Jan 09, 2019

Lane Powell

Fox

Lane Powell attorney Gregory R. Fox was elected to the American Law Institute for his work in commercial finance law. Fox is a shareholder at Lane Powell in Seattle and chairs the Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Team. ALI's mission is to clarify and simplify the law to further the administration of justice.

Children of the Nations

Paul De Pree is the new executive director of business operations at Children of the Nations, a Silverdale-based nonprofit helping orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. De Pree worked for 35 years at Dow Chemical Co. in Michigan, recently retiring as global facilities program director.

Neighborhood House

Mark Okazaki, executive director of Neighborhood House, will retire this fall after 18 years with the social service agency. Applications for a replacement are being sought until Feb. 17, and the agency's board plans to have a new leader in place before Okazaki retires. Neighborhood House serves over 14,000 immigrants, refugees and low-income people at 36 locations in King County.

City of Tacoma

Tacoma City Council wants to fill three positions on the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board: one at-large, one with experience in construction or development of affordable housing, and one licensed real estate broker. Applications are due Jan. 17. More information is at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org.

Jan 08, 2019

Perkins Coie

Simpkins

Perez

Connelly

Castillo

Bushaw

Gillstrom

Nelson

Dunn

Tyler

Twenty-seven attorneys at Perkins Coie have become partners, including six in Seattle, two in Boise and one in Anchorage. In Seattle, new partners are Emily A. Bushaw (with the Labor and Employment practice), Elvira Castillo (Litigation), Ulrike “Rike” Connelly (Litigation), David A. Perez (Litigation), Holly M. Simpkins (Intellectual Property) and John “Randy” Tyler (Litigation and Privacy & Security). In Boise, new partners are Deborah V. Dunn (Trust & Estate Planning) and Joshua M. Nelson (Intellectual Property). The new partner in Anchorage is Sarah C. Gillstrom (Litigation).

Zipwhip

Zipwhip, a Seattle cloud software company for two-way business texting, appointed Alison Billings as vice president of industry development for U.S. and Paul Wheeler as vice president of industry development for Canada. Billings comes from T-Mobile, where she oversaw a strategic partnership with Google. Wheeler was vice president of client services at Impact Mobile and COO of Full Spectrum Telecommunications.

Altavair AirFinance

In Seattle, Altavair AirFinance formed a partnership with investment firm KKR to create a global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft. KKR is making a $1 billion capital commitment and acquiring 50 percent interest in Altavair, which leases aircraft to domestic and international airlines and cargo operators. Altavair also has offices in London and Singapore.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council wants to fill seven positions on the 15-member Human Rights Commission. Each member serves a three-year term. Applications are due Jan. 17. More information is at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org.