Stoel Rives Achieves National and Regional Recognition in 2014 Chambers Rankings

PORTLAND- Stoel Rives LLP, a U.S. business law firm, achieved strong results in the 2014 Chambers USA law firm survey, with 94 lawyers and 26 national and statewide practice areas receiving recognition. Thirty-three attorneys and 16 practices received Band 1 or National placement.

The annual Chambers survey is compiled by independent legal researcher Chambers and Partners, and draws on information collected through a rigorous interview process of large company in-house counsel.

Chambers rated Stoel Rives among the best in the nation for its legal practices in the areas of Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy and Food & Beverages: Alcohol. Five attorneys also received National rankings in those practice areas.

“We are singularly committed to our clients’ success,” said Firm Managing Partner Bob Van Brocklin. “Partnering with clients to deliver effective and innovative legal solutions epitomizes the Stoel Rives brand and we welcome the strong client endorsement of our approach in the Chambers rankings.”

The list of Stoel Rives practice areas selected for the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is below, by location.

Nationwide
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Food & Beverages: Alcohol

Alaska
Litigation: General Commercial
Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries

Idaho
Corporate/Commercial
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate

Oregon
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Utah
Corporate/M&A
Energy & Natural Resources
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Washington
Corporate/Commercial
Environment
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Stoel Rives attorneys and their areas of practice listed in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business are:

Nationwide
Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Susan M. Johnson
Christopher R. Hermann

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Alan Merkle
Edward Einowski
Howard Susman

Alaska
Corporate/M&A
John Kauffman

Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
Tina M. Grovier
Jonathan Iversen
Joseph J. Perkins Jr.

Labor & Employment
Renea Saade

Litigation: Construction
S. Lane Tucker

Litigation: General Commercial
James Torgerson

Idaho
Corporate/Commercial
Kris J. Ormseth
Paul Boyd

Labor & Employment
James C. Dale

Litigation: General Commercial
Bradley J. Dixon
Mark S. Geston
Nicole C. Hancock

Natural Resources & Environment
Kevin Beaton
Krista K. McIntyre
Richard R. Hall

Real Estate
Quentin M. Knipe

Oregon
Corporate/M&A
Brendan O’Scannlain
Margaret B. Kushner
Margaret Hill Noto
Mark Norby
Robert Moorman
Steven H. Hull
Todd Bauman

Environment
Barbara Craig
David E. Filippi
J. Mark Morford
Joan P. Snyder
Michael R. Campbell
Thomas R. Wood

Intellectual Property
Anne W. Glazer
Gary Glisson
John Rafter
Kassim Ferris
Paul Angello
Randolph Foster
Steven T. Lovett
Walter Van Valkenburg

Labor & Employment
Amy Joseph Pedersen
Brenda K. Baumgart
Chris Kitchel
Edward Reeves
Karen L. O'Connor
Victor J. Kisch

Litigation: General Commercial
Gregory Mowe
Joel A. Mullin
Lois O. Rosenbaum
Randolph Foster

Real Estate
David W. Green
Howard Feuerstein

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Steven W. Abel

Utah
Corporate/M&A
Nathan W. Jones
Reed W. Topham
Ronald G. Moffitt
Scott F. Young

Energy & Natural Resources
John S. Kirkham

Intellectual Property
Barton Giddings
Kory D. Christensen
Matthew Bethards
Michael E. Mangelson

Labor & Employment
Justin Palmer
Matthew M. Durham

Labor & Employment: ERISA
Steven D. Woodland

Litigation: General Commercial
D. Matthew Moscon
John A. Anderson
Kenneth B. Black

Real Estate
Ervin R. Holmes
Guy P. Kroesche
Thomas A. Ellison

Washington
Corporate/Commercial
Christopher J. Voss
Duff Bryant

Corporate/Commercial: Tax
Charles S. Lewis

Environment
Beth S. Ginsberg
Cherise M. Oram
Jeffrey W. Leppo
Matthew Cohen
Steven J. Thiele
Thomas A. Newlon

Intellectual Property
Brian C. Park

Labor & Employment
James M. Shore
Jerome L. Rubin
Keelin A. Curran
Timothy J. O'Connell

Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Melanie Curtice
Mimi Warner

Litigation: General Commercial
David R. Goodnight
Leonard Feldman

Real Estate
David H. Rockwell
Gordon W. Tanner
Virginia M. Pedreira