Mar 20, 2015

Lighthouse eDiscovery

Lighthouse eDiscovery said Regina Chepalis has joined as director of project management. Chepalis has over 30 years of experience in a variety of legal service companies and was national director at Ricoh USA. Jaydeep Singh is the new director of engineering. Singh was director of engineering at Microsoft and led teams in India, China and Redmond. The Seattle company works with corporations and law firms on handling information in electronic formats.

The Partners Group

The Partners Group hired Scott Hagan as consultant for its employee benefits team in Bellevue. He has worked with insurance carriers and for Mercer, and was Regence Blue Shield's director of sales. The Partners Group's services include employee benefits, business consulting, retirement planning, investment services, commercial and individual insurance.

Mar 19, 2015

Tacoma Power

Robinson

The Public Utility Board has been asked to confirm Chris Robinson as Tacoma Power's next superintendent, starting May 1. He is currently head of the utility's power management. Robinson began his career with Tacoma Power in 2001, and now oversees three hydroelectric projects and a $125 million-a-year power-purchase contract with Bonneville Power Administration, as well as planning for future power supply. Ted Coates will retire May 1. Tacoma Public Utilities was established in 1893 and has three divisions: Tacoma Power, Tacoma Water and Tacoma Rail.

Banner Bank

Borek

Banner Bank added Rebecca Borek to the business banking team in Seattle as vice president and business banker, based in the downtown branch at 1000 Second Ave. She has 20 years of experience in business finance in western Washington. Banner has nearly 110 locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Mar 18, 2015

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

The law firm Miller Nash Graham & Dunn elected 10 new partners in three Northwest offices. Half are in Seattle. The partners are Alicia Bell, Portland, intellectual property; Alix Dyke, Portland, intellectual property; Merril Keane, Portland, business tax international; Shannon McCarthy, Seattle, franchise and distribution; Claire Molesworth, Seattle, banking litigation; Jeffrey Nelson, Seattle, intellectual property; Daniel Oates, Seattle, litigation; William Rasmussen, Portland, land use; Aubrey Seffernick, Seattle, Native American tribal government and hospitality business; Meghan Williams, Vancouver, mergers and acquisitions.

WSU

Larry W. (Chip) Hunter, senior associate dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at University of Wisconsin-Madison, will now lead Washington State University's Carson College of Business. Hunter has served as senior associate dean and Pyle-Bascom Professor of Leadership, and has been associate dean for the MBA program.

Mar 17, 2015

Helsell Fetterman

Jacobs

Grassia

Helsell Fetterman named two new partners: Stephanie Grassia and Samuel Jacobs. Grassia leads the insurance coverage group and started her career as a property and casualty insurance broker. Jacobs has been practicing development and real estate law for over 30 years. He joined the firm in 2014, and represents developers, housing cooperatives and homeowner associations. The firm hired Jessica Tsao as an associate in the business and real estate groups. She has degrees in electrical engineering and law from the University of Washington.

Washington State Bar Association

Bashford

Lane Powell attorney Jonathon Bashford has been appointed to the board of trustees for the Washington State Bar Association's Administrative Law Section, which is involved in state, federal, tribal and interstate compact administrative law, and produces seminars and publications.