Best Lawyers® 2027 Recognizes 166 Stoel Rives Attorneys in 59 Practices Twelve Attorneys Named to “Lawyer of the Year” List

Twelve Attorneys Named to “Lawyer of the Year” List

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP announced that 139 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® directory. Additionally, 27 attorneys were selected for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Twelve attorneys were selected to the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” list in ten practice categories in four regions.

Best Lawyers recognized Stoel Rives' attorneys across nine regions in 59 practice areas, including appellate, antitrust, bankruptcy, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction, corporate, employee benefits, energy, environmental, insurance, labor and employment, land use and zoning, mergers and acquisitions, mining, natural resources, nonprofit, oil & gas, patent, real estate, securities, tax, trusts and estates, and water law.

The 2027 The Best Lawyers in America® features 12 attorneys listed for the first time at Stoel Rives, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America features seven newly listed attorneys. Several attorneys were also recognized in new practice areas for the first time.

The Best Lawyers in America is an annual list of attorneys selected through peer-review surveys designed to capture consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers’ prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation is awarded to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region who receives the highest overall feedback from peers. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America highlights professional excellence among lawyers who are earlier in their careers. “Ones to Watch” honorees are selected through analysis of surveys completed by current “Ones to Watch” honorees, candidates, and Best Lawyers awardees.

2027 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” Honorees

Boise, Idaho

• Krista K. McIntyre (Natural Resources Law)

Portland, Oregon

• Jason M. Brauser (Corporate Governance Law)
• Aaron C. Courtney (Natural Resources Law)
• Anne W. Glazer (Copyright Law)
• Christopher K. Heuer (Tax Law)
• Dana L. Krawczuk (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Kirk B. Maag (Environmental Law)
• Mario R. Nicholas (Construction Law)
• Karen L. O'Connor (Employment Law – Management)

Sacramento, California

• Steven H. Goldberg (Environmental Law)

Seattle, Washington

• Christopher Briggs (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Duff Bryant (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

2027 The Best Lawyers in America® Honorees

Anchorage, Alaska

• Andrea N. Canfield (Corporate Law)
• Kevin M. Cuddy (Commercial Litigation)
• Tina M. Grovier (Oil and Gas Law)
• John Kauffman (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions 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; Commercial Litigation)
• Krista K. McIntyre (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
• Karen L. O’Connor (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Wendy J. Olson (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Kris J. Ormseth (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Christopher Pooser (Appellate Practice)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• 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, Oregon

• Bethany A. Bacci (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Brenda K. Baumgart (Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Steven J. Boender (Corporate Law)
• Jason M. Brauser (Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)
• Nathan C. Brunette (Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent)
• Kevin 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)
• Christopher C. Criglow (Real Estate Law)
• Sarah Stauffer Curtiss (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Brad S. Daniels (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Zachary Davis (Construction Law)
• Saskia M. de Boer (Nonprofit / Charities Law)
• John B. Dudrey (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Amy Edwards (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation)
• David E. Filippi (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• 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)
• Jacob C. Goldberg (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)
• William J. Goodling (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation)
• Eric A. Grasberger (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Todd A. Hanchett (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Melissa J. Healy (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)
• Thomas R. Johnson (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Securities)
• Reilley D. Keating (Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Laura Kerr (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
• Ethan Knight (Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Dana L. Krawczuk (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Jeffrey M. Krueger (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Ryan S. Kunkel (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Steven T. Lovett (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent)
• Kirk B. Maag (Environmental Law)
• Jennifer H. Martin (Energy Law)
• Timothy L. McMahan (Energy Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Merissa A. Moeller (Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• Steven A. Moore (Economic Development Law; Real Estate Law)
• Nathan R. Morales (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)
• Mario R. Nicholas (Construction Law)
• Brant J. Norquist (Corporate Law)
• 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)
• Per A. Ramfjord (Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Environmental Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation - Health Care; Litigation and Controversy – Tax)
• Laura E. Rosenbaum (Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Seth H. Row (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance)
• Kristin E. Russell (Corporate Governance Law)
• 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)
• Samantha K. Sondag (Commercial Litigation)
• Ariel Stavitsky (Litigation – Environmental)
• Bradley F. Tellam (Employment Law – Management; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law)
• Andrea H. Thompson (Employment Law – Management)
• Geoffrey B. Tichenor (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
• Erica Porter Valli (Corporate Law)
• Matthew R. Wilmot (Advertising Law)

Sacramento, California

• Tamara L. Boeck (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law)
• Elizabeth P. Ewens (Natural Resources Law)
• Steven H. Goldberg (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
• Nicole E. Granquist (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• Bryan L. Hawkins (Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Seth D. Hilton (Energy Regulatory Law)
• Melissa A. Jones (Commercial Litigation)
• Michael N. Mills (Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law)
• Matthew D. Segal (Litigation – Antitrust)
• Jennifer Spaletta (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• Timothy M. Taylor (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Tina A. Thomas (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning)
• Melissa A. Thorme (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• Thomas A. Woods (Commercial Litigation)

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Brett C. Booth (Patent Law)
• 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, California

• Kirsten A. Worley (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Real Estate)

San Francisco, California

• Christian L. Marsh (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Natural Resources Law; Water Law)
• Lilly B. McKenna (Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law)
• Kathryn L. Oehlschlager (Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning)
• Bao M. Vu (Litigation – Environmental)

Seattle, Washington

• Adam Belzberg (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Christopher Briggs (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
• Evan Brown (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Duff Bryant (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Matthew Cohen (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
• Rachel Hoffman Cox (Environmental Law)
• Joseph E. Delaney (Real Estate Law)
• Beth S. Ginsberg (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)
• Bryan Glover (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• David R. Goodnight (Commercial Litigation)
• Aric Jarrett (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate)
• Erik J. Jennings (Real Estate Law)
• 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)
• Veronica M. Keithley (Environmental Law)
• Emily Kelly (Real Estate Law)
• Michael D. Kuntz (Real Estate Law)
• John Laney (Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law)
• Rita V. Latsinova (Appellate Practice)
• Katherine R. Mathews (Real Estate Law)
• Joseph P. McCarthy (Real Estate Law)
• Alexandra L. Mertens (Energy Law)
• Jason T. Morgan (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
• Colm Nelson (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Maren R. Norton (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Health Care; Litigation – Insurance)
• Karl F. Oles (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• 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)
• 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)
• Ankur K. Tohan (Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Natural Resources Law)

2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Honorees

Anchorage, Alaska

• Shannon Bleicher (Environmental Law)
• Whitney A. Brown (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)
• Connor Smith (Commercial Litigation)

Boise, Idaho

• Andrea Carone (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Cory Carone (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation)
• Wade Foster (Environmental Law)
• Ashley Lane (Commercial Litigation)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Emily Atmore (Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Linfan “Derek” Zha (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Portland, Oregon

• Patrick Abell (Real Estate Law)
• Megan Bradford (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Alexandra Choi Giza (Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law)
• Jakob Goldfarb (Commercial Litigation)
• Cody Gregg (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Tyler J. Killeen (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Kaitlyn Lindaman (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)
• Victoria Muirhead (Nonprofit / Charities Law)
• Michael L. Such (Tax Law)
• Alex Van Rysselberghe (Commercial Litigation)

Sacramento, California

• Benjamin Codog III (Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law)
• Robert Sarkisian (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

San Francisco, California

• Lauren V. Neuhaus (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental)

Seattle, Washington

• Adam Hattenburg (Real Estate Law)
• Alex D. Pearson (Corporate Law; Project Finance Law)
• Michael P. Rubin (Commercial Litigation)
• Kelly Rutledge (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates)
• Sara Wadsworth (Commercial Litigation)