ATTORNEYS

Partner, Portland Office

Stanford School of Law, J.D.
Stanford Law Review

Oregon State University, B.A.
National Deans' List
Order of the Oak
University Honors

Experience

Efficiently and effectively representing local, national and international companies in a wide range of commercial disputes.
Providing services as an arbitrator and litigation strategy consultation

Providing a wide range of expert business law services including contract negotiations, the purchase and sale of businesses and the formation of business entities.
Representing all types of business, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry, with representative clients that include Le Pigeon, Little Bird, Canard, Chefstable, Bunk Bar, Ox, Taqueria Nueve and Bullard.

Representing high-tech, media and creative arts companies, including both transactional work and disputes over patents, trademarks, copyrights and domain names.
Drafting and negotiating licensing, co-development, acquisition and distribution agreements for technology companies.
Website audits and related website agreements.
Domain name registration and dispute resolution.
Drafting and negotiation of book deals, content licenses and other media-related intellectual property matters.

Representing internationally renowned athletes in litigation and disputes, such as Jamie Bestwick (No. 1 BMX Vert Rider in the World).
Representing musical groups in royalties litigation against major labels and other music-related disputes.
Representing musicians in drafting and negotiating band member, recording, music publishing, management and producer agreements.
Representing screenwriters and producers in litigation and transactional matters.
Negotiating sponsorship and product endorsement agreements for entertainers and professional athletes.

Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland, OR, specializing in intellectual property, media, technology and entertainment transactional and litigation matters  
Bingham McCutchen, San Francisco, CA, specializing in complex commercial, antitrust and intellectual property litigation  Clerk, High Court of American Samoa

Oregon, California, Washington and American Samoa Bar Associations Former Voting Member, Portland Police Review Board
Former Board Member, Northwest Lawyers and Artists
Owner, Expunged Records
Owner, Original Pronto Pup
Owner, Remedy Beverages
Owner, Sharkalope Industries

Of Counsel, San Diego Office

Duke University, AB, 1991 (B.N. Duke Scholar)

American University, Washington College of Law, JD, 1995

Our firm has successfully represented clients in numerous appeals on both the state and federal levels. We have successfully defended winning decisions and effectively appealed unfavorable decisions.

Civil disputes occur in a wide variety of contexts, but in every situation, experienced counsel is a necessity. Our civil litigation practice has the skill and experience necessary to see our clients through almost any type of civil dispute. We have successfully prosecuted and defended civil disputes in a wide range of matters.

We have extensive experience in all types of employment litigation. From class actions to single-plaintiff cases, we have successfully represented our clients before state and federal courts, courts of appeal, arbitration forums, and administrative agencies.

Our firm counsels and advises telecommunications clients on a broad range of issues that encompass transactions, operations, regulation and litigation. The firm’s clients have included competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), domestic and international interexchange carriers (IXCs), ISPs, satellite service providers, communications equipment manufacturers and other communications and technology companies. In the arena of telecommunications law, the firm’s work has included:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state public utility commission (PUC) advocacy, including rulemakings, declaratory petitions, adjudications, enforcement matters and formal and informal complaints.
Drafting and negotiating wholesale, enterprise customer, dark fiber and other commercial contracts
Negotiating and arbitrating interconnection agreements (ICAs) with ILECs before state PUCs.
Negotiating and drafting traffic exchange agreements.
Challenging PUC decisions in federal district courts and before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Challenging FCC orders before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Preparing initial tariffs and revising existing tariffs filed with the FCC and state PUCs.
Representing CLECs in commercial litigation before state and federal district courts.
Federal and state regulatory compliance and reporting.
Regulatory fee matters, including Universal Service Fund (USF) issues and state equivalents.
Intercarrier compensation (ICC) issues.
Numbering issues.

Of Counsel, Los Angeles

University of San Diego J.D., School of Law

University of California, Riverside B.A., Cum Laude, Political Science/Administrative Studies,
Phi Betta Kappa, Honors Fraternity
Alpha Chi Omega

Advised and formed production companies (corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies), negotiated licensing agreements. Advised clients on submission of content to production companies and studios.
Represented production companies, writers and directors at the American Film Market and Sundance Film Festival.

Advised and structured regulatory compliance program for HIPAA and OSHA compliance. Advised and represented professional corporations on formation, merger and acquisition of dental groups and management service organizations (MSOs). Advised general business and regulatory aspects of health care industry, dental practice development, including, HMOs and PPOs provider contracts.
Drafted and assisted in the implementation of patient forms, patient consents, financial arrangements, employment and independent contractor agreements, and consulting contracts.

Member, California State Bar Association
Entertainment Law Section Member, American Bar Association
Executive Committee Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Entertainment/Intellectual Property Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
Member, Women in Film
Manji and Mendivil, a Professional Corporation, San Diego, CA, Chief Counsel for dental professional corporation and contracted management service organizations.