FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2007

Davis Wright Tremaine's Chaimov Appointed to City Council of Milwaukie, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7 2007 - Gregory Chaimov, of counsel at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been appointed to the Milwaukie City Council in Oregon. He fills a seat vacated by Carlotta Collette and will remain in office at least until the next election in March 2008.

At DWT, Chaimov is part of the government relations practice where he advises business clients in their dealings with governments at all levels. Prior to joining the firm, Chaimov served Oregon's legislature as chief counsel and Oregon's Attorney General as the attorney in charge of unit that handled the state's most challenging lawsuits. This past year he was the vice chair of the task force that proposed the successful expansion of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners.

"My legal experience has trained me to bring together many parties with opposing views on complex issues. I enjoy helping people reach consensus on matters that on the outset seem hard to solve," said Chaimov.

An attorney with more than 20 years of experience, he is a member of the Oregon State Bar, and is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Chaimov received his juris doctor, cum laude, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1982, and a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude, from Carleton College in 1978.

About Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm with more than 480 attorneys in nine offices: Seattle and Bellevue (Wash.), Portland (Ore.), Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Anchorage (Alaska) and Shanghai, China.

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