Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Provides advice and counsel to private and public sector employers in Oregon and Washington on issues related to policy implementation, discipline and discharge, employee leaves, payment of wages and overtime, and performance management to ensure compliance with state and federal employment laws.
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.
Conducted dozens of trainings for employees, managers, and senior executives in both the public and private sectors on labor relations, grievance processing, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), work rules and employee handbooks, document retention, wage and hour laws and regulations, harassment and discrimination, protected leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), among others.
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)
Representing a public entity and certain individuals who are victims of online defamation and doxing.