Stoel Rives Recognized Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USA Guide

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP continues to be recognized among the country’s top law firms in the Chambers USA 2023 Guide, with 88 attorneys and 36 practices across six states ranked for excellence.

Three of Stoel’s legal practices were recognized as Nationwide leaders—Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy, Environment, and Food & Beverages: Alcohol—with five attorneys earning Nationwide rankings in these practices. Three Washington state practices were newly ranked this year—Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and Healthcare. Twenty-two attorneys and 18 practice teams were designated Band 1, Chambers’ highest ranking, indicating they are considered among the best in their fields by clients and legal industry peers.

Chambers USA is an annual ranking of the top attorneys and practices in the United States in nationwide and regional categories complied by independent legal researcher Chambers and Partners. Chambers’ rankings are based on an assessment of a firm’s recent work and of in-depth interviews of clients and other attorneys in each respective market.

Here is a list of Stoel Rives attorneys and practices recognized in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business:

Ranked Attorneys

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Bryan Glover (WA)
Oren Haker (OR)

Construction
Colm Nelson (WA)
Karl Oles (WA)

Corporate/Commercial
Kris Ormseth (ID)

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

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

Energy & Natural Resources
Jennifer Martin (OR)

Environment
Michael Campbell (OR)
Matthew Cohen (WA)
Aaron Courtney (OR)
Barbara Craig (OR)
David Filippi (OR)
Beth Ginsberg (WA)
Laura Kerr (OR)
Kirk Maag (OR)
Thomas Newlon (WA)
Joan Snyder (OR)
Ryan Steen (WA)
Geoffrey Tichenor (OR)
Thomas Wood (OR)

Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Susan Johnson (Nationwide)

Intellectual Property
Kassim Ferris (OR)
Randolph Foster (OR)
Anne Glazer (OR)
Steve Lovett (OR)
Brian Park (WA)
Matthew Wilmot (OR)

Labor & Employment
Brenda Baumgart (OR)
Adam Belzberg (WA)
Todd Hanchett (OR)
Timothy O’Connell (WA)
Karen O’Connor (OR)
Amy Joseph Pedersen (OR)
James Shore (WA)

Litigation: General Commercial
B. John Casey (OR)
Kevin Cuddy (AK)
Amy Edwards (OR)
Randolph Foster (OR)
David Goodnight (WA)
Nicole Hancock (ID)
Misha Isaak (OR)
Thomas Johnson (OR)
Joel Mullin (OR)
Maren Norton (WA)
Wendy Olson (ID)
Christopher Pooser (ID)
Vanessa Power (OR)
Jeremy Sacks (OR)
Timothy Snider (OR)
James Torgerson (AK)
Elijah Watkins (ID)

Natural Resources & Environment
Kevin Beaton (ID)
Tina Grovier (AK)
Jonathan Iversen (AK)
Krista McIntyre (ID)
Ramona Monroe (AK)
Joseph Perkins, Jr. (AK)

Private Wealth Law
Nancy Cowgill (OR)
Wendy Goffe (WA)
Emily Karr (OR)
Penny Serrurier (OR)

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

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

Real Estate
Adam Coady (WA)
Christopher Criglow (OR)
Joe Delaney (WA)
Quentin Knipe (ID)
Michael Kuntz (WA)
Katherine Mathews (WA)
Joseph McCarthy (WA)
Virginia Pedreira (WA)
Sabina Shapiro (WA)
Andrew Solomon (OR)

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

Ranked Practice Teams

Nationwide
Environment
Food & Beverage: Alcohol
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

Alaska
Corporate/M&A (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Natural Resources & Environment (Band 1)

California
Environment

Idaho
Corporate/Commercial (Band 1)
Labor & Employment (Band 1)
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment (Band 1)
Real Estate

Oregon
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (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)
Private Wealth Law (Band 1)
Real Estate (Band 1)
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Band 1)

Utah
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate

Washington
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Construction
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Environment (Band 1)
Healthcare
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate (Band 1)