Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt's Overview

What do you get when you're "Represented by Schwabe"? Innovative solutions from lawyers who know every deal has a dream and every risk an opportunity. A committed team that understands your industry and cares about your business. And the comprehensive resources of one of the Pacific Northwest's top law firms.

Our lawyers provide exceptional legal counsel, and that's critical. But our value goes beyond that. We don't sit around and wait for the phone to ring. We get out of the office and put on hard hats to meet clients where they are, in their industries. This helps us see around corners, spot trends and navigate approaching challenges before they become problems. That's why clients put us in the leadership circle and consider us partners in the business. Our understanding of six key ‎industry sectors - Healthcare; Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail; Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction; Technology; and Transportation, Ports and Maritime - allows us to help clients achieve success through ideas, advice, and exceptional ‎legal counsel.

With more than 175 attorneys in eight offices, we are among the largest law firms in the region. Clients from start-ups and entrepreneurs to the Fortune 500 count on us for full-spectrum legal services to help them achieve goals throughout their business lives.

Year this Office was Established: 1892
Number of Offices Worldwide: 8
Lawyers Worldwide: 175

Areas of Practice

‎Acquisition and Disposition
Agency Actions and Rulemaking
Appellate
Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Corporate Restructuring
Business and Corporate
Business Transitions
Condemnation
Corporate Formation and Governance
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation
Employment, Labor and Benefits
Environmental Compliance and Safety
Environmental Regulation and Litigation ‎
Finance
Financial Institutions
Immigration
Indian Law
Intellectual Property
International Business
IP Litigation
Labor
Land Use and Entitlement ‎
Leasing
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Mergers and Acquisitions
Non-Compete and Trade Secrets
Patents
Plant Development, Facility Siting and Permitting
Privacy and Data Security
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Public Lands and Endangered Species
Real Estate
Securities and Finance
Tax
Tax Controversy
Tax Planning
Trademarks, Copyrights, Marketing and ‎Advertising
Transactions, Licensing and E-commerce
Trusts and Estate Planning
Wage and Hour
Water Law

Professionals

Partners

Nika F. AldrichShareholder

David A. AndersonShareholder

Al AuYeungShareholder

David W. AxelrodShareholder

David F. Bartz, Jr.Shareholder Emeritus

Michael BernadicouShareholder

Stephanie P. BerntsenShareholder

Matthew BisturisShareholder

Carson BowlerShareholder

David R. BoyajianShareholder

Justin K. Brask, Ph.D.Shareholder

Carmen M. CalzacortaShareholder

Lisa CincottaChief Information Officer

Michael A. CofieldShareholder

Michael A. CohenShareholder

Larry A. CostichShareholder

Sara C. CottonShareholder

Graciela Gomez CowgerChief Executive Officer

Heather A. CunninghamShareholder

Farron CurryShareholder

Janna A. DavydovaShareholder

Robert D. DaytonShareholder

James F. DulcichShareholder

Dennis J. DunphyShareholder Emeritus

David R. EbelShareholder

Jeffrey S. EdenShareholder

Dan EllerShareholder

John "Jack" R. Faust, Jr.Retired Shareholder

Colin FolawnShareholder

Steve S. FordShareholder

Gregory D. FullemShareholder

Amanda T. GamblinShareholder

Michael T. GaroneShareholder

Denise GaskinChief Operating Officer

Jill S. GelineauShareholder

W. Michael GilletteShareholder

Ryen GodwinShareholder

Walter H. GrebeRetired Shareholder

Troy GreenfieldShareholder

John D. GuinassoShareholder

Kelly T. HaganShareholder

Richard K. HansenShareholder

Kurt F. HansenShareholder

Darius L. HartwellShareholder

Terry C. HauckShareholder

Anna HeltonShareholder

Molly HenryShareholder

Dave A. HeplerShareholder

Michael A. HerbstShareholder

Jeff HernShareholder

Peter E. HeuserShareholder

Joseph HobsonShareholder

Margaret HoffmannShareholder

Christopher H. HowardShareholder

Elizabeth E. HowardShareholder

Aukjen T. IngrahamShareholder

Kirk JohansenShareholder

Sandra T. JohnsonShareholder

Robert E. JosephRetired Shareholder

Kevin F. KerstiensShareholder

Sara KobakShareholder

Donald L. Krahmer, Jr.Shareholder

Allison K. KrashanShareholder

Aaron M. LaingShareholder

Andrew LeeShareholder

Brenna K. LegaardShareholder

Philip LempriereShareholder

Tia M. LewisShareholder

Trevor A. LivingstonShareholder

Darien S. LoiselleShareholder

Alicia "Lisa" L. LoweShareholder

Bradley D. MaierShareholder

Nathan R. MakiShareholder

Mark A. ManulikShareholder

Bert W. MarkovichShareholder

Connie Sue M. MartinShareholder

Lindsey McReynoldsChief Client Relations Officer

Walter W. MillerShareholder

Alison MossShareholder

Brian NakashimaChief Financial Officer

Virginia NicholsonShareholder

William J. OhleShareholder

Peter L. OsborneRetired Shareholder

Joel A. ParkerShareholder

Wesley E. ParkerShareholder

Jeff S. PattersonShareholder

Alex I. PoustShareholder

Steven J. PrewittShareholder

Vladimir Raskin, Ph.D.Shareholder

Reginald RatliffShareholder

Herbert RayShareholder

Lawrence R. ReamShareholder

Milt ReimersShareholder

Kent RobertsShareholder

Russel R. RobertsonShareholder

Michael C. RobinsonShareholder

Craig G. RussilloShareholder

Donald RussoShareholder

Lisa E. SchauresShareholder

Elizabeth A. SchleuningShareholder

Marc K. SellersShareholder

Charmin B. ShielyShareholder

Paige B. SprattShareholder

Mark A. StayerShareholder

Joseph J. StrausShareholder

Ryan N. StraussShareholder

Stephen SullivanShareholder

Anne M. TalcottShareholder

Lance TermesShareholder

Yvonne E. TingleafShareholder

Thomas TongueShareholder

Jay T. WaldronShareholder

Kelly M. WalshShareholder

Katherine WaxShareholder

M. John WayShareholder

D. Joe WillisShareholder

Jennifer L. WoodhouseShareholder

Associates

Abdul AbdullahiAssociate

Thomas AllenAssociate

Jamee B. AsherAssociate

Zach BerneAssociate

Steven R. BlairAssociate

Eric BlankAssociate

Blake BowmanAssociate

Rebecca A. BoyetteAssociate

CaroLea CasasAssociate

Xavier ClarkAssociate

Omar F. ContrerasAssociate

Nyika CorbettAssociate

Derrick A. De VeraAssociate

Josh DennisAssociate

Ryan W. DummAssociate

James Ryan EdwardsAssociate

Erin ForbesAssociate

Emily S. B. FullertonAssociate

Thomas GriffinAssociate

Ian J. Griswold, Ph.D.Associate

Juan G. JassoAssociate

Cecilia JeongAssociate

Kathryn KellyAssociate

Amanda Loupin-BartlettAssociate

Samantha MacBethAssociate

Rosa OstromAssociate

Tom PayneAssociate

Estiven RojoAssociate

K.C. SafleyAssociate

Jessie SchuhAssociate

Kainui M. SmithAssociate

Loren SnowAssociate

Alee SoleimanpourAssociate

Jonathan A. StammAssociate

Bazsi TakacsAssociate

Lindsay ThaneAssociate

Shawn ToorAssociate

Keyi WangAssociate

Yuke Wang, Ph.D.Associate

Jon Zunkel-deCourseyAssociate

Of Counsel

Jean Ohman BackOf Counsel

Douglas R. DavisOf Counsel

Frank ErismanOf Counsel

Shonee D. LangfordOf Counsel

Sarah Roubidoux LawsonOf Counsel

Maria SchmidlkoferOf Counsel

Alex D. StarkovichOf Counsel

Garrett StephensonOf Counsel

Thomas M. TriplettRetired Senior Counsel

Cristin WagnerOf Counsel

Jonathan WardSenior Counsel

Jason WrubleskiSenior Counsel

Linda ZachariahSenior Counsel

Other

Yasmin AllejeParalegal

Judith BakerParalegal

Karri Kuenzli Bradley, Ph.D.Industry Group Leader

Arnold BrownIndustry Group Leader

Cindy L. Bryan, RPSenior Paralegal

Jennifer CampbellIndustry Group Leader

Julie M. ChapmanParalegal

Kai DaviesParalegal

Scott D. EadsIndustry Group Leader

Stacie R. FellowsSenior Paralegal

Brien J. FlanaganIndustry Group Leader

Michelle FolseParalegal

Cindee GannonParalegal

Cristy GraySenior Paralegal

Gretchen D. GuinassoSenior Paralegal

Joanne W. HallSenior Paralegal

Tracy HambletSenior Paralegal

Kelly HamiltonParalegal

Angela M. HanslovanParalegal

Brandi L. HenleyParalegal

Stephanie HolmbergIndustry Group Leader

Gigi HooverParalegal

Sally HoukSenior Paralegal

MaryAnn IvieSenior Paralegal

Noah JarrettIndustry Group Leader

Heather KulinSenior Paralegal

Enoy Lawless-LewerenzSenior Paralegal

Aileen LeeSenior Paralegal

Mark A. LongIndustry Group Leader

Deric L. LuotoLegal Investigator

Allan PattersonSenior Paralegal

Christine M. PavlykSenior Paralegal

Allison L. PenthenySenior Paralegal

Anthony PhillipsParalegal

Lisa PuccinelliParalegal

Dawn N. RhoadsParalegal

Cory A. SabinParalegal

Lynn ScardinaParalegal

Kathy J. SevernsSenior Paralegal

Larry E. SmithFederal Affairs Lobbyist

Sheri VillarrealParalegal

Derek WatsonParalegal

Peiling "Penny" ZhangPatent Agent

Articles

Covered by the Clean Water Act and WOTUS? Maybe Not Anymore.
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, December 2018

In December of 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released their much-anticipated draft proposed rule to re-write the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) (“2018 Rule”). The definition of WOTUS establishes the scope of agency jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This 2018 Rule follows years of uncertainty as to the scope of CWA jurisdiction that has included nationwide litigation and multiple Supreme Court decisions...

Supreme Court Ruling on Critical Habitat in Dusky Gopher Frog Case
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, December 2018

The Supreme Court has handed down one of the most anticipated Endangered Species Act (ESA) rulings in recent years. In Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., the Supreme Court unanimously overruled the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, holding that the Fish and Wildlife Service can only designate property that is “habitat” as critical habitat under the ESA. The Supreme Court also held that decisions by the Fish and Wildlife Service to designate an area as critical habitat despite alleged disproportionate cost-benefit analyses are subject to judicial review...

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