Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Drafted and aided in negotiation of lease for 35,000 square feet of Class A office space to public entity.
Represented a public company retailer in connection with a $35 million asset based loan facility.
Provide continuous guidance and assistance to multiple cannabis companies in review of product labels and other descriptive information for compliance with Washington laws and regulations.
Acting on behalf of both the condemning authority and property owner, Erica has litigated more than a dozen Oregon condemnation actions.
Dismissal and Ninth Circuit affirmance of Title IX and 42 USC § 1983 claims asserted against University and coach seeking to expand institutional responsibility to situations beyond control of institution.
Defective construction of new, large in-patient behavioral health hospital. Guided healthcare system through forensic research, repair contracting, preservation of evidence, forensic expert reports, negotiations, and arbitration proceedings for damage claims against the general contractor and subcontractors that improperly performed exterior envelope, plumbing, electrical, and roof work to construct a new hospital for behavioral health patients and required specialty facilities. The entire exterior envelope had to be removed and replaced, together with removal and re-installation of all windows, while the hospital was occupied. After repairs were complete, we prepared, documented, and asserted claims to recover the owner’s damages. Following extensive discovery, depositions, arbitration proceedings, and mediation, we achieved a successful, multimillion dollar recovery of a substantial majority of the owner’s losses.
Represented a publicly traded business services company in a putative derivative lawsuit and in disputes with a terminated former officer.
Fulkerson, et al. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., et al. Claimants sought damages for allegedly unsuitable investment recommendations, violations of the securities laws, fraud, and negligence, including claims for punitive damages. All claims were unanimously rejected by the arbitration panel. A small award was entered in claimants’ favor for a clerical error that we conceded.
Represented school district in acquisition of 60 acres for new school site in connection with tsunami-zone relocation.