We are pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Gohmann Bigelow and Brandi B. Balanda to Of Counsel with our firm.

Sarah has been providing excellent service to our clients since 2011.  Her practice focuses on business tort, intellectual property, class action, and securities claims across multiple industries. Sarah has successfully represented technology startups and their founders in trade secret and fiduciary duty cases, and has extensive experience in actions involving claims and issues under the ’33 and ’34 federal securities acts as well as the Washington Securities Act.

Brandi joined SBW in 2015 and focuses on litigating complex cases.  Her experience ranges from defending a senior executive against the largest trade secret claim asserted in Washington to prosecuting fraud, contract, and fiduciary duty claims related to real estate development financings.  She also represents municipalities in eminent domain actions.