Client Collaborations
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Represents employers before a host of state and federal agencies on workplace-related investigations and administrative matters, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), the federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (MSHRC), the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC), and the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). Issues range from discrimination and retaliation complaints; audits and investigations regarding exempt classifications, meal and rest breaks, and other wage and hour practices; and fines and penalties associated with worker safety.
Represented the buyer with respect to the purchase of property for the development of Oregon’s first direct air capture plant.
Prepare master franchise, area representative, and area development contracts.
Defense of multimillion-dollar lawsuit involving construction defects and product liability claims. (Mosler Lofts v. Belltown Dev.)
Prepared IP budgets for small and emerging companies.
Successfully defended university on appeal regarding claims for violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, including a “Section 1983” claim, and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Provides day-to-day counseling and guidance to large and small employers throughout Oregon and Washington regarding discipline, employee leaves, and attendance management to ensure compliance with state and federal leave laws, including medical leaves. This also includes training and strategies to avoid leave abuse.
Ongoing representation of the nation’s third largest onshore renewables operator with respect to leasing and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreements.
Represent clients in the acquisition of a franchise system, including conducting franchise due diligence, negotiating financing, and providing lead counsel services.