Lane Powell PC

Lane Powell PC
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, United States
No. of offices 5 (2014)
No. of attorneys 200
Major practice areas Corporate law
Date founded 1875 (1875)
Company type Professional corporation
Website http://www.lanepowell.com

Lane Powell PC is an American law firm based in Seattle, Washington.[1] Established in 1875, Lane Powell employs 200 attorneys with offices in Seattle; Portland, Oregon; Anchorage, Alaska; and London, England.[1]

Lane Powell works in labor and employment, in which the firm represents management in labor relations, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, civil rights, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, OSHA/WISHA matters, immigration in state and federal courts, and before government agencies involved in employment matters.[2]

In 2002, when the firm was called "Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP", it was part of a court settlement regarding the collapse of the Portland-based investment firm Capital Consultants LLC, for which the law firm was the primary outside consultant. The settlements, amounting to $25 million, came from the law firm's insurance coverage.[3]

Awards and honors

  • 2016 – Recognized by The American Lawyer as one of the nation's top 200 law firms on its "AM Law 200" list.[4]
  • 2016 – Named One of the Top 20 NW Corporate Philanthropists on the Puget Sound Business Journal "Top 75 Corporate Philanthropists" list.[5]
  • 2016 – Ranked #30 on the Law360 list of "100 Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys."[6]
  • 2016 – Named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon" for the ninth consecutive year by Oregon Business.[7]
  • 2016 – Named "One of the Top Patent law firms" in Washington by the IAM Patent 1000[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Martindale.com". Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Chambers and Partners".
  3. ↑ Staff (July 21, 2002) "Local firms part of Capital Consultants settlement" Puget Sound Business Journal
  4. ↑ "The 2016 Am Law 200: Our Exclusive Report". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  5. ↑ "75 companies named top Corporate Philanthropists - Puget Sound Business Journal". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  6. ↑ "The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  7. ↑ Myers, Dave. "Oregon Business - The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon 2016". www.oregonbusiness.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  8. ↑ "United States - Washington: Lane Powell PC" IAM
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