Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Counseled tribe on an $8.5 million construction loan facility for sewer system.
Represented cannabis producer in seizure of packaging materials by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Assisted with the successful return of seized packaging materials and avoidance of fines.
Obtained summary judgment on claims against natural resources company for breach of contract by at-will employee.
Wyndham Resort Development Corporation et al. v. Swinerton Builders Northwest, Inc., et al. Multimillion-dollar recovery in the largest construction-defect case in the history of the state. Case involved claims of negligence, breach of contract, and breach of warranty. Representation of The Resort at Seaside against a general contractor and some 28 additional subcontractors, architects, designers, vendors, and material suppliers. Case complexities included dealing with condominium association rights and complex insurance and coverage issues.
Represented landlord against lessee and foreign guarantor regarding break of commercial lease. Secured writ of attachment on guarantor’s real property after guarantor left country and put property on the market. Attachment lien resulted in settlement of lawsuit on highly favorable terms to landlord, rather than the near total loss expected when the matter was initially referred.
Boyer v. Salomon Smith Barney. Our client, a broker-dealer of investment securities and commodities, won a jury verdict after a six-day trial. The case was brought by a commodities trader alleging claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, statutory violations, and negligence seeking compensatory and punitive damages for losses incurred in connection with trading contracts for future delivery of crude oil and natural gas. The plaintiff appealed, and the Oregon Court of Appeals split five votes to five. The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously affirmed in favor of our clients, the broker-dealer and its agents.
Prevailed on motion to dismiss former graduate student’s federal lawsuit against private university, which alleged that the university was contractually obligated to award student a doctorate degree.
Advised a professional athlete and a collegiate-level coach form a limited liability company and then subsequently acquire a sports-related franchise business.
Counseled tribe on a tax revenue loan.