Practice Areas
- Antitrust
- Whether the issue arises in the context of a merger or acquisition, evaluation of a business practice, or litigation, we bring to bear an in-depth understanding of the fine points of competition law and the applicable regulatory framework.
- Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
- Our bankruptcy practice covers the entire field of creditor debtor law, including bankruptcies, receiverships, foreclosures, workouts, loan documentation and collections in matters throughout the U.S.
- Construction and Real Estate Litigation
- We represent real estate owners, commercial tenants, developers, contractors and design professionals, including architects and engineers, in a wide variety of real estate and construction litigation.
- Corporate Transactions and Finance
- We advise owners, directors and officers of public and private entities on their legal roles and responsibilities. We help clients raise capital, secure debt and manage and execute transactions. We provide expertise in entity formation, management structures, buy-sell arrangements, negotiation of vendor and supplier arrangements, distribution and franchising agreements and asset and equity transfers, including a broad range of merger and acquisition services.
- Environmental and Natural Resources
- We have played a key part in handling some of the region’s toughest and most interesting issues, ranging from pollution control, environmental remediation – superfund, natural resource and public lands, hazardous and solid waste, facility siting and relocation, corporate transactions and compliance audits, land use and growth management, and insurance and risk management.
- Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
- Our lawyers help human resource professionals, employee benefits managers and in-house counsel with the technical/legal aspects of employee benefit plan compliance and with the challenges that employers encounter in administering their retirement, health, deferred compensation and other employee benefit plans.
- Health Care
- We bring years of hands-on industry experience and broad historical perspective to bear on business issues of health care providers and health carriers from formation and operation to regulatory compliance to business transactions. We provide governance, operational, and transactional advice to a wide range of hospitals, health care providers, health carriers and to a trade association.
- Insurance Coverage and Risk Management
- Through litigation and negotiation, we help clients resolve contested insurance claims. We evaluate insurance policies and programs and work with risk managers to identify and mitigate risk relating to corporate governance, technology, documentation, and prospective litigation.
- Intellectual Property
- We handle intellectual property and information technology issues, including transfer or licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and publicity rights; brand and marketing strategy; selection of effective trademarks; copyright and trademark registrations; nondisclosure agreements and agreements regarding the protection or licensing of trade secrets; and preparation of policies and agreements for web sites and Internet commerce.
- Labor and Employment
- We help businesses comply with labor and employment laws and resolve disputes with employees. We provide our clients with day-to-day counseling, training for supervisors and staff, and a full range of litigation services.
- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- As an established law firm with a diversity of clients and practice areas, we have the breadth of industry knowledge and legal experience to handle any case and take on any opponent. We litigate zealously for our clients whether they are large corporations or smaller, family owned private companies.
- Maritime
- For more than 50 years, Riddell Williams has represented ship owners, underwriters, marine architects, businesses and individuals in maritime matters ranging from vessel casualties, personal injury claims and cargo damage to insurance, ship acquisitions, tax problems, environmental issues and product liability.
- Nonprofit
- We assist charitable organizations with planning, programming, governance, employment, facilities, tax, and program-related project finance. We assist individuals in developing tax-advantaged charitable giving plans.
- Product Liability
- We represent domestic and transnational companies in complex, nation-wide litigation involving bodily injury, property damage and economic loss allegedly caused by defective products or exposure to toxic substances.
- Real Estate and Land Use
- We provide full service real estate support to companies doing business in the Northwest. Our lawyers structure and manage commercial transactions locally, regionally and nationally.
- Tax
- Our tax lawyers work to minimize tax consequences of business transactions and operations, using innovative and established techniques to reduce or eliminate taxes and avoid tax disputes.
- Trusts, Estates and Personal Planning
- Our trusts and estates lawyers offer planning experience, technical expertise and responsiveness to our clients’ needs in areas including income and estate tax, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, marital property, real estate, financial management, and insurance.