Client Collaborations
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Represented electric utility in declaratory judgment action seeking to terminate power purchase agreement. District court granted summary judgment for client, ruling that it was entitled to terminate agreement on reasonable notice. PacifiCorp v. Public Utility Dist. No. 2 of Grant County, CV. No. 09-1012-KI (D Or 2011)
Represented public works contractor from contract award to final completion on heavy civil utility relocation project spanning multiple downtown Seattle boroughs achieving full negotiated settlement of $19M+ claims without formal dispute resolution.
Crafted legal analysis related to a public entity’s non-statutory basis for federal tax-exempt status leading to over $1 million in annual excise tax savings.
Provided counsel to city civil service board regarding compliance with administrative procedure act requirements.
Prosecuted direct and derivative claims on behalf of 50 percent co-owner of multibillion-dollar company. Litigation settled on the courthouse steps.
Building a portfolio on direct air capture and other carbon dioxide reduction systems.
As part of a team of attorneys, obtained a favorable result in an environmental claim in a bankruptcy proceeding. Expert preparation proved instrumental in obtaining the favorable outcome.
Negotiated favorable resolution of multiparty litigation involving claims of securities fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty by directors and officers.
Obtained $1.4 million arbitration award and permanent injunction based on claims for corporate raiding, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. Strand Atkinson v. Wear (2009)