Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Represented utility in defense of employment discrimination lawsuit. Summary judgment for utility affirmed on appeal. Phillips v. PacifiCorp, 304 F Appx 527 (9th Cir 2008)
Represented transit agency in a multi-week condemnation trial. The trial involved a dispute over whether or not the transit agency’s light rail station specially benefited the adjacent property due to proximity. The jury determined the property was specially benefitted by light rail and returned a verdict that did not exceed the transit agency’s pretrial settlement offer. No fees or costs awarded to property owner. (12-Person Jury Trial)
Served as lead counsel for the University of Oregon in negotiating and performing its role as host for the 2016 and 2020 track and field U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the Oregon22 World Athletics Championships in track and field.
Preserved millions of dollars in defense costs and potential coverage by defeating insurance company’s motion for summary judgment on its duty to defend and indemnify.
Defended manufacturer of respirator in asbestos action.
Represented bidder in In re Revel Casino (Bankr. D.N.J., Case No. 14-22654) in connection with bid for substantially all of the assets of the Revel Atlantic City Casino.
Secured immediate injunctive relief enforcing non-competition agreement and other restrictive covenants.
Represented defendant in appeal of $1 million judgment based on jury verdict. Court of Appeals reversed judgment and remanded for new trial. Cyberco Holdings, Inc. v. Con-Way Transp. Services, 212 Or App 576, rev denied, 343 Or 366 (2007)
Served as lead counsel for the construction, reconstruction, and renovation of multiple $100+ million sporting venues.