Previous Law Firm Name

• James, Urrutia & Carlton, P.C.
• Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC

Mergers and Acquisitions

• James, Urrutia & Carlton, P.C., December 31, 2001

Law Firm Overview

Williams Kastner has been serving clients in the Northwest since our Seattle office opened in 1929. With more than 100 attorneys in six offices-including our three affiliated offices in China-located throughout the Pacific Rim, we combine the resources and knowledge gained from working on matters of national and international importance with the personal service only a local firm can provide. We offer global capabilities with a local sensibility. We are attorneys, paralegals, litigation assistants and support staff dedicated to advancing the business and personal objectives of our clients. We have mastered the art of working together to achieve something more, by practicing law with greater resolve. It means more than being tenacious. It is founded on building bridges-combining wisdom and creativity-both in and out of the courtroom and boardroom.

Our clients are a mix of local, regional, U.S. and international entities. They include industrial and commercial companies, financial institutions, private funds, government entities, educational institutions, charitable and cultural organizations, individuals, estates and trusts. We have served as national counsel for multinational Fortune 500 companies and through our strategic alliance with Duan & Duan in China, we provide seamless legal counsel throughout the world.

Williams Kastner nurtures and maintains a high-performance team environment where our attorneys and staff can take pride in our business and our commitment to the community. Our firm supports diversity through our business strategy and mission statement and in the reality of our diverse attorney and staff team members.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Business Organizations
• Collections
• Communications & Media Law
• Construction Law
• Education Law
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• Labor Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Native Peoples Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Eminent Domain
• Land Use & Zoning
• Taxation Law
• Transportation Law
• Aviation

Representative Clients

• Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
• Bank of Montreal
• Bayer Corporation
• Berlex Inc.
• Biomet, Inc.
• BV Holdings
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Brush Wellman, Inc.
• Cadman, Inc.
• Catholic Health Initiatives
• CBS Corporation
• CNH America LLC f/k/a Case Corporation
• Coldwell Banker Bain Associates
• Columbia Resources Inc.
• Cushman & Wakefield of Washington, Inc.
• Cynosure, Inc.
• The Everett Clinic
• Equity Office Properties
• Floragon Forest Products of Mollala Inc.
• Gary Merlino Construction Company, Inc.
• Genuine Parts Company
• GlaxoSmithKline
• GTL Enterprises, Inc.
• Harris Transportation Company, Inc.
• Hatch & Kirk, Inc.
• i2 Technologies, Inc.
• The InfrastruX Group
• Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
• KeyBank
• Kilroy Realty, LP
• Lakeside Industries
• Lehigh Northwest Cement Company, Inc.
• MonorCare, Inc.
• McCormick & Schmick's Restaurants, Inc.
• MedCare Clinics, Ltd.
• Medmarc
• Medtronic, Inc.
• Medtronic Emergency Response Systems
• Mt. Hawley Insurance Co.
• National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.
• Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Inc.
• Ostrom Farms
• Parker Hannifin Corporation
• Parker Smith & Feek
• Physicians Insurance, A Mutual Company
• Podiatry Insurance Company of America
• Potelco, Inc.
• The Proctor & Gamble Company
• Regal Financial Bank
• RLI Insurance Company
• RREEF Management Company
• Schindler Elevator Corporation
• Schnitzer Steel Industries
• Shanghai Toy Import & Export Co.
• St. Paul Travelers
• Smith & Nephew
• Sun Mountain Lodge, Inc.
• Timber Resources International Inc.
• Top Pot Doughnuts
• Unico Properties, Inc.
• United Road Services, Inc.
• Unocal
• Utica National Insurance Group
• Washington Counties Risk Pool
• Western Institutional Review Board
• Winnebago Industries, Inc.
• Wyeth

Representative Cases

• Unit Owners of Inn at Otter Crest v. Far West Federal Bank, 120 Or App 125, 852 P.2d 218 (Or.App 1993)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Construction Law, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Native Peoples Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Taxation Law, Transportation Law, Aviation