Schwabe News Archive

Join your fellow manufacturers to learn about key challenges and issues facing manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest and ways that your business can be successful during these changing times. 

On Sept. 28, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and Aldrich will bring together manufacturing professionals from across the Pacific Northwest to learn, share ideas and receive well-rounded perspectives from industry professionals on challenges and issues facing manufacturers today.

Portland firms put a smiley face on complex crypto technology, as the gold rush begins.

Venture capitalists say blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, will transform business as we know it. Portland seeks a leading role in that revolution.

An op-ed on the benefits of secondments for diversity recruiting and professional development written by Lisa Schaures and Omar Contreras.

Three Schwabe lawyers have been working to benefit natural resource users, including timber operators, cattle growers, farmers, dairy producers and miners.

Key new team member further deepens group’s expansion in Alaska, Washington and Oregon

Schwabe attorneys recognized on the 2019 Best Lawyers in America list represent clients across the firm’s six core industry groups.

A California federal judge ruled that diabetes glucose monitoring company Dexcom Inc. must pay rival AgaMatrix Inc. more than $1.3 million in fees after proceeding with patent infringement litigation that bordered on bad faith.

Heather has been representing citizens facing eminent domain issues since 1996. She has been involved in every aspect of eminent domain over the years, from pre-condemnation planning and negotiation through litigation and, when necessary, appeal.

The Washington State Bar Association honored Lisa Lowe with its Local Hero Award for “her exemplary service in Clark County.”

Designation honors attorneys in the top 5 percent of their legal field

Congrats Graciela Gomez Cowger for being appointed to Washington State Women's Commission

Designation honors attorneys in the top 5 percent of their legal field

Designation honors attorneys in the top 5 percent of their legal field

With the addition of Bert Ray, Philip Lempriere, and Zach Berne the firm is expanding its Transportation, Ports and Maritime industry group to 29 attorneys. 

Attorney Elizabeth Howard delivers closing arguments to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.

Attorney Maria Schmidlkofer discusses mental competency in estate planning and farm succession.

A Wilsonville medical device maker scored another victory in a complex patent infringement suit brought by its much larger rival.

Schwabe attorneys Jim Dulcich, Mark Manulik and Charmin Shiely have been helping this very exciting project come to fruition.

Schwabe attorney Darien Loiselle is working on this case, representing Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP.

San Diego-based Dexcom no longer had a viable patent suit against AgaMatrix Inc. after the court issued a claim construction order in August 2017, but the company pressed on anyway despite “repeated admonishments.”

We see the world beyond our law firm, and are committed to promoting diversity and equity in the legal community and the community at large.

Schwabe has been recognized for excellence by Chambers & Partners, the world’s most used legal services guide by in-house counsel.

We are excited to ‎announce four new leaders within the firm: Arnold Brown, Stephanie Holmberg, Joe Straus and Mark Long  

Graciela Gomez Cowger, CEO of Oregon-based Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, explains her firm's move to an industry-focused model and new governance structure.

Dress for Success Oregon has named Schwabe CEO Graciela Gomez Cowger as a winner of its 2018 Athena Award. The Athena Award is presented to women who, like the Greek goddess Athena, model wisdom, courage, and strength and are making great achievements and contributing back to the community.

Schwabe opens new office in Anchorage expands Transportation, Ports and Maritime industry group to 29 attorneys.

Lawyer Nika Aldrich says numerous artists have turned down participating in Soul'd Out, citing "the unlawful radius clause in their contracts with Coachella as the sole reason that they cannot do so."

“It is remarkable that Coachella thinks it is reasonable to exert its market power over 1,000 miles away, to harm a much smaller, regional music event,” Schwabe attorney Nika Aldrich said.

“The Coast Guard has been abundantly clear that those federal regulations pre-empt any state laws,” said Amanda Gamblin, an employment law attorney with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt in the Pacific Northwest, an area in the thick of the recreational marijuana world.

In Washington State, criminal prosecutors recently charged the owner of a construction company with negligent homicide after a worker died in a trench collapse.

Schwabe announced that Nika Aldrich, David Anderson, Ryen Godwin, Milt Reimers, Ryan Strauss and Jennifer Woodhouse have been named shareholders at the firm.

A small Wilsonville medical maker of diabetes care products won a major patent victory last week that has billions of dollars worth of implications.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that numerous claims from two patents relating to continuous glucose monitoring are valid after a San Diego manufacturer challenged the patents belonging to a New Hampshire-based rival in inter partes reviews.

Attorney Joe Straus stands before Puyallup City Council members to discuss the price of Puyallup's troubled road project.

The end of 2017 brought ups and downs with respect to employment law changes for Oregon manufacturers. 

John McDonagh, co-publisher of the Vancouver Business Journal, sat down with Graciela Gomez Cowger, CEO of Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt. Here are 10 things we learned about Cowger and Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt.

Michael Robinson is well-known throughout Oregon for his land use representation, focusing on obtaining land use approvals and highway access permits for commercial, residential and institutional development. 

Tech standards represented by Schwabe showed off complex ecosystems and product landscapes that are emerging based on these tech standards’ specifications. 

Dave is the 2018 recipient of the Frohnmayer Award for Public Service, given annually since 2002 by the University of Oregon’s Law School Alumni Association.

The Puget Sound region added 11 women to its CEO ranks this year, our own Graciela Gomez Cowger being one of them.

Cristin specializes in helping innovative companies develop, protect, and enforce their intellectual property portfolios.

We are pleased to announce that Ruby Hou Alexander has joined Schwabe’s Seattle office.

Katherine represents owners, developers, property managers, and tenants in real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, leases, and ground leases.

Schwabe attorney Maria Schmidlkofer explains how an estate plan will save your family not only time and money down the road, but also protect your familial relationships.

A Guest Blog Post by OMEP Sponsor Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt.

A federal judge granted an emergency restraining order to bar sportswear maker Seirus Innovative Accessories, facing a $3.4 million judgment in a trial against Columbia Sportswear North America Inc.