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Davis Wright Tremaine is a Pacific Northwest powerhouse known for its prowess in media and entertainment law. The firm boasts strong early career development for its associates, demonstrated by the fact that approximately one-half of the firm’s practice chairs are in their 30s and 40s. With over 560 attorneys in 11 domestic offices, the firm supports a collaborative culture by utilizing mentorship to create multidisciplinary, industry-focused teams. Davis Wright Tremaine operates on each U.S. coast to tackle some of the most interestin...
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About the Firm
Founded in 1908, Davis Wright Tremaine has worked with small clients as well as Fortune 500 companies. The firm maintains a focus on litigation and entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, and employment law. Today, the firm has more than 560 attorneys in 11 domestic offices.
Winning the West Coast
More than eight decades after it kick-started its practice in Seattle, Davis Wright Tremaine merged with another reputable Seattle firm and began expanding throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In Anchorage, Alaska, Davis Wright Tremaine made headlines by serving as lead counsel in a 30,000-plaintiff lawsuit filed by seafood and fishing industry interests against Exxon Valdez for the massive 1989 oil spill off the coast of Alaska. Gradually, the firm established a str...