Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Negotiated walk-away agreement among MEP subcontractor, general contractor, and owner of hospital after subcontractor on expansion project improperly used equipment, sending construction debris into operating hospital. Avoided litigation and project delay by finding and negotiating options to full termination of contractor or subcontractor.
Recovered substantial sums awarded from successful litigation against remediation contractor due to breach-of-contract and breach-of-warranty claims.
Represented a storage facilities company in its acquisition of a competitor.
Oregon Administrative Law Counsel. Represented clients in wide variety of matters before Oregon administrative agencies.
Obtained a favorable decision for the Attorney General of Guam in the United States Supreme Court in a CERCLA action against the United States to recover the costs of removal and remedial actions incurred by Guam due to military contamination and operations on the island for decades. The decision, Territory of Guam v. United States, can be found here.
Co-authored Washington’s inaugural tribal-state cannabis compact between the Suquamish Tribe and the State of Washington, and subsequently co-authored several other cannabis compacts in Washington. Prepared tribal member outreach communications, tribal code revisions, compliance documents and policies, operating plans, and other necessary documents for implementation.
MultiCare Health System v. Skanska USA Building Inc. et al. Successful recovery of $3 million water damage and delay claims arising during construction of new wing of hospital. Claims resolved under property and liability policies and with both subcontractors and insurers directly, following complex mediations.
Overseeing Superfund sites and protecting clients’ interests with careful oversight of remediation efforts, agency costs, scopes of work, and third-party cost recovery activities.
Results achieved on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results may be obtained for other clients.