Lane Powell
Encyclopedia
Lane Powell is a United States
law firm based in Seattle, Washington
. Established in 1875, Lane Powell employs more than 200 attorneys with offices in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon
; Anchorage, Alaska
; Olympia, Washington
; Tacoma, Washington
; and London, England. Prominent clients include Nordstrom
, Home Depot and Wells Fargo
.
Lane Powell is a multi-specialty law firm with a broad range of practice areas. It is noted for its work 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.
Lane Powell's Sustainability and Climate Change practice group writes and maintains a blog titled "Sustainability and Climate Change Reporter." The Intellectual Property and Technology attorneys also have a blog, it's titled "Patent Practice Professional Liability Reporter."
Lane Powell was named one of the “Go-To Law Firms of Top U.S. Companies” in a survey of General Counsels of Fortune 500
companies conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine 2006–2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
law firm based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Established in 1875, Lane Powell employs more than 200 attorneys with offices in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
; Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
; Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
; Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
; and London, England. Prominent clients include Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
, Home Depot and Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...
.
Lane Powell is a multi-specialty law firm with a broad range of practice areas. It is noted for its work in labor and employment, in which the firm represents management in labor relations, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, civil rights, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress of the United States under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970...
/WISHA matters, immigration in state and federal courts, and before government agencies involved in employment matters.
Lane Powell's Sustainability and Climate Change practice group writes and maintains a blog titled "Sustainability and Climate Change Reporter." The Intellectual Property and Technology attorneys also have a blog, it's titled "Patent Practice Professional Liability Reporter."
Lane Powell was named one of the “Go-To Law Firms of Top U.S. Companies” in a survey of General Counsels of Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies conducted by Corporate Counsel magazine 2006–2008.
Firm awards and recognition
- Several Lane Powell attorneys past and present have been named as "Washington Super Lawyers" and "Washington Rising Stars"
- Several Lane Powell attorneys past and present have been named as "Oregon Super Lawyers" and "Oregon Rising Stars"
- Lane Powell has been one of the "100 Best Workplaces in Washington" since 2007, list is published in the Puget Sound Business Journal
- Lane Powell has been one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon" since 2008, list is published in Oregon Business magazine
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recommended 20 Lane Powell attorneys in the 2010 edition
- Oregon Business magazine named Lane Powell as #52 of the "100 Best Green Companies to Work For," 2009 edition
- Lane Powell ranked #2 in busiest securities practices in the U.S. in the 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac
- Thirty-three Lane Powell attorneys named in The Best Lawyers in America 2010
- Lane Powell ranks #1 in Oregon in Tax Law with 3 attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2010
Firm history
- 1875: William D. Fenton establishes Portland office, McCain & Fenton
- 1900: John Powell and William Peters establish Peters & Powell in Seattle
- 1906: University of Oregon honors William D. Fenton by naming a building after him - Fenton Hall, which eventually housed the School of Law
- 1929: W. Byron Lane joins the Seattle firm as an associate
- 1935: Seattle firm renamed, Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Beeks
- 1946 Frank Spears joins the Portland firm
- 1951: William Lubersky joins the Portland firm as a partner and McCain & Fenton becomes Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young & Hilliard
- 1966: Seattle firm renamed, Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller
- 1979: The Seattle firm expands to Anchorage with the firm Ruskin, Barker & Hicks
- 1986: Office opens in Mt. Vernon, Washington
- 1987: Seattle firm merges with Cohen and Kaplan
- 1988: Olympia and London offices open
- 1990: Seattle and Portland firms merge creating Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP
- 2005: The firm is known as Lane Powell PC
- 2011: Seventeen attorneys from Roberts Kaplan LLP join Lane Powell's Portland office