Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Assisted multifamily developer with development of 300-unit multifamily project.
Prepared communications to local and state government agencies on behalf of tribes and tribal enterprises.
Assist plan sponsors with their cafeteria plans, health FSAs, DCAPs, and HSAs. Prepare cafeteria plan documents that include health FSAs, DCAPs, and HSAs. Advise plan sponsors with respect to the administration of these plans and the applicable legal requirements, including election changes, grace periods, nondiscrimination rules, COBRA coverage, and determining reimbursable medical and dependent care expenses.
Overcame United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) objections to achieve registration for brewery brands on short turnaround.
Successful settlement resolution of state court insurance coverage recovery action against multiple national and international insurers for multinational manufacturer named as a potentially responsible party in the ongoing extensive Portland Harbor cleanup. As a part of that proceeding, obtained an antisuit injunction prohibiting insurers from continuing with a duplicative action brought by them in another state seeking a declaratory judgment of no coverage. Coverage was sought for the client under insurance policies of predecessor companies that had owned the client's current Portland facility within the Portland Harbor cleanup study area.
Represented a Texas bank holding company in an initial public offering.
Represented seller of contract manufacturing business.
Briefed enterprise management and elected tribal leadership.
Completed several prohibited transaction excise tax filings for taxes resulting from the failure to timely deposit elective contributions, improper participant loans, nonqualifying employer securities, and improper valuations.