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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Mike represents employers in matters including collective bargaining agreements, grievance arbitrations, and strikes, from small owner-operated businesses to some of the largest U.S. corporations.
Michael Reynvaan has more than 30 years of experience in the firm's Labor & Employment group. He represents employers in litigation, class action, and mediation, and regularly counsels clients in high-exposure situations. He has negotiated more than 100 collective bargaining agreements and handled numerous grievance arbitrations and strikes.
Mike serves as regional counsel for the United Parcel Service Inc. in the Pacific Northwest and has worked with a variety of some of the Northwest's leading companies and sports organizations, including The Boeing Company, Starbucks Inc., Lowes Companies Inc., the Seattle Sonics, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Inc., Zymogenetics Inc., and the Seattle Storm Inc. Mike also serves as chair of Ashurst Perkin Coie’s Wine Industry practice and works with many wine industry clients.
Education & credentials
- Seattle University School of Law, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1982
- Lewis & Clark, B.A., Political Science, 1976
- Whitman College,
1971-1973
- Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Hon. Robert BrachtenbachState Supreme Court of Washington
Professional recognition
Named Best Lawyers' Seattle, "Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year," 2017
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management, 2003-2026
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington’s Super Lawyers," 1999-2004, 2007-2009, 2012-2021
*Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
- American Bar Association, Labor Law Section, Committee on Arbitration and Law of Collective Bargaining, 1984-present
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1989-1990
- King County Bar Association, Labor Section
- King County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Trustees, 1989-1992
- King County Guardian Ad Litem Program, Volunteer Attorney, 1982-present
- Leadership Tomorrow, Participant, 1989
Owens, et al. v. Local No. 169, Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers v. ITT Rayonier Inc.
Defense of class action relating to compensability of "on call" time for overtime purposes. 971 F.2d 347 (9th Cir. 1992)
Watkins v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Defense of wage and hour class action. Settled favorably following certification.
Compliance Counseling for K Vintners
Counseled local winery on state liquor licensing and compliance regulations.
Negotiation of Wine Company Sale
Helped negotiate sale of majority interest in a winery.