Top Corporate Lawyers in Seattle | 323 available

Firm: Arete Law Group PLLC

1218 Third Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Corporate , Intellectual Property , White Collar Crime, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth, PS

901 5th Ave, Ste 4000 , Seattle , Washington 98164

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Construction , Corporate , Employment & Labor , Insurance , Personal Injury, Real Estate , Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate

My practice is focused on all aspects of real estate and business transactions.  I draft and negotiate commercial leases, ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, merger or redemption agreements, loan and financing documents, entity and formation documents, and corporate documents, as well as most other documents involved in a typical M&A transaction or real estate venture, project or transaction.  I also assist contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers and design professionals with negotiating construction contracts, design contracts and related agreements.

Firm: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Health Care & Hospitalization, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology and Science, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.

701 Fifth Avenue   #3600 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Corporate ,Mergers & Acquisitions,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Bank Centre , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Corporate , Products Liability, Securities , Appeals, Appeals, Appeals

Firm: Eisenhower and Carlson, PLLC

1201 3rd Ave Ste 3400 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate , Employment & Labor , Real Estate , Transportation , Business, Business, Business, Business

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.

Firm: Forsberg and Umlauf, P.S.

901 Fifth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98164

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime,Construction Defects,Corporate ,Personal Injury,Products Liability

Firm: Lane Powell

1420 Fifth Ave , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Constitutional , Corporate , Environmental , Intellectual Property , Professional Malpractice, Securities , Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes, Lawsuits & Disputes

Firm: John W. Merriam

4005 20th Avenue West , Seattle , Washington 98199

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Criminal Defense , Environmental , Admiralty & Maritime, Admiralty & Maritime, Admiralty & Maritime

John Merriam was an unlicensed seaman in the U. S. merchant marine for 12 years before becoming a lawyer, working his way through college and law school. He served aboard 17 freighters and tankers in 12 different job classifications for the deck, engine and steward departments.    Other employment included 19 full-time jobs in eight states ranging from carpenter to cab driver, from roustabout in the oil fields to factory hand on the line. John paid law school tuition with a scholarship from the Seafarers International Union.     Passing the bar in 1982, John practiced with a small firm through 1995 --- first as associate, then as partner. Cases handled ran the gamut of general practice with an emphasis on maritime personal injury.     In 1993-94 John was the Chairman of the Maritime Section for the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.Starting his own firm in 1996, John now restricts his practice to representing seamen on wage and injury claims.

Firm: Stoel Rives LLP

600 University Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Corporate Finance,Corporate ,Mergers & Acquisitions

Firm: Williams Kastner

601 Union Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Native American ,Real Estate ,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Garvey Schubert Barer, P.S.

1191 Second Avenue, 18th Fl. , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property

John Crosetto is a litigator at Garvey Schubert Barer with experience representing clients in disputes over trademarks, trade dress, licensing, trade secrets, domain names, and non-competition agreements. Mr. Crosetto also advises clients, from software and hardware companies, to equipment manufacturers, video game companies, and creative firms on minimizing litigation risk and finding alternative solutions to intellectual property disputes.. Mr. Crosetto was counsel in UtilX Corp. v. Novinium, 2009cv00375 (W.D. Wash.), which involved patent infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition claims, as well as anti-trust counterclaims, related to methods for underground cable rejuvenation by fluid injection. He also acted as counsel in Rosetta Stone, LTD v. Topics Entertainment, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:09cv1128 (E.D. Va.), a trade dress and trademark case in which the parties disputed rights to the color yellow for language learning software packaging. Mr. Crosetto acted as lead counsel in Strategic Marketing Partners, Inc. v. Greenwave LLC and Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC, No. 10-2-09469 (K.C. Sup. Ct., Wash.), a dispute related to gaming software based on the television series Deadliest Catch.. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Crosetto, who has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, taught language, literature, aesthetics, and critical theory in the Department of Germanics at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado.

Firm: John Bender

4634 Easy Marginal Way S , Seattle , Washington 98134

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Business & Commercial, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Corporate , Franchise , Securities , Securities & Investment Fraud, Securities & Investment Fraud, Securities & Investment Fraud

For more than 35 years, my practice has focused on resolving challenging securities, franchise, banking and other complex civil cases on behalf of businesses and individuals.. Securities Fraud, Enforcement, Regulatory and Broker-Dealer Defense. Investors, broker-dealers, investment bankers, advisers, and registered representatives seek my representation in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA and NYSE), the New York Stock Exchange and the State of Washington Securities Division, including presenting Wells submissions and Central Registration Depository expungement requests.  I often handle the prosecution and defense of customer claims against investment advisors, broker-dealers and registered representatives. These matters involve claims of unsuitability, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, particularly before FINRA Dispute Resolution.. I was FINRA’s appointed arbitrator and mediator trainer for the Seattle panel of FINRA arbitrators from 1993-2003. In that capacity, I trained hundreds of arbitrators and mediators around the country. A substantial portion of my practice has been as a FINRA, National Futures Association and NYSE arbitrator and mediator.. Broker Recruitment Litigation. I frequently prosecute noncompetition, non-solicitation and trade secrets disputes for broker-dealers and registered representatives.. Securities and Complex Civil Litigation. I have considerable additional securities litigation experience in the areas of shareholder derivative action, directors’ and officers’ liability, insider trading, corporate governance and internal investigations, mortgage-backed securities and stock option disputes.. Franchising and Related Disputes. I represent franchisors advising on business, regulatory and growth strategies, and defend franchisors in regulatory investigations and lawsuits. I advise franchisees on their rights and defend them in franchise termination matters.

1201 Third Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Corporate

Firm: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Securities , Business, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Williams Kastner

601 Union St Ste 4100 , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Corporate , Insurance , Labor , Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I am a trial lawyer and member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, and currently serve on the firm’s Board of Directors. I concentrate my practice on civil litigation related to product liability, bodily injury, employment law and commercial cases. I have broad litigation experience consisting of numerous jury trials, alternative dispute resolution and managing complex cases in state and federal district court. I was named to the Rising Stars list by Washington Law & Politics magazine from 2001 to 2004, and again from 2008 to 2010 and was named to the Super Lawyers list in 2011.. I represent clients in cases involving corporate negligence, serious bodily injury and property damage. As part of my employment practice, I conduct personnel investigations and represent clients in lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination. My commercial practice includes the representation of clients in contract disputes and cases involving breach of warranties, misrepresentation, and violation of the Consumer Protection Act. I also represent municipal corporations including school districts, cities, towns and numerous public agencies in a wide range of litigation matters.

Firm: Summit Law Group

315 Fifth Avenue South Suite 1000 , Seattle , Washington 98104

Practice Areas: Corporate , Entertainment & Sports , Insurance , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

I am a litigator whose practice focuses on commercial litigation - including insurance coverage, contract, fraud, construction defect, and intellectual property cases - and media litigation - including defamation, privacy, access, prior restraint, reporters' shield laws, public records, and newsgathering torts.. I represent clients in diverse commercial litigation, with extensive experience representing insurers in coverage disputes. I also represent newspapers, Internet service providers, Internet content providers, and book publishers. In addition to media litigation, I provide prepublication content advice to media companies and Internet content providers.

Firm: McNaul Ebel Nawrot and Helgren PLLC

600 University Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Arbitration,Construction ,Corporate ,Employment & Labor ,Mediation

Firm: Williams Kastner

601 Union Street , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Civil ,Corporate ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Insurance

Firm: Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S.

701 Pike Street One Convention Place , Seattle , Washington 98101

Practice Areas: Construction Defects, Corporate , Insurance , Products Liability, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance

Mr. Hampton is a director with Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. His practice primarily consists of the representation of insurance carriers in coverage and extra-contractual matters, particularly with respect to numerous types liability insurance (e.g., commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, excess and umbrella). He also accepts assignments of challenging civil litigation outside the area of insurance coverage.