Prior to joining the College of Law, Josh Abbott worked as an attorney at Wiley Rein in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in international telecom regulation and antitrust litigation. Abbott advised international and domestic companies and trade associations on legal, regulatory, and policy matters relating to communications and information technologies, including satellite, wireless, and broadband Internet, and on privacy and competition issues. He also litigated nationwide class action antitrust cases for clients in the airline, steel, and pharmaceutical industries. 

As a student at BYU Law School, Abbott interned in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and served as Executive Editor of the BYU Law Review. After graduating magna cum laude, he clerked for Associate Chief Justice Michael J. Wilkins on the Utah Supreme Court.