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Represented real estate developer in conversion and rehabilitation of warehouse building located in Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. Services included representation on acquisition, financing, conversion of building to condominium, leasing of ground-floor retail space, and sale of penthouse condominium units.
Represented Portland-based receiver in connection with the state-court receivership for In re Coffee Solutions (Mult. Co. Cir. Ct. 2020).
Successfully negotiated dismissal of several OCR complaints at the pre-investigation stage.
Assisted client with development of multimillion-dollar project funded in part with New Markets Tax Credits.
Wage and Hour Class Actions. In several wage and hour class action cases, Tom has negotiated favorable settlements early in the litigation, often before class certification, most recently in an action challenging a company-wide overtime payment program.
Represented employers in multiple administrative hearings before BIIA, BOLI, and other state administrative agencies.
Defended school district in state court action alleging employment-related and state tort claims, including intentional interference with contractual relationship and defamation (dismissed).
Represented a major manufacturing company in an action brought by a former franchisee in Alaska. The plaintiff alleged that, despite having extended credit to the franchisee on multiple occasions over the course of their relationship, our client had put the plaintiff out of business by declining to extend additional credit. The case was resolved on favorable terms after mediation with a Federal District Court judge.
Recovered more than $50 million from multiple insurance companies involved in the Archdiocese of Portland bankruptcy.