Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Represented a transportation services company in response to Washington State Department of Ecology demands that it obtain an industrial stormwater general permit. This also included negotiating reasonable improvements at the facility to obtain a no-exposure certification.
Successful defense of securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and suitability claims arising from the sale of emerging market securities in bet-the-company arbitration. FINRA panel denied the claims in their entirety.
Successfully defended broker-dealer in arbitration, federal district court, and Ninth Circuit in action arising from options trading. Nordahl Development Corp. v. Salomon Smith Barney, 309 F Supp 2d 1257 (D Or 2004)
Served as lead counsel for qualified retirement plans and deferred compensation arrangements with $2.5+ billion in assets under management and 20,000+ participants.
Achieved an advantageous settlement for two Washington contractors in multistate litigation arising from the construction of the Apple “Spaceship” campus.
Represented automobile manufacturer in products liability action alleging that the automobile was defectively designed and manufactured.
Patent application on ML system for detecting hardware types (pending).
Represented a company who found hazardous materials in its production process and faced agency enforcement. Successfully negotiated a reasonable resolution of the issues and settlement with the agency.
Negotiated favorable resolution of contentious corporate governance lawsuit that included buyout of minority shareholder.