Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Evaluated and defended NRD claims brought by federal, state, and tribal trustees and negotiated financial and restoration-based settlements with NRD trustees. Worked on NRD claims at the Portland Harbor and Lower Duwamish Superfund sites.
Successfully mediated several multimillion-dollar business disputes, personal injury claims, employment disputes, and contract disputes involving public entities.
Tried to defense verdict before a jury a class action suit against petroleum manufacturer in a product liability action alleging that defective home heating fuel caused accelerated corrosion in more than 12,000 fuel storage tanks.
Represented seller on sale of 16 acres of vacant land to CarMax for development.
McMenamins Series A offering. Erich served as lead counsel for this $20 million offering of nonvoting preferred stock being undertaken to provide equity funding to a family-owned pub, restaurant, and hotel business located in Oregon and Washington. The offering was conducted under Rule 506(c), which allows for public solicitation.
Represented general receiver in state court receivership concerning 15 insolvent investment companies that owe their investors more than $75 million.
Regularly advise clients on a wide variety of employment matters, including discrimination and harassment complaints, ADA and other accommodations, Equal Pay Act compliance, and wage-and-hour matters.
Strategic advice and editing for Ninth Circuit and Washington State Supreme Court amicus briefs submitted on behalf of tribal advocacy groups.
Aggressively pursues available insurance coverage for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated sites and assessment and remediation of Natural Resource Damages under historical comprehensive general liability or excess liability policies, as well as environmental impairment liability policies.