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The following transactions and services are representative of Mr. Herbst’s practice:. Foreign Investment in the U.S.. Providing a complete package of legal services for foreign investors seeking to establish a new U.S. business entity, including choice of entity, tax advice, business licensing and immigration services, for a reasonable fixed fee.  Mr. Herbst has obtained non-immigrant and immigrant visas and work authorization for executives, investors, professionals, and skilled workers from China, Canada, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and other countries.. Conducting due diligence for investors seeking to invest in existing U.S. companies, and advising the investors on how best to protect their investments in the event that the U.S. companies fail.. Representing foreign clients in acquiring U.S. assets such as real estate (including hotels, warehouses and gas stations) and businesses.. Acting as U.S. general counsel for a large and successful manufacturer and distributor of health products located in northern China.  Mr. Herbst has assisted the client in the establishment and structuring of U.S. entities, provided general business advice, assisted in real estate transactions, and provided immigration advice for Chinese executives.. Corporate Finance and Emerging Companies. Advising emerging companies in the marketing, healthcare, wireless and technology industries on raising funds from investors in private offerings of equity, employment issues, shareholder relations, protecting intellectual property, stock options, electronic commerce and obtaining work authorization for foreign professional workers.. Mergers and Acquisitions. Representing firms such as software companies, banks and trust companies, equipment leasing companies, engineering firms, supermarkets, restaurants, manufacturers and other types of businesses in the purchase and sale of assets or stock, management buy-outs, recapitalizations, and spin-offs of subsidiaries or divisions.. Representing U.S. and foreign companies in joint ventures in the U.S. and overseas.. Commercial Transactions. Advising foreign clients selling to U.S. customers on how to maximize the chances of getting paid for their products, using techniques such as security interests and guaranties.. Representing a food product company with a proprietary product, on licensing and distribution agreements for distribution throughout North America.. Acting as primary U.S. counsel to a Canadian venture firm in its US$120 million secured senior loan to a Canadian mining company with substantial U.S. operations.  As U.S. counsel, Mr. Herbst worked with Vancouver and Toronto counsel advising on U.S. commercial issues, drafting security instruments relating to U.S.-based security and rendering security opinions for the senior lender and the mezzanine lenders.. Representing a U.S. corporation purchasing two aircraft from a Chinese airline.. Acting as U.S. counsel for a lending syndicate providing financing for a stock acquisition involving a European firm with retail operations in the Northwest.  As the client’s U.S. counsel in the US$166 million senior facility, Mr. Herbst prepared security documentation relating to real and personal property, advised on U.S. commercial law issues, and negotiated with London counsel regarding the scope of legal opinions.

SHAWN IS A BUSINESS LITIGATOR WITH A PRACTICE FOCUSED ON COMPLEX CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND APPEALS.. Shawn is the Head of Dorsey's Seattle Trial Group and has extensive experience with disputes concerning securities, fiduciary duties, fraud, contracts, corporate trusts, corporate control, health care, real estate, and banking, as well as with class actions and derivative matters. He also has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in internal investigations and regulatory enforcement matters, and frequently represents banks and broker-dealers in matters involving securities, banking, credit, and other financial services. He has been recognized as "Rising Star" in Business Litigation every year since 2010.. Shawn is also active in the community, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the King County Bar Association and as the Board Chair of Kids Co. In addition, Shawn is the pro bono coordinator for Dorsey's Seattle office and contributes significant time toward pro bono trial and appellate matters involving constitutional rights.

Richard P. Matthews, a principal, joined Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. in May 2003. Before joining the firm, Mr. Matthews was a partner and chair of the Real Estate Practice Group in the Seattle office of Holland & Knight. He serves a broad range of corporate and individual clients, and local private businesses. He has represented national and local clients in projects involving business growth, reorganization, divestiture and acquisition. He has worked closely with owners and developers with respect to their real estate acquisition, leasing, mortgage financing, and property disposition. In addition, Mr. Matthews has handled numerous private placements and offerings for companies. He also has worked closely with company management to formulate and foster personal and corporate objectives.. Mr. Matthews has practiced law in the Seattle area since 1973. His areas of practice are real estate and land development law; business planning and counseling, including mergers and acquisitions; health law; and securities and corporate finance. He also enjoys working with individuals in addressing their estate and financial planning needs.. Mr. Matthews has served on or chaired several local and state bar committees. He is a frequent speaker on real estate and health law, as well as corporation, business, and estate planning topics. He has been a speaker-instructor for the Washington State Bar Association, the Seattle-King County Board of Realtors, the The Washington Mortgage Lenders Association, the National Business Institute, the University of Washington Medical School Residency Program, UBS Paine Webber Wealth Preservation Attorney Network and the Washington State Bar Association Skills Training Institute.. Mr. Matthews is a past board member as well as committee chair of various committees of the Rainier Club; the past President and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Shoreline Rotary Club; past President and board member of the United Church of Christ Northwest Regional Housing Council; a member of the Inglewood Golf Club; a trustee of the Shoreline Community College Foundation; a founding board member and officer of Forward Shoreline (a local economic development group) and is an active member of Calvin Presbyterian Church.. Mr. Matthews has been recognized by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as being among the top lawyers in King County in Business and Commercial law.

Paul is a member of our firm’s Business, Licensing & Technology and Real Estate Groups. On a day-to-day basis, he provides the advice and services clients need to achieve their business goals. Paul’s focus is on business formations, business and real estate acquisitions and financings, and other commercial transactions. He represents both start-up businesses and established companies. Paul has considerable experience representing technology companies in venture capital financings, joint ventures, and licensing and marketing agreements. Paul is also experienced in the purchase and sale of dental and other professional practices.

Mr. Dykes concentrates in securities and corporate finance, M&A and general corporate law. His experience ranges from advising start-up companies about formation and venture financings to representing public companies with SEC compliance, corporate governance and other related issues. Mr. Dykes has worked on numerous initial and secondary public offerings and hundreds of venture financings. His clients include entrepreneurs, early stage and public companies and venture capital investors.

Mike's years in private practice have included representation of clients in a wide variety of general business transactions and in all forms of real estate transactions, with emphasis on development and financing of high-rise office buildings, shopping centers and residential condominiums. Projects included the Wells Fargo Center (formerly First Interstate Center), Washington Mutual Tower, Elmer J. Nordstrom Medical Tower and Kitsap Mall. Following his years in private practice, Mike has served as in-house counsel at a number of Seattle-based companies covering a broad spectrum of sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 200 companies, and engaged in a variety of industries, including real estate, environmental, bio-technology and banking. His in-house work has involved addressing the broad range of legal issues that businesses face and has afforded him the opportunity to play a leadership role in company mergers, acquisitions and liquidations as well as to develop an expertise in corporate governance.

Mick Fleming is Co-Chair of Lane Powell's Real Estate Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Corporate Finance and Securities department.  He focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution and also handles a number of business mergers and acquisitions.  Mick has also worked on a number of complex real estate finance transactions.

Michael C. Malnati has over 30 years of legal experience counseling individuals and small businesses regarding all aspects of real estate transactions, general business and corporate matters and creditors’ rights. Michael also devotes part of his practice to estate planning and probate administration.. Whether preparing or reviewing documentation on complex commercial transactions, or helping clients analyze the risks and options involved when considering litigation, Michael brings experience and problem solving skills to assist clients to formulate the best plan of action.

Katie’s practice involves assisting clients with a wide variety of business and real estate transactions, including the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, the acquisition, leasing and development of real property, and the establishment of condominiums and homeowners associations. Katie has a particular interest in green leasing and green development and is a presenter on these topics.

Kathleen handles mergers and acquisitions, representing buyers and sellers in all types of equity and asset transfers. Kathleen works with businesses at all stages of the corporate lifecycle—formation, operation, management, and disposition. She advises on general corporate law and taxation matters, and assists with contract drafting and negotiation. Many of Kathleen’s clients use her as their outside general counsel. In addition to her M&A and business advisory practice, Kathleen works closely with family businesses, owners and executives on succession planning.

John practices in the firm’s Banking Services, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Employment, Benefits & Labor Groups, and he has a strong transportation law practice. He frequently serves as an arbitrator on the Commercial Panel of the American Arbitration Association.. Recently John served on a panel of arbitrators in a $147 million commercial arbitration case. He has served as lead counsel for a trucking company in settling a wage-and-hour class action involving more than 150 owner-operators who alleged that they were employees.. John’s past experience includes obtaining a several- million dollar federal RICO civil judgment on behalf of a national client. He was also lead counsel in obtaining $2.9 million antitrust judgment in favor of a rural electric cooperative against Washington's largest electric utility.

I provide a broad array of services to banks and other financial institutions. I am experienced in defending lawsuits involving lender liability, deposit and investment accounts, securities fraud, creditors' rights, employment disputes, and trusts.  I also assist clients with loan workouts and asset recovery actions and have represented numerous creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcies. In addition, I represent my clients in connection with state and federal regulatory investigations and advise clients on compliance and operational issues.. In addition to my financial services practice, I have a strong general commercial litigation background and have represented business clients in a wide variety of complex disputes, including disputes involving real estate, breach of contract, business torts, intellectual property, and class actions.  I also serve on our firm's Board of Directors.

I have been an attorney at HCMP since 1982, having arrived in Seattle from the boom town of Buffalo, N.Y., following law school and college on the east coast. As dictated by the then prevailing real estate environment, I spent my first seven years dealing primarily with workout and bankruptcy matters. As the real estate sector of the economy improved, I shifted to transactional work, mostly financing transactions and loan syndications.  I have found that, working through some troubled times has given me a great perspective on what's really important when "push comes to shove" in a transaction and, with the recent turn in the economy, my early experience has been a true resource in handling the restructuring and workout of troubled loans and in advising clients in creating effective strategies for realizing on their security. I regularly advise our clients, including a number of financial institutions, in lending, real estate, and related debtor-creditor matters, and supervise attorneys and paralegals providing assistance in the full spectrum of financing and real estate-related areas.. In addition to almost 30 years of experience assisting our clients in addressing their legal concerns, I have spent considerable time working with industry and trade groups in ways that have helped me gain a broader perspective on the issues my clients face on a daily basis. Those in the lending industry have even shown enough confidence in my judgment to elect me President of the Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association and an Associate Director of the Washington Mortgage Lenders Association, and I continue to be involved with both organizations on an ongoing basis as Chair of their joint legal-legislative committee.

I focus my practice on the representation of property owners whether corporations, limited liability companies, individuals or homeowners associations.  I am chair of the Construction Practice Team, serve on the Williams Kastner board of directors and am chair of the Loss Prevention Committee.  My recent trial success includes representation of General Metals of Tacoma, Inc in a contract dispute with its general contractor, Bean Environmental, LLC, on an environmental dredging project to remediate the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Washington.  Following a five week jury trial in the United States District Court in the Western District of Washington, the jury awarded my client $6.37 million for damages sustained as a result of the general contractor’s failure to perform its contract obligations.  The decision in General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. v. Bean Environmental, LLC was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in November, 2008.. I was named to Super Lawyers from 2006 – 2008 by Washington Law & Politics magazine, and in 2003 was named one of Seattle’s Top Lawyers in construction law by Seattle Magazine.

I enjoy representing individuals and businesses involved in disputes.  I work with my clients so I can understand the facts and advise them of their legal rights and risks.  We work together to come up with a plan that makes economic and legal sense and then put that plan in place.. In 2002 Washington Law and Politics Magazine recognized me as a "Rising Star.". I have handled cases in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor and Grant County.. I recently completed a forty hour mediation skills training session and look forward to assisting parties, as a mediator, in resolving their disputes.

I am a Seattle lawyer with almost 30 years of experience in real estate, finance, partnerships, LLCs, and general business matters. I achieve results through careful analysis of issues, good listening, creative consideration of alternatives, reasoned selection of solutions and strategies, well organized plain English documentation, attention to the psychology underlying a business transaction, skillful persuasion when necessary, and quick implementation. Please call me. Thanks

Chris represents commercial lenders in financing transactions, including construction, real estate purchases and refinances, lines of credit and other asset-based financings. Additionally, Chris regularly represents lenders in tax-exempt financings through various agencies, including the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority, Oregon Facilities Authority, and the Idaho Housing and Finance Association. He also assists lenders with municipal bond financings and tax credit transactions.. Prior to joining Stokes Lawrence, Chris was a judicial law clerk for Washington State Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Johnson.

Brian works extensively with rapidly-growing, private companies as part of Graham & Dunn’s Emerging Companies and Entrepreneur's team. He counsels clients on general corporate and transactional matters, including corporate formation and governance issues, private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.. Brian also works regularly with clients in a variety of industries to draft and negotiate contracts related to their core business.  These include agreements related to technology and intellectual property licensing and acquisition, partnering or other revenue sharing relationships, sales and distribution, manufacturing, OEM and outsourcing.  He began his practice in Silicon Valley as a corporate associate in the Palo Alto office of a large, international law firm.

Barry Abbott concentrates his practice on financial services, general corporate, payments and e-commerce law. Barry has represented numerous international and domestic institutions and has extensive experience in corporate law and financial services, including new product development, bank regulatory (and payment) issues, insurance law, and non-profit law. He has also been extremely active in e-commerce matters and has represented established companies and start-ups (including crowdfunding, peer-to-peer, and gaming companies) in all aspects of their Internet and e-commerce businesses.. Barry has been named by The Best Lawyers in America® for his expertise in Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, and Insurance Law. He has also been named as Seattle's "Best Lawyer of the Year" for 2014 and 2015 in Financial Services Regulatory Law and as a “Northern California Super Lawyer” in business/corporate law by Super Lawyers magazine. Barry is an elected fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Service Lawyers, a professional association of lawyers particularly skilled and experienced in handling consumer financial services matters.