Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Counsel to company purchasing an existing franchised basketball training business and rights to additional developments.
Representation of trade association on claims for retrospective insurance refund. (NWCCA v. Dep’t of Labor & Indus., Wash. App. No. 42018-0.11)
Successfully resolved a negligence claim against a school district arising from an alleged student-on-student incident.
Defended a public school district in a state court lawsuit arising from claims for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing from two general contractors, achieving a favorable verdict from a jury.
Assisted numerous companies with shareholder buyouts and other restructuring transactions.
Successful representation of foreign manufacturer on claims of trade-dress violations. (Atlas Equip. Co. v. Weir Minerals Australia Ltd., 2011 WL 52455)
Iván understands the unique issues that public entities face. He is comfortable in the legal framework where public entities operate, including public ethics, transparency, and working with governing boards. His work includes counseling and litigation involving Oregon and federal constitutional issues such as free speech, due process, equal protection, searches and seizures, and the right to bear arms, among other things.
Advising Northwest companies engaged in joint ventures with competitors on antitrust compliance in connection with those joint ventures.
Defense of municipality and employees from civil-rights claims in land use dispute. (Mauser v. City of Edmonds, 1997 Wash. App. LEXIS 1772)