Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Review and negotiate contracts with counterparties located outside of the U.S.
Wyndham Resort Development Corp. v. Swinerton Builders Northwest, Inc. Multimillion-dollar recovery in the largest private-sector construction-defect case in the history of the state at that time for The Resort at Seaside against a general contractor and 28 additional subcontractors, architects, designers, vendors, and material suppliers. Case complexities included dealing with multiple and overlapping defects, language barriers, condominium association rights, and complex insurance coverage issues.
Advises Washington-based health care system in contract negotiations with multinational construction company concerning the construction of new hospital facilities in downtown Seattle (ongoing).
Advise companies and individual owners in acquisition, sale, divestiture, partnership disputes, and dissolution transactions.
Assisted private clients in drafting, negotiating, and passing development agreements for major projects in Hillsboro and Bend, including related agreements for creation of local improvement districts, provision of water service, system development charge credits and waivers, and transportation improvement timing and development responsibility.
Negotiated an EEOC conciliation agreement for a multinational environmental remediation company facing charges of national origin discrimination.
Represented local transit authority in three-week condemnation trial for light rail expansion project. Jury returned verdict for nearly $1.5 million less than property owner’s just compensation evidence. (12-Person Jury Trial)
Represented large telecommunications system provider in bid protest litigation with a county. Case settled shortly after we obtained a temporary restraining order preventing county from entering into contract with alleged lowest responsible bidder.
Drafted hundreds of international sales contracts, standard form international terms and conditions, product distribution or channel agreements, custom foreign manufacturing agreements, foreign country agency agreements, ex-pat employee agreements, and foreign-invested joint venture agreements for variety of industries including technology, wood products, heavy equipment, solar energy, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, food products and pet food, alcoholic beverages, and agricultural products.