Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

From all of us at Davis Wright Tremaine, we wish you and yours a most warm and joyful holiday season!

We are proud to share that our Portland office has been named one of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies by the Portland Business Journal! Each year, an extensive survey of CEOs across Oregon and SW Washington identifies the companies most admired within various industry categories. DWT was honored to be recognized as one of the top Law Firms. This achievement would not have been possible without the trust and support of our incredible clients. Thank you for allowing us to serve you and for being part of our continued success!

DWT proudly celebrates our 2024 Variety Dealmakers, Brad Miller, Elizabeth Zee, Cheryl Wei, and Diana Palacios. From studio-backed films to trailblazing digital ventures, your unwavering dedication to advancing our clients' goals and delivering outstanding results sets the industry standard. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d2FbrCBi

In this episode of Beyond Billable, DWT’s Chief Pro Bono & Social Impact Officer Joanna Plichta Boisen sits down with Steve Gonzalez, Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, to discuss his 12 years of experience as a Justice and the valuable lessons he’s learned about pro bono work and DEI.  

DWT’s Labor and Employment Services group invites you on January 16, 2025 to an insightful client webinar designed to help values-driven organizations navigate union recognition and bargaining. In this session, Judith Keyes, Michael O'Brien, and Lisa Nichols will share valuable strategies and insights for employers, including how to respond to a recognition request, common pitfalls during the unionization process, key union proposals and their implications, what might change under the new administration, and more. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gXJ-_ApJ

Chambers has again named Andrew Lorentz, co-chair of our financial services group, one of the country's top #fintech lawyers for payments and lending. We’re humbled by what clients had to say about Andy and our fintech lawyers in the recently released 2025 Chambers FinTech Guide—congratulations, team! 

"Did it have the effect of chilling transactions that would have challenged incumbents and would have broken open markets and made them more competitive? Or did this theory work?" DWT partner Gerald Stein recently shared his insights with Law360 about the Biden administration's aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eurvwMk4

DWT partner Monica Rodriguez was featured in the National Employment Law Council | NELC’s Member & Sponsor Spotlight where she was interviewed by NELC President, Richard Amador, and spoke on how NELC fosters a sense of community, how it has been instrumental in her career growth, and how their mission aligns with DWT’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and excellence. 

Congrats to LaFonda Willis, Esq. on being selected to receive the GWAC BAR Association’s prestigious Rising Star Award! The honor will be presented at the Barbara E. Whiting-Wright Networking and Awards Reception on December 19, 2024, at the Women’s Law Center in Washington, DC. This award celebrates rising legal stars in the DC area, and LaFonda, a Banking and Financial Services Lawyer at DWT, is recognized for her exceptional career, including her service as a two-time federal judicial law clerk. She also holds leadership roles with the ABA’s Section of Litigation and Banking Law Committee and is a two-time Presidential appointee to the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. Great work, LaFonda!

Here at DWT, we understand the dynamic world of #fintech and the legal complexities that come with it. Chambers agrees. Our cross-functional team—recently recognized as a national leader in the 2025 Chambers FinTech Guide, the fourth year in a row—brings together former senior federal regulators and enforcers alongside transactional lawyers and litigators from across the firm’s practice areas.