Previous Law Firm Name

• Foster Pepper & Rivera, January 1, 1988
• Foster Pepper & Shefelman, PLLC

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Hatch & Leslie, July 1, 1991
• Roberts & Shefelman, January 1, 1988
• Drake & Whiteley, January 1, 1986

Law Firm Overview

Foster Pepper PLLC is one of the largest law firms in the Pacific Northwest, maintaining a strong presence throughout the region. We have offices in Seattle and Spokane, Washington. Our firm's tradition of service dates from early in the 20th century. Since 1904 our lawyers have been shaping the development of the region by providing creative, practical advice.

We believe that effective representation of public and private companies requires a firm with in-depth expertise in each of the diverse legal specialties affecting businesses today. To meet this need, the firm has organized itself administratively into major practice and industry groups. These groups include all of the legal specialties required in today's rapidly changing and highly technical business environment. The depth and breadth of our practice allows us to concentrate resources quickly on large, complex or politically sensitive projects, as well as efficiently staff smaller, less complex matters. Our clients include publicly traded corporations, closely held businesses, commercial and investment banks, municipalities, government agencies, professional corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, and individuals.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust and Consumer Protection
• Business
• Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
• Employment and Labor Relations
• Environmental
• Estate Planning
• Financial Institutions
• Franchise
• Health Care
• Insurance Coverage
• Intellectual Property
• International
• Investment Management
• Land Use
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Municipal Government
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• School Law
• Tax
• Affordable Housing
• Biotech and Emerging Technologies
• Construction
• Education and Schools
• Energy and Utilities
• Hospitality
• Native American
• Regulatory and Government Affairs
• Retail
• Right-of-Way
• Securities
• Sports and Sports Facility
• Sustainable Development / Climate Change
• Transportation
• Wine and Vineyard
• Yacht and Aircraft

Representative Clients

• Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
• Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
• California Public Employees Retirement System
• Cam West Real Estate Development, Inc.
• City of Seattle
• City of Tacoma
• Coldwater Creek
• Costco Wholesale Corp.
• DirecTV
• District of Columbia Retirement Board
• First & Goal, Inc.
• Football Northwest
• Four Seasons Olympic Hotel
• Fresenius Medical Care North America
• General Electric Capital Corp.
• Goodman Real Estate
• Holiday Retirement Corp
• JELD-WEN, Inc.
• K-mart
• King County
• Lehman Brothers Inc.
• Lifestream Technologies
• Lindal Cedar Homes, Inc.
• Lowe Enterprises N.W., Inc.
• Marlin Equity Partners, LLC
• NorthWest Life Assurance Company
• Olympic Coast Investment
• Oregon Arena Corporation
• Panlabs International, Inc.
• Paul Allen Companies
• Pierce County
• Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc.
• Port of Seattle
• Portland Trail Blazers
• Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho
• Safeway, Inc.
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
• Seattle Community College District
• Seattle Housing Authority
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle Seahawks
• Seattle Sheraton
• Seattle University
• Seventh Avenue Associates
• Smith Barney, Inc.
• Space Needle Corp.
• State of Washington
• Stevens Hospital
• Swedish Hospital Medical Center
• Talking Rain
• Triad Development
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge Nonprofit Corporation
• Union Bay Investors
• Uwajimaya, Inc.
• Valley Medical Center
• Vulcan Ventures, Inc.
• Washington Mutual, Inc.
• Washington Real Estate Holdings
• Washington State Health Insurance Pool
• Washington State Investment Board
• Westinghouse Electric Corp.
• Wright Runstad & Co.

References

• West One Bank

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Banking & Finance Law, Public Finance, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Franchising, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Corporations, Taxation Law