Apr 25, 2001

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Jacob

Seattle law firm Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker announced that Jany Jacob joined the firm as an associate. Jacob's practice is concentrated in environmental and land use law for the construction industry. She also practices in the area of labor and employment law.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Harris

Timothy Harris joined the law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in the Seattle office as an associate. Harris concentrates in land use. Prior to joining the firm, he served as senior attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, a national public interest law firm.

Stoel Rives

Fredericksen

Scott Fredericksen has been named managing partner of the Seattle law office of Stoel Rives. Fredericksen will manage the firm's 80-lawyer Seattle office and work on continuing to grow the firm's presence in the Seattle legal marketplace.

U.S. Attorney's Office

Francis Diskin, currently chief assistant U.S. attorney in the Seattle office's criminal division, has been named interim U.S. attorney for the Western Washington district. Diskin replaces Katrina Pflaumer. Diskin has been with the U.S. Attorney's Office since 1976. He was lead prosecutor in the trial of Ahmed Ressam, convicted earlier this month in Los Angeles of terrorism and explosives charges.

Loudeye

Loudeye Technologies, a provider of services and infrastructure for the delivery of digital content, announced the appointment of Steve Plinio to vice president, strategic alliances, and John Shaw to vice president, corporate communications. Plinio has 12 years experience in music industry law, transactions and business development. Shaw brings 20 years experience as a corporate communications professional to his newly created position. Loudeye has offices in Seattle, New York and London.

Microvision

Microvision, a Bothell-based developer of retinal scanning display technology, has formed an advisory board of display technology experts chaired by Dr. Aris Silzars, a leading authority on display technology. The advisory group will consult with Microvision on future developments and applications of its retinal scanning display technology

Apr 24, 2001

OVP Venture Partners

Stewart

OVP Venture Partners, an early-stage high tech and Internet venture capital firm, announced that Lucinda Stewart has joined the firm as a venture associate in the Kirkland office. Stewart is the first associate to join the five current general partners: Chad Waite, Gerry Langeler, Bill Miller, David Chen and George Clute. Stewart comes to OVP following a two-year working relationship at Frazier & Co., a health care focused venture capital firm based in Seattle.

National Frozen Foods

Ash

National Frozen Foods Corp., a Seattle-based international marketer of Pacific Northwest frozen vegetables, has named Gary Ash general manager of the Moses Lake plant. Ash began his career with the company at the Burlington plant in 1970. In 1991, he was promoted to plant manager.

Teledesic

Teledesic, a Bellevue-based satellite telecommunications network, has named Michael McGowen, previously a partner with Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie, as general counsel. McGowen is responsible for internal and external legal affairs. He will replace Dennis James, who will focus on strategic, operational and business plan issues as president. Len Quadracci, has been promoted from director to vice president of system engineering. Quadracci is responsible for ensuring that all elements of the company's systems work together.

Bellevue Club Hotel

The Bellevue Club Hotel received the Exxon Mobil Travel Guide's Mobil Four-Star Award. The hotel has received the award for five years in a row. Ratings are based on inspections and evaluations of Mobil Travel Guide staff who register anonymously, as well as the comments from guests