Rudy A. Englund

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7042 | englundr@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Rudy Englund serves as the Firm’s Director of Wage and Hour and Class Action Litigation. In April 2006, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. His practice emphasizes commercial and complex litigation in federal and state courts, class action litigation, including extensive wage and hour experience, securities litigation, intellectual property disputes, consumer fraud, as well as business dispute resolution. Rudy has been active in the ABA Section of Litigation for several years serving in multiple leadership capacities. In addition, he recently completed a five-year term on the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary.

Admitted to Practice

Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court

Academics

University of Washington (J.D. 1975; B.A., magna cum laude, 1972)
- Phi Beta Kappa

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

Director, Litigation Practice Group
Director, Wage and Hour Practice Group
Business Crisis Management and Emergency Remedies
Class Action Defense
Director and Officer Liability
Financial Institutions
Retail
Securities Litigation

Representative Matters and Clients

Thiebes v. Wal-Mart — Wage and Hour Collective Action two-phase trial to judgment involving off-the-clock work allegations
Bradford v. McDonnell Douglas — Products Liability Defense Verdict against 34 plaintiffs after three month trial
In re River Park Square Project Board Litigation — Obtained dismissal of target defendent Prudential by motion to dismiss on eve of trial in bondholders’ securities litigation
In re Cray Inc. Derivative Litigation — Successful motions to dismiss in companion federal and state court shareholder derivative actions
In re Cutter and Buck Inc. Securities Litigation — Successful settlements in companion securities and shareholder derivative actions
Moore/Klink and Smith/Ballard v. Wal-Mart — Wage and Hour Class Actions in Oregon and California involving late pay at termination claims and related penalties
McFarlin v. Wal-Mart, Wage and Hour Class Action involving off-the-clock work allegations pending in Alaska
Saipan Sweatshop Litigation — Civil RICO Class Action regarding Saipan garment manufacturing industry
UFCW v Nordstrom — Wage and Hour Class Action successful settlement in one of the first such nationwide cases involving off-the-clock work allegations
Huntley v Frito-Lay — Wage and Hour Class Action successful resolution including renegotiating CBA
Boursee v Texaco — Contract Employee Class Action successfully defeating class certification
Rutledge v. Wells Fargo Bank — Consumer Fraud Class Action
Vukich v. Nabisco — Wage and Hour Class Action
Contos v Wells Fargo Escrow Consumer Fraud Class Action — Successfully defended class certification

Publications

“The Class Action Fairness Act’s Impact on State Consumer Protection Laws,” Defense Counsel Journal, Co-author (July 2005)

Awards and Honors

Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Defendants (2010-2012)
Selected “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation, Class Actions, Employment Litigation, Securities (2008-2012)
Recommended by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial (2004-2011)
Named as a “Washington Super Lawyer,” Super Lawyers magazine, Business Litigation (2000-2011)
Peer Review Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell