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Few industries have undergone such rapid change and transformation
as those involved in our nation's health care. Responding to those
changes with an unparalleled depth and breadth of experience has earned
Davis Wright Tremaine a reputation as one of the nation's leading
health law practices.
With extensive experience in developing and implementing compliance
programs and interpreting Medicare and Medicaid rules, Davis Wright
Tremaine's health care compliance lawyers offer down-to-earth and practical
guidance.
Davis Wright Tremaine is widely recognized as one of the leading law
firms on the West Coast of the United States in the representation
of financial institutions including commercial banks, thrift institutions,
finance and leasing companies, credit unions, and insurance companies.
We also represent many significant non-depository financial institutions.
With one of the leading Credit Recovery groups in the Pacific Northwest,
Davis Wright Tremaine is well-versed on the issues involving problem
loans, representing lenders, creditors and lessors in workouts, bankruptcy
cases and collection matters including related litigation.
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the Credit Recovery & Bankruptcy page
Long-standing assumptions favoring vertically
integrated monopolies have eroded, attracting competitive sellers
to the market and offering consumers competitive choices for natural
gas and electricity. Around the corner, the same may even be true
for the most basic of utilities - water.
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Employers today face an unprecedented range of legal issues as the
government increases workplace regulation and as workers become more
vocal and litigious in claiming individual rights. The breadth and
depth of our practice allows us to advise clients on a full range
of labor and employment concerns -- from personnel issues to traditional
labor union matters.
Intellectual property is one of today's most rapidly developing and
important areas of law. With the growth of the Internet, the globalization
of trade, and the growing significance of technology, no modern business
can afford to ignore its intellectual property interests.
Davis Wright Tremaine offers one of most comprehensive litigation
resources in the nation. As our largest practice, it embraces virtually
every subject matter area, including business torts, unfair competition,
antitrust, patent, trademark, trade secrets and intellectual property,
employment, health care, toxic torts, energy distribution, software
design, environmental, First Amendment, defamation, securities fraud,
professional malpractice, partnership disputes, trust and estate disputes,
construction litigation and government contracts.
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the Litigation page
Members of the TEO Group team with DWT's health
care industry group to provide comprehensive services to tax-exempt
health care organizations. We provide tax advice on issues such
as qualification for tax-exempt status, avoidance of private inurement
and intermediate sanctions, joint ventures with physicians, unrelated
business income tax, obtaining IRS private letter rulings, joint
operating agreements, conversions to and from exempt status, and
structuring executive compensation arrangements. The group has
a close working relationship with the national office of the IRS,
and is uniquely qualified to advise on issues of tax exemption
in the health care context.
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