Attorneys
Englund, Rudy A.

Practices & Industries

Rudy A. Englund

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7042 | englundr@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Rudy focuses his practice on commercial and complex litigation in federal and state courts, class action litigation, including extensive wage and hour experience, 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.  In April 2006, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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

  • Class Action Defense
  • Director and Officer Liability
  • Financial Institutions
  • Retail
  • Securities
  • Securities Litigation
  • Wage and Hour

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
  • 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

Publications

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

Awards and Honors

  • Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010
  • Selected “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation, 2008-2009
  • Recommended by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2009
  • Named a Washington “Superlawyer,” Washington Law and Politics, 2005-2009

Professional and Community Activities

  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (1997-2002)
  • Fellow of the American Bar Association
  • Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Council Member, ABA Section of Litigation (1994-1997)
  • Federal Bar Association Western District of Washington
  • Steering Committee, Alzheimers Association Gala Auction (2001-present)