Dec 05, 2013

Miller Nash

Coyle

Miller Nash hired Briana M. Coyle as an associate in Seattle. She joins the Native American Tribes & Organizations practice team, focusing on business and regulatory compliance issues. Coyle also works with the Business and Government & Regulatory Affairs teams, and participates in professional organizations with a focus on Native American legal issues.

King County Parks Foundation

The new King County Parks Foundation named its first board of advisors and announced a gift of $75,000 from Laird Norton Wealth Management. Board members are: Dow Constantine, King County executive; Frank Greer of GMMB; Terry Lavender, community leader; Louise Miller, former King County Councilmember; Bob Moser, CEO of Laird Norton Wealth Management; Bob Ratliffe of Silver Creek Capital; Maryanne Tagney, community leader; and Maggie Walker, community leader. The group will seek private-sector philanthropy with a goal of raising $750,000 in the next year and $7.5 million in 10 years.

Dec 04, 2013

Perkins Coie

Hedberg

Perkins Coie said Steve Hedberg has rejoined the firm as chief operating officer. Hedberg was executive vice president and COO at Aequitas Capital Management, and was a partner at Perkins Coie for more than two decades. He has 30 years of experience with his insolvency practice, and also served on Perkins Coie's management and executive committees. He will oversee the business operations of the firm, which has more than 900 lawyers in 19 offices in the U.S. and Asia.

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

Gordon

LHS&E has added Miriam R. Gordon to the Family Law Practice Group. She graduated from the University of Washington Law School in June and was president of the Public Interest Law Association. Gordon studied in China and speaks basic Mandarin Chinese.

Dec 03, 2013

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Gygi

Ann Gygi has rejoined the Seattle law firm Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, focusing on land use, real estate and environmental law. Before practicing law she worked for the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, and later was general counsel to Forterra.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Smith

Garcia

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance hired two hematologists. Dr. David A. Garcia is a specialist in treating thrombosis and blood disorders, and will also serve as professor of hematology in the Department of Medicine /Hematology and associate medical director for antithrombotic therapy at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Stephen Douglas Smith joins as a medical oncologist treating patients with lymphoma and is also an associate professor in the UW School of Medicine.

Nov 29, 2013

Freedom Foundation

Tom McCabe, former head of the Building Industry Association of Washington, has been named CEO of Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based free-market think tank. He will replace Jonathan Bechtle, who left in September to become COO of the Foundation for Government Accountability in Naples, Fla.

WorkForce Central

WorkForce Central said four business leaders were appointed to the Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council, one of 12 in Washington state that addresses workforce development needs through public and private partnerships. The new WDC members are Louis Cooper, senior director security and labor relations at the Port of Tacoma; Scott Haas, talent acquisition manager at NW ThyssenKrupp Aerospace USA; John Rader, director of operations at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; and Barry Ray, senior vice-president and controller at Columbia Bank.