Ogletree Deakins Opens Office in Seattle

Labor law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart announced the opening of a new office in Seattle. The firm said the new Seattle office will build on the success of its Portland, Oregon, office to expand operations in the Pacific Northwest. Shareholder Tony Byergo, who cofounded Ogletree Deakins' Kansas City office in 2005, and attorney Sarah Evans, who has been with the firm since 2012, will head up the Seattle office. Byergo focuses on labor relations, such as collective bargaining, arbitration and unfair labor practice proceedings, the firm said. He also represents employe...