Lane Powell PC

Law firm of 180 attorneys providing business, employment and litigation services since 1875. Five offices are located in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and London, England. Named a Go-To Law Firm by Nordstrom and Nike in a survey by Fortune 500 general counsels. Firm engaged in American and International Law Practice, but not authorized to appear before the English Courts or to act as Solicitors.

Are Washington State Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules About to Change?
December 10, 2009
The Washington Department of Ecology ("Ecology") is asking for changes to the state law that directs the agency to issue rules for reporting greenhouse gas emissions starting January 1, 2010. Ecology's goal is, at least in part, to ensure that the State's greenhouse gas reporting...

Immigration Inspections: ICE Audits Employers' Immigration Documents
Diane M. Butler, December 3, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security recently stepped up enforcement actions against employers with inspections of I-9 forms and other documents. On November 19, 2009, Homeland Security's enforcement agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), issued Notices of Inspection and some...

The Second Circuit Holds that Electronic Fund Transfers Processed by an Intermediary Bank are not Property Subject to Attachment under Rule B
December 3, 2009
On October 16, 2009, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in The Shipping Corporation of India v. Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd. The Court held that electronic fund transfers ("EFTs") processed by an intermediary bank are not property subject to attachment under Rule B,...