Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1983

Lawyer Overview

Corporate, business, real estate and contract law practice. Practice includes representation of a variety of investment, technology, sports, sports facilities, real estate, and other businesses; non-profits such as museums and foundations; and a diversified personal holding and management company.

Areas of Practice

• Business
• Investment Management
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Reorganizations
• Sports and Sports Facility
• Yacht and Aircraft

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• University of Washington Law School (Washington Law School Foundation Board)
• University of Washington Law School (Dean’s Advisory Committe)
• University of Washington Law School (Law Firm Alumni Challenge)
• American Bar Association Business Law Section (Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries)
• Washington State Bar Association (Business Law Section)
• Washington State Bar Association (Committee on Conflicts of Interest in Business Transactions)
• University of Washington (College of Engineering, Visiting Committee and Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Burke Museum Governance)
• JTNews (formerly The Jewish Transcript) (Member, Board of Directors)
• United States Civil Rights Commission (Washington State Advisory Committee) (Past Member)
• Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (Pacific Northwest Region) (Past Chairman)
• Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (Executive Committee) (Past Member)
• Allen Institute for Brain Science (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America® - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business", Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
• Super Lawyer® List, Washington Law & Politics
• League of Justice top lawyer ranking, Washington CEO
• Top Business Lawyers, Seattle Business Monthly
• Top 155 Lawyers Designation - Business Transaction - Acquisition/Merger/Formation, Seattle Magazine
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (Best Rating Possible)

Classes and Seminars

• Ethics, Professionalism, and Civility: The Hard Questions, Washington State Bar Association
• New Washington Business Corporation Act, WSBA CLE, University of Washington
• Incorporating Small Business, WSBA CLE, University of Washington

Past Employment Positions

• Foster Pepper PLLC, Associate, 1978 - 1983

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1978
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: University of Washington, Associate Editor, 1977 - 1978
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1971
  M.B.A.
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1968
  B.S.M.E.

Published Works

• Libel-New Standard of Liability For Media Defendants, 52 Wash. L. Rev. 975, 1977
• Co-Author, WSBA Deskbook

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-8911

Faxes

(206) 749-1957

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com