Mar 03, 2020

Summit Law Group

Smith

Breaux

Burden

Berntsen

Seattle-based Summit Law Group added four lawyers: Seth J. Berntsen and Hathaway Burden in the litigation and labor/employment law practices; and Diana Siri Breaux and David H. Smith in the litigation practice. Berntsen represents employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour issues, non-competition and other employment matters. Burden specializes in commercial and employment litigation; and clerked for Justice Mary Yu of the Washington State Supreme Court. Breaux focuses on commercial agreements and intellectual property, including license and contract disputes, business torts, anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy actions, patent and trademark litigation, and securities litigation. Smith practices in complex civil litigation and criminal defense, with a focus on health care and environmental/workplace safety.

Grown Rogue

Medford, Oregon-based cannabis company Grown Rogue International promoted Rob Rigg to chief marketing officer and Adam August to CFO of its U.S.-based operating subsidiary. Rigg worked at Nike and Goldman Sachs before joining Grown Rogue as vice president of marketing. August was vice president of finance at Harry & David prior to joining Grown Rogue in late 2018.

Vesta

Lake Oswego, Oregon-based Vesta hired Shabab Muhaddes as Asia Pacific general manager and head of its new Singapore office. Muhaddes was Visa's head of digital partnerships and ventures for the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, he spent eight years with Mastercard building strategic alliances to drive growth in emerging markets. Vesta provides e-commerce payment and fraud detection services.

King County

Colleen Echohawk won the District 4 Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished Service from King County. Echohawk is executive director of Chief Seattle Club and founder of the Coalition to End Urban Native Homelessness. The annual award recognizes individuals whose work helps others.

Data I/O

Redmond-based Data I/O inked a distribution agreement with NOA Leading Co. to sell Data I/O products in Japan. NOA is a supplier of programming services in Japan. Data I/O makes programming and automated device handling systems for integrated circuits.

Feb 28, 2020

Carney Badley Spellman

Summerfelt

Todd Summerfelt retired as COO at law firm Carney Badley Spellman. Summerfelt had been with the firm for 35 years. He also served as president of the Rotary Club of Seattle and president of the board of The Salvation Army.

Meketa Investment Group

Meketa Investment Group hired Orray Taft as a consultant/risk manager in its Portland office. Taft has 20 years of financial and consulting experience. He previously was an associate consultant at R.V. Kuhns & Associates and served for more than a decade with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

KING FM

Classical music station 98.1 KING FM is the newest resident of the Opera Center at Seattle Center. KING's new home is on the second floor of the building. Its old home of 20 years was near KeyArena, which is undergoing an extensive renovation. KING signed a long-term lease for the new space with Seattle Opera.

Craft Brew Alliance

In Portland, Craft Brew Alliance shareholders approved an agreement to merge with Anheuser-Busch. The deal, expected to close this year, allows Anheuser-Busch to buy the remaining CBA shares it does not already own for $16.50 per share in cash. CBA is a craft brewer consisting of Kona Brewing Co., Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Cisco Brewers, Omission Brewing Co., Redhook Brewery, Square Mile Cider Co., Widmer Brothers Brewing and Wynwood Brewing Co.