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Represents transit authority on issues related to condemnation, eminent domain, and real estate and land use transactions.
Represented individual critically injured when car driven by his co-worker crashed while returning from a jobsite, in appeal of trial court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the driver. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, finding that there was a material question whether the driver was acting in the course of his employment at the time of the crash. The case was remanded, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
Regularly represents investor-owned utility in a variety of litigation-related matters, including multiple lawsuits and demands arising out of the failure of a dike that flooded approximately 2,300 acres of farmland, a golf course, and a state highway, contract-based claims by customers over rate increases, disputes with public utility districts over terms of power purchase agreements, claims against a contractor for an explosion at a power plant, litigation relating to the contamination of a power plant's natural gas fuel supply, and challenges relating to the constitutionality and legality of certain taxes.
Represented purchaser of two Class A high-rise office buildings in downtown Portland on two separate transactions.
Key supplier contract. Erich guided the drafting of a contract to be used by a client nationwide in procuring qualified mechanical and electrical maintenance services for its customers’ installed products.
Represented lender holding more than $5 million in secured debt in connection with collection action and chapter 11 bankruptcy of Dinkel Family Farms (Bankr. D. Or. 2020).
Routinely provide guidance for education clients on policies and procedures regarding equity for underserved and underrepresented populations, including students of color, immigrant students, and LGBTQ+ students.
Successfully represented multistate client before multiple levels of state courts in an appeal of a state corporate income tax assessment. Case involved complex issues related to apportionment of income, administrative procedure, statutory and regulatory interpretation, and constitutional limits on state taxation.
Represented a public works contractor in a jury trial, successfully obtaining full recovery on breach of contract and indemnification claims.