Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Assisted client with wholesale revision of freedom of expression policies and procedures in complex educational environment.
Represented King County Fire District #2 in condemnation of adjacent property for fire station expansion project. Jury returned a just compensation verdict matching fire district’s valuation and was less than its pre-trial settlement offer. No fees or costs were awarded to property owner.
Negotiated and documented the sale by Roberts Motor Company of its Kenworth truck sales and service business to Pape Trucks (Oregon territory) and NorCal Trucks (Northern California territory). Related sale and leases of environmentally impacted commercial real estate. Related sale of PacLease truck and equipment leasing business. Related negotiation and successful settlement of postclosing indemnification claims. Aggregate transaction size: approximately $20 million.
Oversaw investigation of whistleblower complaint alleging hostile work environment and financial and project management concerns.
Prepared complex executive employment and noncompete agreements in several acquisitions made by a regional bank holding company with more than fifteen bank divisions.
Prepared employment agreements and offer letters for a merger between two bank holding companies, with twenty subsidiaries collectively.
Successfully represented various financial institutions in actions by consumers alleging wrongful foreclosure, violations of the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act, the Fair Housing Act, and claims related to the proper role of the Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc. in real estate transactions.
Successfully represented various financial institutions in judicial foreclosure actions and actions on personal guaranties arising from multimillion-dollar real estate ventures, including defense of lender liability counterclaims.
Represented financial institution in federal-court action for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and in adversary proceeding in related bankruptcy action against the perpetrators of a credit-card scam involving a merchant account. Succeeded in obtaining judgment against one defendant for $3.9 million and judgment against another defendant for $12.7 million, including treble damages for RICO violations.