About Henry

Henry H. Hewitt is a retired partner no longer practicing law. To connect with a corporate lawyer, please click here.

Henry Hewitt is a retired partner of the firm. He was a partner from 1975 through 2011. His practice emphasized general business advice, acquisitions, financings, and corporate governance. Henry served as chair of Stoel Rives from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2005. He led the firm’s Business Services Practice Group from 2005 to 2009.

During his career, Henry was the principal legal advisor to the boards of directors of Tektronix, PacifiCorp, Fred Meyer, Electro Scientific Industries, Sequent Computer Systems, Medford Corporation and other public and privately owned companies.

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Experience

Board and Corporate Business Experience

Board Member, Hampton Resources, 1997–present. Chair of Personnel and Compensation Committee

Board Member, Columbia Forest Products, 1999–present. Chair of Compensation Committee

Board Member, Bank of the Cascades, 2004–present. Member of Nominating and Governance Committee (former chair), Member of Compensation Committee

Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, PacifiCorp, 1998–1999

Board Member, Medford Corporation, 1983–1987

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Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

Named by Best Lawyers^® as Corporate Governance & Compliance “Lawyer of the Year,” Portland, 2011; Corporate Compliance Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Portland, 2012; and Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Portland, 2014
Included in The Best Lawyers in America^® (currently: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law) for the more than 30 years.
Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Oregon) by Chambers USA (Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions), 2013
Selected as an Oregon Super Lawyer, Business-Corporate
Recognized as a Senior Statesman in Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions (Oregon) in “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” by Chambers USA (2011). Chambers has described Henry as “the dean of corporate law” in Portland and “always available and always able to put the legal pieces together in a way that meets compliance and business requirements.”& The 2010 edition of Chambers noted that Henry “is respected as ‘a giant figure in Oregon; a superb lawyer with high profile and superb clients.’ His recent work has involved issues relating to board governance, acquisition strategy and executive compensation.”
Oregon Area Jewish Community Learned Hand Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
Oregon State Bar Award of Merit, 2005
Henry H. Hewitt Access to Justice Award, 2006
Oregon State Bar James B. Castles Leadership Award, 1999
Oregon State Bar President’s Public Service Award for volunteer law-related services to the public, 1998

Civic Activities

Current

Life member, board of trustees, Willamette University, chair, 1995–2003
Emeritus member, board of directors, Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice, chair, 1991–2006
Co-chair, Columbia River Crossing Task Force

Past

Member, board of directors, Oregon Health & Science University, 2003–2007
Chair, Oregon Transportation Commission, 1993–2000
Chair, board of directors, JELD-WEN Tradition Foundation (Champion Tour Golf Tournament)
Member, board of directors, Friends of the Children-Portland, chair, 2006–2008
Member, board of directors, PacifiCorp Foundation
Vice chair, Oregon Resource & Technology Development Corporation
Member, board of trustees, Oregon Graduate Institute
Member, board of directors, The Library Foundation (Multnomah County)
Member, board of directors, Oregon Symphony Association
Chair, board of directors, Lewis & Clark Chapter of March of Dimes
Chair, Lawyers’ Section, United Way Campaign
Vice chair, Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund of Oregon
President, Yale Alumni Association of Oregon
Chair, Delaunay Mental Health Association

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