lawyers List - Litigation: Intellectual Property, 2018, 2019, 2023
- Sacramento Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree - 2021
- Karen Dorey Award, 2012
Articles
Josh Escovedo and Philip Nulud, Presenters at Pincus Professional Education
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Webinar: Business and IP Legal Considerations for NIL Contracts
Webinar: Intellectual Property Control and Protection
Webinar: Up in Smoke - Navigating the Conflict Between State Law and Federal Law Concerning Cannabis Products While Advising Clients on IP Matters
2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Profits in a Post-Romag World
A Brave New World: The NCAA's New NIL Policy and the Need for Federal Legislation
Josh Escovedo, Panelist at International Bar Association Conference Webinar in April 2026
The Athlete's Name Is Not a Blank Check
Josh Escovedo, Moderator at the IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
Ninth Circuit: Kalshi's Sports Contracts Are Class III Gaming on Tribal Land, and Tribes Can Sue to Stop Them
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Josh Escovedo, Co-Host on The Briefing Podcast
Webinar: Business and IP Legal Considerations for NIL Contracts
Webinar: Intellectual Property Control and Protection
Webinar: Up in Smoke - Navigating the Conflict Between State Law and Federal Law Concerning Cannabis Products While Advising Clients on IP Matters
2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Profits in a Post-Romag World
A Brave New World: The NCAA's New NIL Policy and the Need for Federal Legislation
Josh Escovedo, Panelist at International Bar Association Conference Webinar in April 2026
The Athlete's Name Is Not a Blank Check
Josh Escovedo, Moderator at the IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
Ninth Circuit: Kalshi's Sports Contracts Are Class III Gaming on Tribal Land, and Tribes Can Sue to Stop Them
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