Stoel Rives Attorneys Earn High Marks and National Recognition from Chambers USA
6/15/2009

CONTACT: Rita M. Alli, Director of Business and Professional Development, (206) 386-7658

PORTLAND- Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, today announced that 82 of its lawyers have been selected as leading U.S. lawyers by independent legal research firm Chambers and Partners. Of the rated attorneys, 29 received Band 1 honors or better, including several "Star Performer" selections.

In addition to individual attorneys, Stoel Rives received a national ranking for its Renewables and Alternative Energy practice, rating among the Top 10 law firms in this category. Chambers also ranked many Stoel Rives practice groups – including Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Environmental, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, M&A and Real Estate – among the best. Across multiple states, 13 Stoel Rives practice areas earned Band 1 honors, five received Band 2, and three received Band 3 recognition.

Chambers and Partners is considered among the leading providers of client-led intelligence on the legal profession. Through thousands of client and lawyer interviews nationwide, the Chambers research team ranks law firms and individual attorneys according to technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by their clients.

A full list of Chambers-rated Stoel Rives practice areas and locations is listed below.

National
  • Energy: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Oregon
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Environment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
Washington
  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Environment
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
Utah
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
Idaho
  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Natural Resources & Environment
  • Real Estate
Alaska
  • Labor & Employment
  • Natural Resources & Environment
  • Litigation: General Commercial

Full list of attorneys and areas of practice in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business:

Attorney Name Location Area of Practice
Andrew F. Behrend Anchorage Labor & Employment-Alaska (Band 2)
James Torgerson Anchorage Litigation: General Commercial-Alaska (Band 1)
Joseph J. Perkins Jr. Anchorage Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries-Alaska (Band 1)
J. Walter Sinclair Boise Litigation: General Commercial-Idaho (Band 1)
James C. Dale Boise Labor & Employment-Idaho (Band 1)
John M. Eustermann Boise Natural Resources & Environment-Idaho (Band 3)
Kevin Beaton Boise Natural Resources & Environment-Idaho (Band 1)
Kris J. Ormseth Boise Corporate/Commercial-Idaho (Band 1)
Krista McIntyre Boise Natural Resources & Environment-Idaho (Band 1)
Mark S. Geston Boise Litigation: General Commercial-Idaho (Band 2)
Paul Boyd Boise Corporate/Commercial-Idaho (Band 1)
Quentin M. Knipe Boise Real Estate-Idaho (Band 1)
Amy Joseph Pedersen Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 1)
Barbara A. Brainard Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 3)
Barnes Ellis Portland Litigation: General Commercial-Oregon (Star)
Chris Kitchel Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 2)
David E. Filippi Portland Environment-Oregon (Band 3)
David W. Green Portland Real Estate-Oregon (Band 1)
Dennis Leybold Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 4)
Dennis Westlind Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Up and Coming)
Edward Reeves Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 3)
Gary Glisson Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 2)
Gregory Mowe Portland Litigation: General Commercial-Oregon (Band 2)
Henry Hewitt Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Senior Statesman)
Howard Feuerstein Portland Real Estate-Oregon (Band 1)
J. Mark Morford Portland Environment-Oregon (Band 1)
Joan P. Snyder Portland Environment-Oregon (Band 1)
Joel A. Mullin Portland Litigation: General Commercial-Oregon (Band 2)
John Rafter Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 1)
Kassim Ferris Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 2)
Lois O. Rosenbaum Portland Litigation: General Commercial-Oregon (Band 2)
Margaret B. Kushner Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 3)
Margaret Hill Noto Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 2)
Matthew Phillips Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 2)
Michael R. Campbell Portland Environment-Oregon (Band 2)
Paul Angello Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 1)
Randolph Foster Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 2)
Litigation: General Commercial-Oregon (Band 3)
Robert Moorman Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 2)
Ruth Beyer Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 2)
Steven H. Hull Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 3)
Steven W. Abel Portland Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use-Oregon (Band 1)
Stuart Chestler Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 3)
Thomas Page Portland Real Estate-Oregon (Band 1)
Thomas R. Wood Portland Environment-Oregon (Band 2)
Todd Bauman Portland Corporate/M&A-Oregon (Band 2)
Victor J. Kisch Portland Labor & Employment-Oregon (Band 1)
Wally Van Valkenburg Portland Intellectual Property-Oregon (Band 2)
Barton Giddings Salt Lake City Intellectual Property-Utah (Band 3)
David J. Jordan Salt Lake City Litigation: General Commercial-Utah (Band 2)
Ervin R. Holmes Salt Lake City Real Estate-Utah (Band 2)
Guy Kroesche Salt Lake City Real Estate-Utah (Band 2)
John A. Anderson Salt Lake City Litigation: General Commercial-Utah (Band 3)
Kenneth B. Black Salt Lake City Litigation: General Commercial-Utah (Band 2)
Kevin B. Laurence Salt Lake City Intellectual Property-Utah (Band 1)
Matthew M. Durham Salt Lake City Labor & Employment-Utah (Band 2)
Michael E. Mangelson Salt Lake City Intellectual Property-Utah (Band 2)
Nathan W. Jones Salt Lake City Corporate/M&A-Utah (Band 2)
Reed W. Topham Salt Lake City Corporate/M&A-Utah (Band 2)
Ronald G. Moffitt Salt Lake City Corporate/M&A-Utah (Band 2)
Thomas A. Ellison Salt Lake City Real Estate-Utah (Star)
Howard Susman San Diego Energy: Transactional-California (Band 2)
Beth Ginsberg Seattle Environment-Washington (Band 1)
Charles S. Lewis Seattle Corporate/Commercial: Tax-Washington (Band 1)
Christopher Weiss Seattle Litigation: General Commercial-Washington (Band 3)
Christopher J. Voss Seattle Corporate/Commercial-Washington (Band 2)
David Rockwell Seattle Real Estate-Washington (Band 1)
David R. Goodnight Seattle Litigation: General Commercial-Washington (Band 3)
Duff Bryant Seattle Corporate/Commercial-Washington (Associates to Watch)
Eric S. Laschever Seattle Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use-Washington (Band 2)
Erin Eliasen Seattle Corporate/Commercial-Washington (Associates to Watch)
Gordon W. Tanner Seattle Real Estate-Washington (Band 2)
J. Ronald Sim Seattle Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations-Washington (Band 1)
James M. Shore Seattle Labor & Employment-Washington (Band 2)
Jeffery W. Leppo Seattle Environment-Washington (Band 1)
Jerome L. Rubin Seattle Labor & Employment-Washington (Band 2)
Margaret L. Barbier Seattle Labor & Employment-Washington (Band 2)
Matthew Cohen Seattle Environment-Washington (Band 1)
Steven J. Thiele Seattle Environment-Washington (Band 1)
Thomas A. Newlon Seattle Environment-Washington (Band 2)
Timothy J. O'Connell Seattle Labor & Employment-Washington (Band 3)
Virginia M. Pedreira Seattle Real Estate-Washington (Band 2)




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