Jan 17, 2008

Garvey Schubert Barer

The Seattle office of law firm Garvey Schubert Barer announced Seth Berntsen and Akane Suzuki have been promoted to owners. Both joined the firm as associates in 2000.

Stoel Rives

The law firm of Stoel Rives added Melanie Curtice of the Seattle office to its firm-wide executive committee. She will serve a two-year term, helping make policy decisions for the 350-attorney firm. Curtice is a member of the employee benefits section of the Business Services Group. Stoel Rives is based in Portland.

eMagin

eMagin Corp. hired Michael D. Fowler as interim chief financial officer. Fowler succeeds John Atherly. Fowler has 30 years experience and was with Torrent Energy. The Bellevue company is involved in virtual imaging technology.

Safeco

Safeco hired Rauline Gonzales Ochs as executive vice president for sales and marketing. Ochs was Oracle's senior vice president for North American alliances and channels.

Colliers

Colliers ATREG, which focuses on buying and selling advanced technology assets worldwide, has added Nick Papa as project manager. Papa will be based in Seattle and work on developing disposition strategies, assessing properties and doing critical needs analysis. Papa was research manager for Grubb & Ellis' two Puget Sound offices, where he published market reports and managed public relations efforts.

Marathon Development

Marathon Development has added Stuart “Stu” Monson to its development consulting team as senior development manager. For nearly three decades, Monson has managed development in residential, retail, office, mixed-use, hospitality, institutional, energy and telecom projects.

Zions Bank

Zions Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, has hired Kevin Geraci in its National Real Estate Group as regional director and business development officer for the Northwest, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the Idaho panhandle. He will work with other banks to increase an institution's fee income program.

CB Richard Ellis

Michal Makar, senior managing director, along with Director Jack Standeford, both of CBRE's Capital Markets group in Seattle, secured financing totaling $185 million on behalf of Bellevue Place Limited Partnership for refinancing of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and construction of its new hotel tower. The loan, financed by Pacific Life Insurance Co., was a combination construction-permanent loan structured on a 13-year term. The expansion will add a second tower with 351 rooms and 36,000 square feet of additional meeting space. It is slated for completion in mid-2009.