Kenneth A. Sheppard

Info: Kenneth Sheppardksheppard@sksp.com

Ken Sheppard (425) 883-6197 ksheppard@sksp.com

David Ketter maintained an established tax, trust and estates practice, and Ken Sheppard had returned to his native Seattle after serving as corporate counsel to the Arabian American Oil Company in New York, Houston and Saudi Arabia.

Ken Sheppard,
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A native of Seattle, Ken studied Arabic Language and Islamic law at the University of Washington and in Tunisia, taking a position as corporate counsel to the Arabian American Oil Company, first in Houston and then in Saudi Arabia.While with Aramco Ken concentrated on drafting and negotiating commercial and construction contracts of values up to one billion dollars, and in assisting Aramco contractors in understanding both Saudi and US laws relating to business and commerce in the Middle East.On returning to the US, he entered private practice in 1978, continuing his construction related activities and using his commercial background to develop an active practice in business contracts, transactions and litigation.Ken also developed a specialty in administrative laws relating to aquatic lands and the shellfish industry.

Ken joined Simburg, Ketter, Sheppard & Purdy as a founding partner in 1984, where he continued his business practice, developing additional expertise in trademark and copyright law to assist his emerging technology clients.

He is an accomplished litigator with an ability to quickly understand and distill complex and technical issues for presentation to the court or jury.His overseas experience is invaluable to clients in helping them understand the legal and cultural differences found in dealing with the Middle East and in international transactions in general.His extensive business and construction background has given him a feel for dealing efficiently and effectively with business contracts and transactions, including numerous mergers and acquisitions representing both the acquiring and acquired parties.Ken has Martindale-Hubbell's highest individual rating - "AV".

Ken is co-author of Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Protection, Chapter 9 of "Doing Business in Washington State, published by the International Practice Section, Washington State Bar Association, and of Construction Liens, published by the King County Bar Association in 1996.He has presented seminar topics on International Joint Ventures for the Seattle-King County Bar Association, and on International Arbitration for the Northwest Litigation Conference in Vancouver, B.C.

Ken has a wide array of outside interests and activities.He is an expert woodworker and an avid rose grower, exhibitor and American Rose Society Judge.A past president and a current director of the Seattle Rose Society, he frequently opens his rose gardens to tours for other rose fanciers.Our offices are regularly filled with these fragrant beauties during the summer months.Ken also collects and deals in antique lithographs of Egypt and the Middle East by the nineteenth century Scottish artist David Roberts, and uses his water coloring skills to restore and color these prints for clients and other dealers.
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Ken designed, constructed and maintains both that web site and this one.

Kenneth A. Sheppard

Business Litigation and Transactions, International Commerce, Construction Law,