Stoel Rives Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2026 Chambers USA Guide

98 Attorneys & 34 Practices Ranked

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP continues to be recognized among leading U.S. law firms in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide, earning 34 practice area rankings and 98 attorney rankings firmwide. These rankings cover four national rankings and six regional markets.

In 2026, Chambers ranked 28 Stoel attorneys and 19 practices as Band 1, its highest distinction.  These honors reflect the firm’s strength across a broad range of practice areas, including corporate and M&A, corporate/commercial, energy and natural resources, environmental law, litigation, labor and employment, real estate, bankruptcy and restructuring, construction, employee benefits and executive compensation, white collar investigations, and zoning and land use.

Chambers also recognized four Stoel practices as nationwide leaders:

• Environment
• Mining & Metals
• Projects: Power & Renewables — Transactional
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

In addition, Stoel received new rankings in:

• Energy & Natural Resources (MN)
• Intellectual Property (WA)
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (WA)
• Native American Law (AK)

Chambers USA ranks leading attorneys and law firms based on independent research, including client interviews and analysis of recent work.

The following Stoel Rives attorneys and practices were recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide.

Ranked Attorneys

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Bryan Glover — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (WA)
• John Kaplan — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (WA)

Construction

• Evan Brown — Construction (WA)
• Zachary Davis — Construction (OR)
• Sean Gay — Construction (OR)
• Andrew Gibson — Construction (OR)
• Eric Grasberger — Construction (OR)
• Colm Nelson — Construction (WA)
• Mario Nicholas — Construction (OR)
• Karl Oles — Construction (WA)
• Bart Reed — Construction (WA)
• Christopher Rifer — Construction (OR)

Corporate/Commercial

• Kris Ormseth — Corporate/Commercial (ID)

Corporate/M&A

• Jason Brauser — Corporate/M&A (OR)
• Duff Bryant — Corporate/M&A (WA)
• Kevin Burnett — Corporate/M&A (OR)
• Andrea Canfield — Corporate/M&A (AK)
• William Goodling — Corporate/M&A (OR)
• Mary Hull — Corporate/M&A (OR)
• Steven Hull — Corporate/M&A (OR)
• Brent Jones — Corporate/M&A (WA)
• John Kauffman — Corporate/M&A (AK)
• Brendan O'Scannlain — Corporate/M&A (OR)

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

• Bethany Bacci — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OR)
• Christopher Briggs — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (WA)
• Kiran Griffith — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (WA)
• Jeffrey Krueger — Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OR)

Energy & Natural Resources

• Jennifer Martin — Energy & Natural Resources (OR)
• Timothy McMahan — Energy & Natural Resources (OR)
• Andrew Moratzka — Energy & Natural Resources (MN)

Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation

• Seth Hilton — Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (CA)
• Lilly McKenna — Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (CA)

Environment

• Michael Campbell — Environment (OR)
• Matthew Cohen — Environment (WA)
• Aaron Courtney — Environment (OR)
• David Filippi — Environment (OR)
• Beth Ginsberg — Environment (WA)
• Laura Kerr — Environment (OR)
• Kirk Maag — Environment (OR)
• Christian Marsh — Environment (CA)
• Jason Morgan — Environment (WA)
• Ryan Steen — Environment (WA)
• Geoffrey Tichenor — Environment (OR)
• Ankur Tohan — Environment (WA)

Intellectual Property

• Anne Glazer — Intellectual Property (OR)
• Steve Lovett — Intellectual Property (OR)
• Matthew Wilmot — Intellectual Property (OR)

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

• Jennifer Spaith — Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (WA)

Labor & Employment

• Brenda Baumgart — Labor & Employment (OR)
• Adam Belzberg — Labor & Employment (WA)
• Todd Hanchett — Labor & Employment (OR)
• Melissa Healy — Labor & Employment (OR)
• Karin Jones — Labor & Employment (WA)
• Timothy O’Connell — Labor & Employment (WA)
• Karen O’Connor — Labor & Employment (OR)
• Jennifer Palmer — Labor & Employment (ID)
• Laura Rosenbaum — Labor & Employment (OR)
• James Shore — Labor & Employment (WA)
• Andrea Thompson — Labor & Employment (OR)

Litigation: General Commercial

• John Casey — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• Kevin Cuddy — Litigation: General Commercial (AK)
• Amy Edwards — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• David Goodnight — Litigation: General Commercial (WA)
• Nicole Hancock — Litigation: General Commercial (ID)
• Misha Isaak — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• Thomas Johnson — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• Maren Norton — Litigation: General Commercial (WA)
• Wendy Olson — Litigation: General Commercial (ID)
• Christopher Pooser — Litigation: General Commercial (ID)
• Vanessa Power — Litigation: General Commercial (WA)
• Seth Row — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• Jeremy Sacks — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• Connor Smith — Litigation: General Commercial (AK)
• Timothy Snider — Litigation: General Commercial (OR)
• James Torgerson — Litigation: General Commercial (AK)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Per Ramfjord — Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OR)

Mining & Metals (Nationwide)

• Shannon Bleicher — Mining & Metals (Nationwide)
• Andrew Irvine — Mining & Metals (Nationwide)
• Ramona Monroe — Mining & Metals (Nationwide)

Native American Law

• James Torgerson — Native American Law (AK)

Natural Resources & Environment

• Kevin Beaton — Natural Resources & Environment (ID)
• Shannon Bleicher — Natural Resources & Environment (AK)
• Tina Grovier — Natural Resources & Environment (AK)
• Jonathan Iversen — Natural Resources & Environment (AK)
• Krista McIntyre — Natural Resources & Environment (ID)
• Ramona Monroe — Natural Resources & Environment (AK)

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (Nationwide)

• Brian Nese — Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (Nationwide)

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)

• Chad Marriott — Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Alexandra Mertens — Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Brian Nese — Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)
• Kevin Pearson — Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide)

Real Estate

• Tamara Boeck — Real Estate (ID)
• Christopher Criglow — Real Estate (OR)
• Joe Delaney — Real Estate (WA)
• Michael Kuntz — Real Estate (WA)
• Kate Mathews — Real Estate (WA)
• Joseph McCarthy — Real Estate (WA)
• Steven Moore — Real Estate (OR)
• Virginia Pedreira — Real Estate (WA)
• Andrew Solomon — Real Estate (OR)

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

• Dana Krawczuk — Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (OR)
• Sarah Stauffer Curtiss — Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (OR)

Ranked Practices

Nationwide

• Environment
• Mining & Metals
• Projects: Power & Renewables — Transactional
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

Alaska

• Corporate/M&A — Band 1
• Litigation: General Commercial — Band 1
• Natural Resources & Environment — Band 1

California

• Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation
• Environment

Idaho

• Corporate/Commercial — Band 1
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial — Band 1
• Natural Resources & Environment — Band 1
• Real Estate — Band 1

Minnesota

• Energy & Natural Resources

Oregon

• Construction — Band 1
• Corporate/M&A — Band 1
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation — Band 1
• Energy & Natural Resources — Band 1
• Environment — Band 1
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment — Band 1
• Litigation: General Commercial — Band 1
• Real Estate — Band 1
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use — Band 1

Washington

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction — Band 1
• Corporate/M&A
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Environment — Band 1
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate — Band 1