Joshua D. Waterston

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Of Counsel

Josh Waterston is a senior attorney with Wilftek and Of Counsel to Global Link Law . He practices intellectual property and technology law, focusing on the intersection of technology, privacy, and security, particularly in the healthcare sector. He enables clients to leverage cloud computing opportunities while mitigating their legal and financial exposure. In short, he helps clients take advantage of opportunities created by new technology without falling into hidden traps. At Global Link Law, Josh works with clients of all sizes (startups to Fortune 500).

Recognized in Main Line Today Top Lawyers (2018, 2020 – 2024) and Delaware County Daily Times Best
Lawyers (2018 – 2021)
He is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a Certified Information
Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP).
He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility
committee, chairs the PBA Intellectual Property section’s Trademark committee, and is a member of the
American Bar Association and PBA committees on intellectual property and privacy.
Josh is also a member of the Delaware County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Intellectual Property
Forum, InfraGard (an FBI/private sector alliance), and is a current member and former board member of the
Cloud Security Alliance, Delaware Valley Chapter.
He has taught continuing legal education seminars on intellectual property law, privacy and cybersecurity,
technology and ethics, and family law. Recently, Josh has spoken on issues of generative artificial
intelligence and intellectual property rights. He has followed the waves of technology for decades, building
and repairing computers, designing and coding websites, and dabbling in programming.
Josh is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania state courts, as well as the United States District Courts in the
Eastern, Middle, and Western districts of Pennsylvania.

Of Counsel Global Link Law
Prior to joining Wilftek, Josh was associated with two other firms, practicing intellectual property and
technology law. He has represented clients in Federal copyright, trademark, and patent infringement
litigation.
Mr. Waterston has spent much of his career as a litigator. He has handled civil and criminal litigation from
trial through appellate stages, having litigated well over 30,000 cases in two decades.
He served for over seven years as Chief Counsel of the Delaware County Office of Support Enforcement,
managing the law office of Pennsylvania’s third-largest child support agency and leading a new program
which collected over $3 Million in child support arrears.
He received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law, and his undergraduate degree from
Binghamton University.

Joshua brings specialized expertise in healthcare law and regulatory matters, with a focus on healthcare transactions, regulatory compliance, and health technology advisory services for emerging and established companies.

Bar Admissions:

Admitted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania

Professional Memberships & Affiliations:

Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association Intellectual Property Section Trademark Committee
Appointed Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee
Member, American Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association IP and Privacy Committees
Member, Delaware County Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania Intellectual Property Forum
Member, InfraGard (FBI/private sector alliance)
Current Member and Former Board Member, Cloud Security Alliance, Delaware Valley Chapter
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), IAPP
Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), IAPP
Main Line Today Top Lawyers (2018, 2020, 2025)
Delaware County Daily Times Best Lawyers (2016, 2021)

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