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    Puget Sound Business Journal
    Puget Sound Business Journal
    Nov 28, 2025

    Private equity and venture capital litigation on the rise: An interview with John Bender of K&L Gates

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    Law360
    Law360
    Sep 18, 2025

    AI Firm's Ex-CTO Barred From Using Trade Secrets

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    Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal
    Sep 10, 2025

    Daily Briefing: Pinstripes Files for Chapter 11; Water Station's Bankruptcy Plan Confirmed

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    Puget Sound Business Journal
    Puget Sound Business Journal
    Sep 10, 2025

    Everett vending company ruled a Ponzi scheme in bankruptcy court

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    Bloomberg
    Bloomberg
    Aug 23, 2025

    Water 'Ponzi' That Burned Jefferies Had Something for Everyone, Until It Didn't

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Aug 15, 2025

    Feds say Everett firm sold as a path to easy income was a Ponzi scheme

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    Law360
    Law360
    Aug 14, 2025

    2 Face Charges Over $200M Water Vending Machine Fraud

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    Lancaster Online
    Lancaster Online
    May 22, 2025

    ATM investment promoter Dave Zook also led Lancaster investors to Texas Ponzi scheme

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    Bloomberg Law
    Bloomberg Law
    Dec 2024

    K&L Gates Recruits John Bender as Litigation Partner in Seattle

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    Law360
    Law360
    Oct 28, 2024

    Creditors Get Ponzi Finding In Wash. Bankruptcy Trial

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Oct 18, 2024

    Judge rules WA real estate investment firm ran Ponzi scheme

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Sep 11, 2024

    WA bank sued over loans to investors in alleged Ponzi scheme

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    Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal
    Aug 29, 2024

    Water Vending Machine Maker's Creditors Seek to Force Business Into Bankruptcy

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Jul 26, 2024

    Investors in Everett firm claim it was a Ponzi scheme

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Mar 26, 2024

    FBI is investigating Eastside real estate firm iCap, lawyers say

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    TIME
    TIME
    Feb 3, 2023

    How Logan Paul's Crypto Empire Fell Apart

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    The Seattle Times
    The Seattle Times
    Oct 25, 2023

    Bellevue real estate investment firm faces bankruptcy, fraud allegations

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