April 25, 2013 – Oxford University Press today released The Washington State Constitution Second Edition, co-authored by Foster Pepper PLLC attorney Hugh Spitzer and retired Washington State Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter. The second edition has ...

April 18, 2013 – Foster Pepper’s Public Finance group is ranked first in the Top Bond Counsel (Competitive) category, having served as bond counsel in connection with the competitive offering of more municipal bonds than any other firm in the nation ...

April 16, 2013 - Foster Pepper has issued its Pro Bono Annual Report, highlighting just a few of the cases and projects that led to Foster Pepper attorneys providing more than 4,000 pro bono hours, worth more than $1.5 million in 2012.  Commitment ...

April 11, 2013 – Foster Pepper was recently recognized as the ninth top bond counsel by value by The American Lawyer Corporate Scorecard 2013, moving up from a 12th place ranking in 2011. The firm handled 112 issues worth $7.1 billion in bonds over the ...

April 10, 2013 – The National Law Journal released its annual Midsize Hot List highlighting 20 firms between 50 and 200 lawyers from around the country “that in no way are stuck in the shadows cast by giant competitors” and stand out from their peer ...

April 1, 2013 – Foster Pepper PLLC welcomes Jacob Scholl as Of Counsel in the firm’s Business practice. Scholl will focus his practice on business transactions and finance law with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, hedging transactions, ...

March 29, 2013 – Matt Hooper, Foster Pepper’s Media, Entertainment and Games Industry Chair, was recently interviewed by the Puget Sound Business Journal columnist Patti Payne regarding the rise of video game usage among our nation’s children. Read ...

March 28, 2013 – Foster Pepper is pleased to congratulate firm client John J. Crowley, PhD., President and CEO of Cancer Research And Biostatistics (CRAB) on receiving the 2013 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science. The annual award, granted ...

March 26, 2013 – The Alliance for Education recently awarded two Seattle Public Schools principals with the Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence, named in honor of Foster Pepper PLLC’s co-founder Tom Foster. Mia Williams, principal of Aki Kurose Middle ...

Tacoma, Washington – A team of attorneys from Northwest law firm Foster Pepper PLLC assisted Auburn-based biotechnology research firm Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. in connection with a DNA technology patent infringement suit, winning a $96 million federal ...

February 27, 2013 – Foster Pepper PLLC has hired Barbara Jane League as Of Counsel to the firm’s Public Finance practice, recently ranked among the nation’s top bond counsel by Thomson Reuters. “Barbara brings extensive knowledge of tax matters to ...

February 13, 2013 – The Metropolitan King County Council today voted to appoint Foster Pepper member Rod Dembowski to fill the District 1 vacancy left by Bob Ferguson, who was elected to the Washington State Attorney General and vacated his seat effective ...

February 12, 2013 – KING 5 News recently interviewed Foster Pepper attorney Tom Ahearne about the educational funding effects of the Supreme Court order in McCleary v. the State of Washington, the largest public education funding lawsuit in our state, ...

February 1, 2013 - Foster Pepper's Tom Ahearne was recently included in a roundtable discussion on Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out program. The discussion focused on McCleary v. the State of Washington, which Tom served as lead plantiffs' counsel. ...

SEATTLE, WASH. – January 18, 2013 – Northwest law firm Foster Pepper PLLC’s Public Finance practice has ranked first in the U.S. having served as bond counsel in connection with the competitive offering of more municipal bonds than any other firm in ...

January 16, 2013 – Foster Pepper PLLC is pleased to announce that Michael Schechter has been promoted to Member in its Seattle office. Michael S. Schechter focuses his practice on municipal governance, open government, eminent domain, land ...

SEATTLE, WASH. – January 14, 2013 – Seattle law firm Foster Pepper PLLC recently received national recognition as one of the top ten pro bono firms as part of the The National Law Journal’s Pro Bono Hot List. The recognition is in response to work ...

January 10, 2013 - Matt Hooper, Media, Entertainment and Games Industry Chair, recently appeared on KING 5’s New Day Northwest to discuss video games and their part in our changing culture.

Watch the video on KING 5 here.

January 9, 2013 – Foster Pepper PLLC welcomes Stephanie Weir as an associate in the firm’s Land Use and Environmental Practice Group, nationally ranked by Best Lawyers® and Chambers USA 2012 legal directories. “Foster Pepper’s Land Use and Environmental ...

December 21, 2012 - Foster Pepper’s Tom Ahearne was recently featured in Jean Enersen’s Northwest Newsmakers segment on KING 5. The segment’s focus was McCleary v. the State of Washington, which Tom served as lead plaintiffs’ counsel. This lawsuit is ...

December 18, 2012 – Matt Hooper, Media, Entertainment and Games Industry Chair, recently spoke at The Daily Journal of Commerce’s Commercial Brokers Association’s 16th Annual Insights Breakfast on December 12, 2012. Matt spoke of the evolution of ...

December 5, 2012 - Steve Peltin, Foster Pepper’s Employment and Labor Relations Practice Chair, was recently featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s ‘In Person’ section. In the Q-and-A format, Steve discusses best practices for employers to comply ...

November 1, 2012 – Foster Pepper PLLC is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2012 - 2013 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey, with first-tier metropolitan rankings in 11 practice areas and national recognition in eight practice ...

October 23, 2012 – Foster Pepper PLLC is pleased to welcome Rylan Weythman and Lee Marchisio to its Seattle office. Rylan Weythman joins Foster Pepper as an Associate in its Litigation practice group. His practice focuses on litigation and dispute ...