Portland, Ore. — Stoel Rives is pleased to announce that it has been named U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2019 “Law Firm of the Year” for its Timber & Forest Products (Timber Law) group. The award is given to one law firm per year in each of 74 legal practice areas. This year’s award is the first such for a practice group at the firm.
Partner Adam Dittman, chair of Stoel Rives’ Timber & Forest Products group, said, “We are delighted to have received this recognition. It is a welcome affirmation by clients and peers of our longstanding commitment to serving clients in the industry, the depth of our substantive expertise in this area, and an acknowledgement of the continuing growth of our practice on a national scale.”
Stoel Rives’ cross-discipline Timber & Forest Products group serves clients spanning the industry, including the following: timberland owners and investors; lumber, panel, engineered wood products and pulp and paper mills; integrated forest products operations; timberland investment management organizations; industry trade associations; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs); wood products manufacturers and distributors; log, lumber and wood chip exporters; and lumber distributors.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® annual “Best Law Firms” rankings and “Law Firm of the Year” awards are given based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, and peer review from leading attorneys in the applicable fields.
In addition to the “Law Firm of the Year” award, U.S. News – Best Lawyers gave Stoel Rives nine National Tier 1, 14 National Tier 2 and 12 National Tier 3 rankings in its “Best Law Firms” survey. The firm received a total of 101 Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings, 16 Metropolitan Tier 2 and six Metropolitan Tier 3 rankings.