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President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order, which, among other things, directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to use its statutory authority to curtail the unfair use of noncompete [...]

The 2021 Washington Super Lawyers Magazine has named fifteen lawyers of our firm on the Super Lawyers' list. Also, the 2021 Washington Super Lawyers Magazine named seven lawyers of our firm on [...]

For the 2021 survey for the annual U.S. ranking of The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™, Construction Executive’s editorial team reached out to dozens of attorneys at the nation’s best [...]

Mark Rosencrantz chairs the firm’s construction and commercial litigation practice groups.  His practice focuses on solving business and commercial disputes for clients throughout the United States. 

Amy advises early stage and emerging technology companies in three main areas:  Commercial Contracts, Privacy, and General Corporate Counsel. 

Sidney Tribe’s practice is primarily civil appeals in both state and federal courts, which has been her focus for the last twelve years. She has litigated more than 130 appellate cases, including [...]

Washington’s long-sought state privacy act (the “WPA”) has again taken a controversial, and if history repeats itself, fatal turn.  On March 26, 2021, the Washington House of Representative’s [...]

Mediation and arbitration are commonly referred to as “Alternative Dispute Resolution” or “ADR.”  However, a pre-trial mediation is not simply an “alternative.”  Mediation is the most common [...]

The Washington State estate tax exemption (“WA Exemption”) has not changed in the last couple of years and remains at $2,193,000 per person in 2021. The WA Exemption is supposed to be indexed for [...]

 On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that is intended to clarify the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards [...]