Areas of Practice Gwendolyn Payton is the chair of the Class Action Practice Group and focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, class actions, intellectual property, antitrust and trade litigation. She has an active trial practice in state and federal courts, and regularly argues appeals in state and federal court. Gwendolyn is also the chair of Lane Powell's Hiring Committee, as well as chair of the Firm's Pro Bono Committee for the Seattle office. She is a recognized speaker on a variety of issues and has spoken internationally on e-commerce and other legal issues. Gwendolyn has been named as a "Washington Rising Star" every year since 2001 by Super Lawyers magazine and was also named one of the "Forty under 40" by Puget Sound Business Journal. Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships · Member, Lane Powell Board of Directors · Chair, Lane Powell Class Action Defense Practice Group · Chair, Lane Powell Hiring Committee · Chair, Lane Powell Pro Bono Committee, Seattle Office · Antitrust and Trade Regulation · Health Care · Intellectual Property and Technology · Litigation Representative Matters and Clients · Lead Counsel for Premera Blue Cross in MDL 1334 and other matters. · Counsel for Plaintiff VoiceStream Wireless n/k/a T-Mobile USA in complex commercial suit. · Counsel for Cutter & Buck in Cutter & Buck Securities Litigation and related directors and officers' liability insurance coverage suit. · Counsel for Texaco in multi-million dollar environmental clean-up claim. · Counsel for the Fishing Company of Alaska in Greenpeace v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv. and numerous other regulatory and federal court actions. · Counsel for plaintiff prosecuting multiple securities fraud claims in Eagle River Investments v. Liebsack, et al. · Counsel for various Washington State cities in successful constitutional challenge to Washington Initiative 695. · Counsel for a plaintiff magazine publisher in antitrust trial to successful verdict. Awards and Honors · Peer Review Rated "AV" in Martindale-Hubbell · Named as a "Washington Rising Star," Super Lawyers magazine, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2001-2010, Class Action and Mass Torts, 2011 · Selected "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation, 2009-2012 · Named one of the "Forty under 40," Puget Sound Business Journal, 2008 Professional and Community Activities · President, Board of Directors of the Boyer Children's Clinic · Steering Committee Member, American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation Project News 11.29.2011, Lane Powell's Litigation Department Receives High Marks in 2012 Benchmark Litigation Legal Guide 08.09.2011, Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 06.20.2011, Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named 'Washington Super Lawyers;' Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As 'Washington Rising Stars' 10.18.2010, Payton Featured in Law360 Q&A 10.04.2010, Lane Powell Recommended by Benchmark Litigation 2011 08.31.2010, Payton Included in NW Jobs Article 07.20.2010, 58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 07.01.2010, Lane Powell Files Petition for Habeas Corpus in Pro Bono Case 04.06.2010, Payton Quoted in Seattle Times About Fort Lawton Victory 12.08.2009, Payton Featured in Washington Law & Politics 12.04.2009, 11 Attorneys on List of Washington Rising Stars 08.31.2009, Neeleman and Payton Recognized for Pro Bono Work With Boyer Children's Clinic 04.13.2009, Six Attorneys Nominated for Fellowship to the Litigation Counsel of America 01.27.2009, Lane Powell Recommended in Benchmark Litigation Survey 12.01.2008, 15 Attorneys on List of Washington Rising Stars 09.16.2008, Payton Named One of Puget Sound Business Journal's 40 Under 40 11.30.2007, 10 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington 'Rising Stars' 12.05.2006, 10 at Lane Powell Named Rising Stars 10.01.2004, Washington Law & Politics Names 'Rising Stars' for 2005 01.16.2003, Eight New Partners And Two Counsel To The Firm Named Articles 05.01.2001, Avoiding Privacy Litigation 04.01.2001, The New Wave of Internet Privacy Litigation Events 06.02.2008, Payton to Speak at New Media Marketing Conference 11.06.2007, Electronic Threats to Data Security - Keeping Your Information Safe (Seattle) |