Douglas Luetjen

Admissions

• Washington
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

• Willamette University College of Law, J.D., 1985
• University of Washington, B.A., 1980
• United States Air Force Academy, 1976-1978

Representative Work

• Represented an unregulated lender in matters involving a dispute against the ownership group and challenges to purported stock transfers and assisted the company in resolving the consequent litigation.
• Represented a petroleum products distributor in the acquisition of operations in the Pacific Northwest and assisted with legal issues involving subsequent operations and real property development.
• Represented the principal owner of a local wholesaler and retailer of finished and unfinished goods in resolving ownership and control issues involving the minority shareholder.
• Participated as local counsel for an animated software development company in the strategic investment in the software company by a worldwide entertainment company, as well as the company’s ultimate acquisition by a publicly traded company.
• Multiple representations of individual key employees and minority equity shareholders in matters related to their investment in emerging companies and the redemption and third-party sale of their investment.
• Represented the founders of a winery in the formation and initial capitalization of an LLC for the development of wine production.
• Represented a technology colocation center in its organization and capitalization.
• Represented a telecommunications Internet service provider in its formation and initial capitalization.
• Represented a foreign corporation in the formation of a U.S. subsidiary and the acquisition and sale of golf driving ranges, as well as participating in the representation of the company in its multiple financings and its acquisition by a publicly traded company.
• Represented an Atlantic Ocean shipping and European transportation company in establishing a joint venture with a Seattle-based shipping line for Pacific Ocean shipping and United States transportation services.
• Represented a former principal of an acquired business in a dispute involving his buy-out and severance benefits resulting in the eventual recovery of all his claims.
• Participated in the representation of the former owners of a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of exercise equipment in the transfer of ownership of the company to a nationally recognized distributor in the expansion of its product line
• Participated in the representation of the new ownership group in the corporate reorganization of a local software developer and the transfer of its assets to the new ownership group, followed by a private placement securities offering and eventually a more significant venture capital financing.
• Participated as local counsel for a foreign underwriting firm in a significantly large private placement financing for several affiliated companies engaged in the worldwide ownership and operation of fishing vessels and the marketing, sale, and distribution of seafood products.
• Managed and assisted in the selection, registration, and protection of trademarks throughout North and South America, Asia, and Europe for a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of exercise equipment.
• Represented the seller of a local manufacturing and distribution operation of rubber-based products.
• Represented a world-renowned exotic automobile manufacturer in an action in federal court in Seattle, Washington asserting trademark and trade dress infringement involving a local automobile manufacturer and subsequently assisted in the successful enforcement of the Consent Decree.
• Represented a local company in its organization, initial financing, both debt and equity, and acquisition of assets of one of Seattle’s historical establishments serving intoxicating libations.
• Represented the president of an aeronautical materials manufacturer and testing facility involved in a dispute with the co-owners and eventual split-up of the business amongst the original owners.
• Represented a joint venture/commercial lender formed by a worldwide oil company and a worldwide commercial bank to lend funds for the construction of retail gas outlets throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Represented a large worldwide construction cost accounting firm in the acquisition of a controlling interest in a local construction cost accounting firm.
• Represented a regional engineering firm in the formation and partial sale, through a joint venture, of a power management company.
• Represented a local food product development, marketing, and distribution company in its initial corporate organization, initial seed financing, and eventual venture capital financing.
• Represented a regional environmental engineering firm in the annual preparation of offering documents for the sale of common stock to key employees of the company.

Professional & Community Activities

• American Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
  • Committee on Audit Responses
• Washington State Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
  • Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section
• King County Bar Association
• Friends of Dakota Place Park, Board of Directors and President
• Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks, Board of Directors and President
• Olmsted Now (fka National Association for Olmsted Barks), Board of Trustees
• Husky Rugby Alumni Association (at the University of Washington), Board of Directors

Background & Interests

Outside of the office, Doug enjoys landscaping projects, woodworking, and Husky football.