Michael M. Fleming

Michael M. Fleming

Areas of Practice

Mick Fleming is Co-Chair of the Firm's Real Estate Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Corporate Finance and Securities department. He focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution and also handles a number of business mergers and acquisitions. Mick has also worked on a number of complex real estate finance transactions.

Professional Experience

· King County Stadium Advisory Board Member (1988-1990)

· U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1983-1985)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

· Corporate Finance and Securities

· Mergers and Acquisitions

· Real Estate

· Real Estate Litigation

· Restaurant and Hospitality

Representative Matters and Clients

· Shoen v. Amerco, Inc., arbitration, Reno, Nevada
- Represented shareholder in successful enforcement of registration rights agreement taking public the parent company of U-Haul Truck Rental Company

· Zeta Music Systems Inc. v. Gibson Guitar Co., Arbitration, San Francisco, CA
- Federal court enforcement action, represented Zeta in an action to recind merger agreement and recover damages in excess of $1 million for breach of fiduciary duty.

· Gerry Sportswear Co. v. Amerex USA Inc, Arbitration, New York City
- Represented former owner of sportswear company in an action for breach of the acquisition and employment agreements by Amerex USA Inc, collecting in excess of $2 million in damages and fees.

· Labor Ready Inc., Initial Public Offering
- Represented Van Kasper Securities, the lead underwriter in this $34 million initial public offering of Labor Ready stock and the listing on NASDAQ's National Market System.

· Amerco, Inc., Follow on offering
- Represented the selling shareholder in this registration and sale of $10 million of his Amerco stock.

Professional and Community Activities

· Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Washington

· Board of Directors, Seattle Children's Museum

· Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties

· Labor Ready Inc., Initial Public Offering

· American Bar Association

· Washington State Bar Association

· King County Bar Association

· District of Columbia Bar

· Washington State Trial Lawyers Association

· Senior Congressional Officer