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Ogden Murphy Wallace in Seattle has expanded its Corporate & Transactions team. Zoë Maddox has joined as partner, and represents companies of all stages of maturity, including formation, funding, expansion, and exit. She advises public and private companies, tax exempt organizations, and their boards and investors on general corporate law and governance matters as well as significant business transactions, including venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, and securities offerings. Prior to joining Ogden Murphy Wallace, Maddox graduated from New York University School of Law, and practiced at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and a Seattle law boutique.
Ogden Murphy Wallace is a leading multispecialty law firm committed to providing practical, comprehensive legal services to businesses, municipal entities, and individuals. With offices in Seattle, Bellevue, and Wenatchee, Ogden Murphy Wallace understands the unique needs of its clients on both sides of Washington State.
REI has hired Jessica Thomas as Director, Senior Counsel – Labor & Employment to lead its employment law team. Thomas has 15+ years of retail industry experience at employers such as Dollar Tree and Target.
REI is a specialty outdoor retailer, headquartered near Seattle. The nation’s largest consumer co-op, REI is a growing community of 25 million members who expect and love the best quality gear and outstanding customer service. In addition to the co-op’s many stores across the country, outdoor enthusiasts can shop at REI.com, REI Outlet or the REI shopping app. Everyone is welcome to shop REI, but members who join the co-op enjoy a range of benefits. REI is a purpose-driven and values-led company dedicated to enabling life outside for all.
Costco Wholesale welcomes Alice Wei as real estate counsel focused on warehouse development in North America. Prior to joining Costco, Wei practiced real estate law at law firms in Atlanta and Seattle. She is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates an international chain of membership warehouses that carry quality, brand-name merchandise at substantially lower prices than are typically found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. Costco is the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries, and continues to expand globally.
Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that Sukhpal Kooner has joined Amazon as Corporate Counsel supporting its growing Canadian consumer business. Kooner previously was a commercial attorney at Coca Cola Canada, and has practiced law in the United States as well as Canada.
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon.
Costco Wholesale welcomes Yao Bailey as international real estate counsel focused on warehouse development in Asia. Prior to joining Costco, Bailey practiced real estate and business law at law firms in Beijing, New York, and Seattle. She is a native Mandarin speaker.
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates an international chain of membership warehouses that carry quality, brand-name merchandise at substantially lower prices than are typically found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. Costco is the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries, and continues to expand globally.
Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that Victoria Stairs has joined Spring Fertility as Associate General Counsel focused on healthcare regulatory matters. Prior to joining Spring Fertility, Stairs worked in-house at other health care providers, including a national fertility care company.
Spring Fertility was founded in 2016 with the goal of re-imagining fertility care and partnering with its patients to help them achieve their goals. Spring Fertility believes that patients deserve superior clinical outcomes without compromising compassionate, patient-centric care. They offer comprehensive fertility services including IVF, egg and embryo freezing, and preimplantation genetic screening. The company is proud to have clinics throughout the Bay Area, New York, and Oregon.