165 Stoel Rives Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®; 11 Named a “Lawyer of the Year”

Press Release

08.15.2024

121 Named “Best Lawyers”; 44 “Ones to Watch”

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP today announced that 121 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® directory, including more than half of the firm’s partners. Additionally, 44 attorneys were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America rankings. Eleven attorneys were also named to Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” list.

“Our exceptional attorneys provide the best legal service to our clients and deliver impressive results on their behalf; it is gratifying that so many of our attorneys were recognized on this prestigious list,” said Melissa Jones, Stoel Rives’ Firm Managing Partner.

Stoel Rives’ lawyers are ranked in 57 practice areas, among them construction, corporate, employee benefits, energy, environmental, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, patent, natural resources, real estate, securities, tax, trusts and estates and water law.

Best Lawyers compiles its lists by conducting peer-reviewed surveys to determine the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same region and practice areas. In addition to inclusion in the directory, Best Lawyers selects a single lawyer in each practice area and specific geographic region surveyed as a “Lawyer of the Year.” Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America highlights the legal talent of lawyers who have been in practice less than 10 years. “Ones to Watch” nominees are voted on by current “Ones to Watch” honorees and candidates and Best Lawyers awardees.

Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” Honorees:

Anchorage, Alaska

John D. Kauffman (Corporate Law)

Minneapolis, Minn.

Thomas J. Braun (Land Use and Zoning Law)

Portland, Ore.

Aaron C. Courtney (Natural Resources Law)
Bradley F. Tellam (Ethics and Professional Liability Law)
Christopher K. Heuer (Tax Law)
Jason M. Brauser (Corporate Governance Law)
Karen L. O’Connor (Employment Law – Management)
Timothy W. Snider (Litigation – Antitrust)

Sacramento, Calif.

Bryan L. Hawkins (Labor Law – Management)
Michael N. Mills (Natural Resources Law)

Seattle, Wash.

John S. Kaplan (Litigation – Bankruptcy)

The Best Lawyers in America Honorees:

Anchorage, Alaska

Kevin M. Cuddy (Commercial Litigation)
Tina M. Grovier (Oil and Gas Law)
John D. Kauffman (Corporate Law)
James E. Torgerson (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Natural Resources Law; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)

Boise, Idaho

Kevin J. Beaton (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Mining Law; Water Law)
Nicole C. Hancock (Agriculture Law)
Quentin M. Knipe (Real Estate Law)
Krista K. McIntyre (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
Wendy J. Olson (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Kris J. Ormseth (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Minneapolis, Minn.

Marc A. Al (Commercial Litigation)*
Thomas J. Braun (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)
Sarah Johnson Phillips (Energy Law)
Andrew J. Pieper (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate)*

Portland, Ore.

Bethany A. Bacci (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Brenda K. Baumgart (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Susan Beckert Bock (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates)
Jason M. Brauser (Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)
Kevin D. Burnett (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)*
Michael R. Campbell (Environmental Law; Water Law)
John Casey (Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Securities)
William L. Clydesdale (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Aaron C. Courtney (Natural Resources Law)
Nancy L. Cowgill (Trusts and Estates)
Barbara D. Craig (Natural Resources Law)
Christopher C. Criglow (Real Estate Law)
Sarah Stauffer Curtiss (Land Use and Zoning Law)
Brad S. Daniels (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities)
Saskia M. de Boer (Nonprofit / Charities Law)
Amy Edwards (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation)
Louis A. Ferreira (Insurance Law)
Kassim M. Ferris (Patent Law)
David E. Filippi (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
Randolph C. Foster (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent)
Todd L. Friedman (Corporate Law)
Sean C. Gay (Construction Law)
Andrew Gibson (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Anne W. Glazer (Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Food and Beverage Law; Trademark Law)
Eric A. Grasberger (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Todd A. Hanchett (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
Christopher K. Heuer (Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law)
Mary P. Hull (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Steven H. Hull (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Misha Isaak (Commercial Litigation)
Jason A. Johns (Energy Regulatory Law)
Tom Johnson (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities)
Emily V. Karr (Trusts and Estates)
Reilley D. Keating (Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
Dana L. Krawczuk (Land Use and Zoning Law)
Jeffrey M. Krueger (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Steven T. Lovett (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent)
Kirk B. Maag (Environmental Law)
Chad T. Marriott (Energy Law)
Jennifer H. Martin (Energy Law)
Timothy L. McMahan (Energy Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)
Steven A. Moore (Economic Development Law; Real Estate Law)
Joel A. Mullin (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions)
Karen L. O'Connor (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
Brendan N. O'Scannlain (Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Kevin T. Pearson (Energy Law; Tax Law)
Amy Joseph Pedersen (Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
Per A. Ramfjord (Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Environmental Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Health Care)
Allison J. Reynolds (Land Use and Zoning Law)*
Laura E. Rosenbaum (Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
Seth H. Row (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance)
Jeremy D. Sacks (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities)
Penny H. Serrurier (Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates)
Timothy W. Snider (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental)
Andrew H. Solomon (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
Bradley F. Tellam (Employment Law – Management; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law)
Andrea H. Thompson (Employment Law – Management)
Thomas R. Wood (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)

Sacramento, Calif.

Tamara L. Boeck (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law)
Elizabeth P. Ewens (Natural Resources Law)
Bryan L. Hawkins (Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Melissa A. Jones (Commercial Litigation)*
Michael N. Mills (Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law)
Christopher L. Russell (Corporate Law)
Timothy M. Taylor (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)

Salt Lake City, Utah

Joshua G. Gigger (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law)
John R. Thompson (Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trademark Law)

San Diego, Calif.

Lindsay D. Puckett (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)

San Francisco, Calif.

Bao M. Vu (Litigation – Environmental)*

Seattle, Wash.

Adam S. Belzberg (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
Jill D. Bowman (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
Christopher Briggs (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Evan A. Brown (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Duff Bryant (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Matthew Cohen (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
Joseph E. Delaney (Real Estate Law)
John A. Fandel (Real Estate Law)
Beth S. Ginsberg (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
Bryan T. Glover (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Wendy S. Goffe (Trusts and Estates)
David R. Goodnight (Commercial Litigation)
Aric H. Jarrett (Commercial Litigation)
Brent L. Jones (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Karin D. Jones (Employment Law – Management)
John S. Kaplan (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Michael D. Kuntz (Real Estate Law)
John S. Laney (Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law)
Rita V. Latsinova (Appellate Practice)
Sallie Lin (Real Estate Law)
Kate R. Mathews (Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law)
Joseph P. McCarthy (Real Estate Law)
Alex L. Mertens (Energy Law)
Jason T. Morgan (Environmental Law)
Colm P. Nelson (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Maren R. Norton (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Insurance)
Timothy J. O'Connell (Communications Law; Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Labor Law – Management)
Karl F. Oles (Litigation – Construction)
Christopher R. Osborn (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
Brian C. Park (Litigation – Patent; Patent Law)
Virginia M. Pedreira (Real Estate Law)
Vanessa Soriano Power (Commercial Litigation)
Bart W. Reed (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
John S. Santa Lucia (Real Estate Law)
Sabina L. Shapiro (Real Estate Law)
James M. Shore (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jennifer Lane Spaith (Patent Law)
Ryan P. Steen (Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law)

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America Honorees:

Anchorage, Alaska

Shannon M. Bleicher (Environmental Law)*

Boise, Idaho

Andrea S. Carone (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)*
Nicholas J. Gourley (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Jenny Palmer (Commercial Litigation)

Minneapolis, Minn.

Emily C. Atmore (Commercial Litigation)*
Bradley R. Prowant (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)

Portland, Ore.

Tyler M. Clarke (Real Estate Law)
John B. Dudrey (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Alexandra Choi Giza (Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law)
Jacob C. Goldberg (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)
William J. Goodling (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation)
Cody D. Gregg (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Melissa J. Healy (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Laura Kerr (Environmental Law)
Ryan S. Kunkel (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Merissa A. Moeller (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
Nathan R. Morales (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law)
Mario R. Nicholas (Construction Law)
Christopher C. Rifer (Commercial Litigation)
Scott E. Rosenthal (Real Estate Law)
Samantha K. Sondag (Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)
Ariel Stavitsky (Litigation – Environmental)
Michael L. Such (Tax Law)
Marc N. Therrien (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law)
Jennifer Baer Tuohy (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)
Alex Van Rysselberghe (Commercial Litigation)
Elliott J. Williams (Intellectual Property Law)

Sacramento, Calif.

Corey M. Day (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Salt Lake City, Utah

Brett C. Booth (Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law; Technology Law)

San Francisco, Calif.

Lauren V. Neuhaus (Litigation – Environmental)

Seattle, Wash.

Jonathan S. Barnard (Intellectual Property Law)
Anne M. Dorshimer (Transportation Law)
Kiran H. Griffith (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Rachel D. Groshong (Transportation Law)
Mika Ito, Ph.D. (Intellectual Property Law)
Veronica M. Keithley (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
Emily R. Kelly (Real Estate Law)
Claire J. Mitchell (Corporate Law)
Mark O. Morgan (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Alex D. Pearson (Corporate Law; Project Finance Law)
Jenna M. Poligo (Commercial Litigation)
Christopher T. Wall (Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)