Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Assisted public bodies in drafting and approving exemptions to competitive bidding under the Public Contracting Code to allow for use of alternative contracting methods, such as design-build and construction manager/general contractor, on public improvement projects.
Development on Protected Resource Land. Navigated state and local law to gain approvals for construction of residences and establishment of businesses on exclusive farm/forest-use land.
Represented several clients in defense of Clean Water Act citizen suits.
Represented national bank in connection with a $13 million loan for the rehabilitation of affordable housing in Oregon.
Successfully extracted supplier of large hydroelectric turbines from complex federal delay and defect litigation arising from the retrofitting of an existing dam for electrical generation. Guided strategic motion practice and judicial settlement conference to release supplier from virtually all claims, including obtaining payment of supplier's outstanding invoices.
Assisted public bodies in drafting and enacting local public contracting rules in compliance with the Public Contracting Code.
Historic Resource Protection. Assisted client in registering historic property and subsequently protected the historic resources from destruction by governmental action.
Represented clean fill and landfill owners in environmental and commercial disputes with private parties and state agencies.
Represented national bank in connection with a $135 million bond refinancing secured by three properties in Oregon and Washington.