Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Defended a professional services corporation in shareholder termination suit.
Negotiated an EEOC conciliation agreement for a multinational environmental remediation company facing charges of national origin discrimination.
Defended a Seattle employer in a Department of Labor and Industries audit involving the alleged misclassification of independent contractors.
Advised a federal contractor through an OFCCP audit and successful completion of the compliance monitoring period.
Represented chief medical officer of pharmaceutical company in complicated multistate arbitration in breach of contract case involving failure to vest restricted stock awards and stock options, resulting in a large monetary award to client.
Represented executives in severance dispute resulting from division of closely held family business, resulting in six-figure judgments for each client at trial, and affirmance of judgment by appellate court.
Defended numerous public and private employers against discrimination and retaliation charges filed with the EEOC, WHRC and local municipal civil rights commissions, and against wage and hour claims filed with the United States Department of Labor and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
Represents employers before state and federal agencies on workplace-related investigations and administrative matters, including before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC), and the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).
Defended employers in state and federal court in Oregon and Washington in cases alleging wrongful discharge, whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, and harassment claims.