Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Midstream transition of general contractors on a major data center construction project. Prepared a negotiated separation agreement to remove a national general contractor midstream during construction of a very large data center complex in Oregon, and to transition the remaining work to the follow-on contractor, along with the assignment of all existing subcontractors. The transition was fully successful, with no disputed termination or delay claims.
Represented a technology start-up in a lawsuit concerning the sale of cryptotokens and their status as securities.
The Estate of Glancy v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. The family members and heirs of a deceased executive alleged mishandling of stock option transactions and sued our client to recover nearly $900,000. The three-member arbitration panel unanimously ruled in favor of Merrill Lynch and dismissed all the claims.
Advised private companies and nonprofit organizations (with and without unions) on wide variety of employment matters including preparing employee handbooks and other policies, handling wage and hour issues, analyzing sick and family leave, advising on the interactive process with respect to reasonable accommodations under the ADA, managing employee termination and separation agreements, preparing for reductions in force, preparing memoranda of understanding between employer and union, and many other topics.
Drafted and aided in negotiation of lease for 35,000 square feet of Class A office space to public entity.
Represented a public company retailer in connection with a $35 million asset based loan facility.
Provide continuous guidance and assistance to multiple cannabis companies in review of product labels and other descriptive information for compliance with Washington laws and regulations.
Acting on behalf of both the condemning authority and property owner, Erica has litigated more than a dozen Oregon condemnation actions.
Dismissal and Ninth Circuit affirmance of Title IX and 42 USC § 1983 claims asserted against University and coach seeking to expand institutional responsibility to situations beyond control of institution.