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Stoel Rives LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

USA Guide 2026 : Washington


Stoel Rives LLP

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Stoel Rives' Litigation Department in Washington is known for its trial and appellate experience in complex disputes and its consistent success in achieving clients' goals and preserving their assets in governmental investigations, tax disputes, and administrative proceedings.

The team resolves disputes for companies, nonprofits, and government agencies across the region's legacy and emerging industries, including natural resources, ports and shipping, agribusiness, real estate, construction, consumer products, food and beverages, healthcare, telecommunications, environmental sciences, and energy. We have a track record of securing significant verdicts and settlements in Washington's most complex commercial disputes.

Beyond jury and bench trials, appeals, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and mediations, our litigators handle regulatory compliance and permitting matters under federal and state statutes, including citizen suits and environmental and natural resource cases. We also handle matters involving antitrust, class action defense, M&A, creditor claims, white-collar allegations, insurance claims, property tax, securities and enforcement actions, and state attorney general investigations.

The team has secured successful outcomes in major regional infrastructure litigation, including aviation, hydroelectric, navigation, and water resource projects, as well as traditional and renewable energy and industrial facilities navigating emerging regulatory landscapes.

Clients (12)

  • Cambia Health Solutions
  • Coordinated Care Corporation
  • Lyft
  • National Church Residences
  • Port of Everett
  • Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Planned Parenthood of Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands
  • Port of Seattle
  • California High-Speed Rail Authority
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
  • Crescent Silver, LLC
  • Dan Roth

Industries (10)

  • Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Natural Resources
  • Healthcare
  • Agribusiness
  • Life Sciences & Technology
  • Manufacturing
  • Food & Beverage
  • Consumer Products

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Litigation: General Commercial - Washington

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Stoel Rives LLP has a well-regarded team with substantial experience in trial and appellate courts and notable expertise in class action defense. The team excels in a broad range of industry sectors, including transportation and logistics, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. It is regularly retained to represent significant government entities and major corporations in various disputes, including product liability, environmental, IP and insurance matters.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Stoel Rives LLP represented the Washington State Department of Transportation in a multi-party infrastructure dispute concerning costs and delay damages in plans to modernize and reduce congestion along the I-405 corridor.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The Stoel team has great depth of experience in Washington law and provides pragmatic advice that is practical and cost effective.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Stoel Rives is really good at coming up with creative litigation strategies and finding solutions to our litigation.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Vanessa Power
    Band 2Vanessa Power

    Vanessa Power

    Vanessa Power is recognized for her expertise in complex business litigation, including contentious intellectual property and contract disputes. She has experience representing her clients at trial and on appeal, with particular expertise in the healthcare sector.

    • Vanessa is certainly a star at Stoel Rives. She's very active, well thought of and judges like her.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Band 3David Goodnight
    Band 3David Goodnight

    David Goodnight

    David Goodnight is particularly well regarded for his handling of complex commercial disputes arising in the technology sector. He also has experience advising on contractor and insurance coverage disputes.

    • David is a well known litigator.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
  • Band 4Maren Norton
    Band 4Maren Norton

    Maren Norton

    Maren Norton is well versed in advising clients on environmental and healthcare litigation, as part of a broad commercial disputes practice. She is the Seattle office managing partner at Stoel Rives.

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