Mar 12, 2010

Stoel Rives

Law firm Stoel Rives announced David Hattery has rejoined the Seattle office as a partner in the Energy and Telecommunications Group. Hattery was previously a partner with the firm from 1997 to 2001. He has 20 years of experience working with design-builders and project owners.

MOD Systems

Seattle-based MOD Systems announced new hires. They are Robert DeLucia as chief financial officer, Larry Smith as senior vice president of sales, marketing and business development, Dick Sowa as senior vice president of content licensing and David Sharp as vice president of operations. DeLucia worked at Clearwire. Smith worked for Archos. Sowa worked for Sonic Solutions. Sharp worked at Mercent. MOD Systems enables retailers to deliver digital entertainment to consumers through interactive kiosks.

Tonkon Torp

In Portland, Josh Kardon has affiliated with Tonkon Torp Policy Group, a business and litigation law firm, as a senior advisor. Kardon will provide government relations and communications counsel to clients.

HomeStreet Bank

HomeStreet Bank announced executive changes. Mark Mason has been named chairman of the board and chief executive officer of HomeStreet Bank and vice chairman and chief executive officer of the bank holding company, HomeStreet, Inc. David Hooston has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet, Inc. Mason replaces Bruce Williams, who will continue to serve as a director of HomeStreet, Inc.

Mar 11, 2010

Garvey Schubert Barer

Law firm Garvey Schubert Barer named Anne Preston chair of the firm for a three-year term. Preston succeeds John Hoerster, who has served in the role for more than 20 years and returns to his business transactional practice with the firm. Preston is a member of the executive committee and has been managing director of the Seattle office since 2006.

Intiman Theatre

Intiman Theatre promoted Zaki Abdelhamid to director of education and community programs. He was worked at the theatre since 2004. The position is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Foster Pepper

Law firm Foster Pepper hired Alicia Feichtmeir, Lindsay Fisher and Russell Terry to its Seattle office. Feichtmeir is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Fisher is an associate in the Municipal Practice Group. Terry is an associate in the Business Practice Group.

Sterling Health

Bellingham-based Sterling Health hired Laura King as national medical director. King was previously senior medical director, Florida for WellCare Health Plans in Tampa.

Sares-Regis Group

Gail Duke joined Sares-Regis Group as a senior vice president in the Multifamily Property Management Division, and will open a Seattle office to expand into the Northwest. She'll also operate Northern California multifamily properties. Duke comes to the Irvine, Calif.-based company from Belkorp, an investment firm where she headed Seattle operations. She also was president and COO of Trammell Crow Residential Services. Sares-Regis develops and manages apartments in California, Colorado and Arizona. Sixty percent of the portfolio is third-party management. Sares-Regis also develops and manages commercial real estate. It has more than 4 million square feet of industrial space in the entitlement process and 1,962 residential units in pre-construction and development. The firm says its combined portfolio is valued at more than $4 billion.

NAIOP events

• The commercial real estate development group NAIOP is hosting a members-only event with Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas at 4:30 p.m. March 18. Douglas will give a cooking demonstration at Vulcan's Terry Avenue Building, and NAIOP President Rob Arron will talk about Amazon's decision to move to the South Lake Union neighborhood. Douglas plans to open several restaurants in the Terry Avenue Building, at 320 Terry Ave. N., which is part of Amazon.com's new 1.7-million-square-foot campus. Cost is $50. Register at naiopwa.org by Friday.

• The results of NAIOP's seventh-annual Real Estate Challenge will be presented at a March 24 breakfast at the Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Ave., starting at 7:15 a.m. Teams of students from Northwest universities have been studying the potential development of an area in West Seattle and will offer their ideas. Cost is $35 for members and $60 for non-members. Register at naiopwa.org.

CREW Seattle & Sound

Jeff Harris and Kirk Anderson of ActionPointe will give a presentation on “How to Effectively Negotiate Compensation and Articulate Your Value for Maximum Impact” at Commercial Real Estate Women of Seattle & Sound's 7 a.m. March 25 breakfast. The meeting will be in the 44th floor conference room of Wells Fargo Center, 999 Third Ave. Cost is $20 for CREW members and $30 for non-members. Register at crewseattle.org.