Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Litigated against landowner claiming groundwater contamination originating from client’s former gasoline service station.
Favorable resolution of claims arising from a concussion sustained by a student-cheerleader.
Successfully challenged the National Women’s Soccer League’s minimum age rule in U.S. District Court as an illegal boycott in violation of federal antitrust law on behalf of 15-year-old professional soccer player Olivia Moultrie. Trial team obtained a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction in this landmark case, prohibiting the NWSL and its teams from boycotting Moultrie due to her age. Achievements also included securing favorable rulings on significant questions arising out of federal antitrust and labor law, including that the NWSL and its teams did not constitute a “single entity” for antitrust purposes and that Moultrie’s claim was not precluded by federal labor statutes and did not interfere with ongoing collective bargaining between the NWSL and the NWSL Players Association. Case culminated in the negotiation of a settlement ensuring Moultrie’s right to continue playing in the NWSL, subject to the provisions of any final collective bargaining agreement.
Sound Transit v. Branchflower, 2006 WL 763697 (Eminent domain compensation, discovery)
Advised corporate clients on a range of environmental compliance and permitting issues, including those pertaining to solid and hazardous waste management, air and water quality, and stormwater management.
Defended several restaurant chains against Americans with Disabilities Act claims filed by serial ADA litigants who target businesses throughout California, Oregon, and Washington.
Represented company having a motherboard architecture that expands and increases the speed of memory access, supporting the client from initial patent filings through the company’s acquisition.
Obtained summary judgment dismissing client from CERCLA Section 113 contribution claim by establishing that cross-claimant failed to extinguish clients’ potential liability as required by section 4(b) of the Uniform Comparative Fault Act.
Favorable resolution of claims alleging sexual abuse of student.