Professional
Highlights
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Extensive arbitration practice including NASD, NYSE, and employment
disputes.
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Counsel for multiple securities firms, including Merrill Lynch, Smith
Barney, CIBC Oppenheimer, and Edward Jones in a wide variety of securities
cases before state and federal courts and before arbitration tribunals.
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Counsel for multiple employers relating to employment disputes,
including wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, sexual harassment,
ADA claims, and violation of noncompetition agreements. Our proactive
approach has led to dozens of successful outcomes using alternative dispute
resolution procedures.
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Counsel for both employers and employees in employment contract disputes
involving non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.
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Counsel for Horizon Air in a $78 million RICO and securities fraud case
brought in federal district court in Spokane, Washington, which was dismissed
on our motion for summary judgment. The dismissal was affirmed by the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Counsel for Mitsubishi Corporation in an Alaska antitrust class action
arising out of the Bristol Bay salmon industry. Plaintiffs alleged compensatory
and punitive damages totaling $975 million; we negotiated a favorable
settlement prior to trial.
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Law Clerk for The Honorable William L. Dwyer, United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington.
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Twice recognized as one of the "Super Lawyers" in Washington
by Washington Law & Politics, a local legal and professional
publication.
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Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Washington
State Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United
States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington.
Professional
and Community Activities
First Place School for Homeless Children. I have been a Board Member
and Secretary since 1994 for this school offering a safe haven for children
from homeless families.
Washington State Bar Association; American Bar Association; King County
Bar Association.
Youth Coach - Little League baseball and SYSA Soccer.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Author, Comment on Evidence Rule 404(b) in Washington Law Review,
Vol. 61 (1986), relied upon by Washington courts, including State v.
Powell, 126 Wn.2d 244 (1995), State v. Wade, 98 Wn. App. 328
(1999), State v. Baker, 89 Wn. App. 726 (1997), State v. Roth,
75 Wn. App. 805 (1994).
Speaker, "Managing Today's Diverse Workforce," Hillis Clark
Martin and Peterson P.S., May 1999.
Speaker, "The Departed Employee - Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition:
The Former Employer's Perspective," Best of CLE, Washington State
Bar Association, December 2000 and November 2001.
Education
University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1987, first in class. Graduated
with highest honors; Order of the Coif, 1987. Editorial Board, Washington
Law Review.
Stanford University, A.B., 1983. Phi Beta Kappa, 1982.
Outside
Interests
Lived in Helsinki, Finland, and Cliveden, England. When I'm not chasing
my kids, I enjoy hiking, canoeing, and running.
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