Articles

Article Title	Practice Area	Date
Dodd-Frank Act: Immediate Change to Regulation D Accredited Investor Definition		07/22/10
"Red Flag" Rules Enforcement Delayed Until December 31, 2010. Potentially Applicable to Any Business that Provides Credit.	Privacy and Data Security	07/15/10
Bubble Wrapping Your Business		07/01/10
The Supreme Court Releases Bilski: Business Methods May Still Be Patentable; The Machine or Transformation Test Survives, But Is Not The Sole Test For Patentability	Patent Law	06/28/10
IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Grandfathered Plan Status Under the Health Care Reform Act	Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment Law	06/24/10
Supreme Court Upholds Authority of Arbitrators to Decide Whether Arbitration Agreements Are Unconscionable	Labor and Employment Law	06/24/10
Schwabe Client Dorothy English Prevails in Landmark Oregon Supreme Court Case Regarding Land Use Regulations		06/18/10
IRS Allows Immediate Mid-Year Health FSA Election Changes for Expenses of Adult Children	Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment Law	06/16/10
Participation in the Health Care Reform Act's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Requires Urgent Action	Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment Law	06/16/10
Energy Smart Home Builders Announce Plans For LEED Certified Residential Subdivision	Environmental Law	06/07/10
National Research Council Study Finds That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Caused Ocean Acidification	Environmental Law	06/07/10
Proposed Federal NPDES Permit Seeks to Regulate Pesticides	Environmental Law	06/07/10
When is the Physician-Patient Relationship Formed? The Oregon Court of Appeals Clarifies, But Questions Remain		06/01/10
Navigating Construction Lien Land Mines	Construction, Real Estate	05/18/10
Passing a Winery to the Next Generation Requires Planning		05/07/10
Limits on Message Monitoring Reflect Expectation of Privacy	Labor and Employment Law	05/03/10
New Nonprofit Helps Lawyers Serve Sustainability		04/23/10
As Earth Day Turns 40, Shoreline Regulations Get Facelift	Land Use Permitting and Development	04/22/10
Federal Judges Provide Guidance to King County Young Lawyers		04/21/10
Full Steam Ahead for the Umatilla Basin Aquifer Restoration Project	Water Law, Environmental Law	04/19/10
The Health Care Reform Act: What it Means for Employers	Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment Law	04/13/10
New Washington State Law Requires Seller Disclosures in Commercial Real Estate Sales	Real Estate	04/09/10
ASTM Releases a New Standard for Financial Disclosures Attributed to Climate Change	Environmental Law	04/08/10
Washington Legislature Keeps Effort to Privatize Liquor Distribution Alive		03/29/10
The Lacey Act: Implications for the Forest Products Industry		03/18/10
Sounding Off on Stormwater	Land Use Permitting and Development	03/08/10
New Inventor Compensation Requirements In China: Effective February 1, 2010	Intellectual Property	03/05/10
New Inventor Compensation Requirements In China: Effective February 1, 2010	Intellectual Property	03/05/10
Ninth Circuit Approves Certain Tip Pooling Arrangements	Labor and Employment Law	03/03/10
HITECH Act Broadens The Scope of HIPAA		03/01/10
Securities and Exchange Commission Releases Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure	Environmental Law	03/01/10
The Fight Over EPA's 'Endangerment Finding' On Greenhouse Gases Goes to Congress	Environmental Law	03/01/10
Oregon Legislature Enacts Changes to the Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) Program	Tax and Estate Planning	02/26/10
SEC Adopts Interpretative Guidance On Climate Change Disclosure	Corporate Finance, Securities and Capital Markets	02/25/10
Getting the Most From Mediation: Knowing Whether and How to Use a Mediator	Commercial Litigation	02/05/10
Stormwater Appeal In Clark County, Washington All Wet	Land Use Permitting and Development	02/05/10
Current and Proposed Estate Tax Laws for 2010	Tax and Estate Planning	02/03/10
Clear Leaders: Oregon and Washington Know a Thing or Two About Clean Tech	Environmental Law	02/01/10
Escaping the Daily Grind: Reading for Pleasure on a Blackberry		02/01/10
How to Handle an Environmental Inspection	Environmental Law	02/01/10
Investors, Managers Should Learn Basics of Private Equity	Business Transactions	02/01/10
Recreational Use Immunity Applied to Riding a Motorcycle in a Planned Activity at a Motorcycle Rally	Commercial Litigation	02/01/10
State of the State's Settlement Offer Program	Tax and Estate Planning	02/01/10