Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Our cannabis practice is limited to advising clients on conduct permitted under state laws. Activities permissible under state law may violate applicable federal drug laws and therefore carry risk of criminal penalties, including forfeiture of property. We are not criminal law lawyers and are unable to advise on criminal law matters relating to cannabis.
• Identity Theft
  Assisted nonprofit with an identity theft hacker intrusion on its human resources database. We drafted a data breach response process and developed a press release.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Our financial industry clients also benefit from Miller Nash's broad and significant capabilities in other practice areas, including taxation, executive compensation, shareholder relations, corporate governance, data security, insurance recovery, and employee benefits.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Whether our clients need assistance with angel and venture capital investments, intellectual property, patents, mergers and acquisitions, employment, entity formation, contracts, licensing, data security and privacy, funding, tax, or executive compensations, we deliver solutions. Covering a broad spectrum of industries and sectors, our clients develop, market, implement, fund and/or sell consumer products (including food and beverage), medical devices, computer hardware, electronics, software, and web-based products and services. Our clients encompass Fortune 500 companies, tech leaders and disruptors, inventors and innovators, and the region’s fastest-growing companies who are helping to shape the future.
• Business Formation
  We use a team approach to meet our clients' needs. Our attorneys are deeply skilled and experienced in acquiring and selling businesses, representing borrowers and lenders in loan transactions, banking regulation, periodic reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, public and private offerings of securities, corporate governance, business formation and financing, executive compensation, and technology licensing.
• Business Disputes
  Miller Nash’s experienced litigators are available 24/7 to provide fast and effective responses for vessel arrests, maritime attachments, and the release of vessels and maritime assets. We have litigated all manners of admiralty and maritime claims in state and federal courts, as well as represented our maritime and fisheries industry clients in achieving practical and efficient resolution of the full spectrum of their other business disputes through negotiation, the courts, and domestic or international arbitration. Our experienced attorneys are ready and able to respond swiftly to maritime casualties and investigations relating to our clients.
• Business Transactions
  We represent clients and their plans before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. We prepare plan documents, trust agreements, SPDs, SMMs, benefit forms, notices to participants, determination letter applications, Form 5500s, and excise tax filings. We advise plan sponsors with respect to plan design, plan administration, benefit claims, reporting and disclosure compliance, qualification requirements, nondiscrimination testing, fiduciary duties, investment matters, service-provider contracts, IRS and DOL audits, correction of compliance problems, and restructuring benefit plans in business transactions.
• Construction Contracts
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  The opinions of our cannabis team attorneys are frequently sought by local governments, state agencies, and legislators to inform rulemaking, policy decisions and changes to the laws, rules, and regulations that govern the cannabis industry. Our involvement with rulemaking in cannabis began with the passage of Washington’s Initiative 502 and Oregon's Measure 91, and our team remains consistently engaged in monitoring amendments, revisions, and bills that affect the cannabis industry in those states. Our experience and contributions to rulemaking and policy include enforcement reform, residency requirements and access-to-capital, intellectual property licensing, tribal cannabis compacts, omnibus regulatory improvements, and business legitimacy concerns.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Contract
  We draft a full range of employment agreements and policies for clients, including employee handbooks, executive employment agreements, offer letters, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements, arbitration agreements, termination notices, and separation agreements.
• Employment Litigation
  We advise and counsel employers on resolving employment disputes before they become lawsuits. If an employer is faced with an employment claim, we work closely with their management team to engage in a thorough early evaluation and develop strategies based on short-term and long-term interests in minimizing litigation risk and in successfully operating their business.
• Sexual Harassment
  Our team also regularly conducts independent workplace investigations regarding personnel at all organization levels on issues of varying scope, complexity, and sensitivity, including sexual harassment or sexual misconduct complaints; allegations involving bias or discrimination; complaints related to FMLA or state-leave protections; complaints of retaliation; and violations of corporate policies.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Beyond our traditional construction services, we ensure that our clients benefit from the expansive legal services offered within the firm, such as advice related to employment, tax, or real estate matters. Given the breadth of these services, clients rely on our team of industry-focused attorneys to fulfill the full spectrum of their legal needs throughout the lifecycle of their projects.
• Construction Litigation
  When litigation is unavoidable, we assist clients in complex matters involving construction defects, liens, bid protests, payment claims, and delays. Our attorneys are also well versed in insurance recovery disputes and have a substantial track record of resolving insurance claims involving property damage, construction defect, bodily injury, and products liability.
• Eminent Domain
  Our eminent domain attorneys work together to form the preeminent condemnation team in the Pacific Northwest. Our dedicated and full-time team has handled nearly a thousand eminent domain matters.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Toxic tort, trespass and nuisance, and property damage and personal injury litigation arising from environmental releases and conditions.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Trusts

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Our team has extensive experience representing secured, unsecured, and trade creditors in foreclosure and collection actions throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Our practice includes representation of secured lenders in judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, enforcement actions under the Uniform Commercial Code, collection proceedings for unsecured and trade creditors, post-judgment collections, and deficiency actions against guarantors. We have specific experience in commercial loan collections, agricultural, construction, and mechanic’s lien foreclosures, equipment repossession, and lease deficiency actions.
• Tax Law
  Our attorneys stay up to date on the newest forms of talent and brand interaction with consumers and fans. We work with talent and representation at the forefront of YouTube and social media creation, e-sports and gaming, streaming, and other newer media forms, in addition to more traditional forms of entertainment and media such as TV and film. Our diverse team also assists clients with their charitable endeavors, franchising, and tax issues, as well as enforcing their rights and interests through litigation when needed.
• Debt Collection
  Miller Nash represents lenders in lender liability actions in Oregon and Washington. Representative matters include defense of actions brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Oregon and Washington mortgage lending regulations, and state and federal consumer protection laws.