Steve Tapia

Steve Tapia serves as a Distinguished Practitioner In Residence and Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law, focusing on intellectual property and business curriculum. With a robust background in academia, Tapia previously taught Copyright Law at the University of Washington School of Law. In the corporate sector, Tapia held senior legal positions at DIRECTV and Microsoft, where responsibilities included managing rights deals and providing legal guidance on Open Source matters, respectively. Earlier legal experience includes roles at HBO, KCET, and Loeb & Loeb LLP, specializing in business litigation and serving as in-house counsel. Tapia earned a J.D. from USC Gould School of Law and a B.A. from Yale University.