Kevin R. Schock

Kevin Schock is a commercial litigator who helps companies in the technology, semiconductor, healthcare, pharmaceutical, energy, and manufacturing industries resolve their most complicated issues. He represents clients in state and federal courts and in arbitrations, guiding matters from early case assessment through trial. Kevin regularly represents clients in complex contract disputes, highly-sensitive mass tort cases, intellectual property disputes, product liability matters, and sensitive government investigations. Drawing on his experience as former in-house counsel, he combines rigorous legal analysis with practical, business-oriented judgment to help clients achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Kevin served as senior counsel at Intel Corporation, where he advised business and operational teams on significant commercial matters and strategic initiatives.  He previously practiced at two international law firms, representing clients in complex commercial litigation and government investigations.

Education

The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2014, cum laude; American Law Institute Scholarship and Leadership Award; Senior Editor, Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation; Coach, Willem C. Vis, International Commercial Arbitration Moot; George F. Douglas Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Advocacy

Oregon State University, B.A., Philosophy and Political Science, 2011, cum laude

Admissions

Oregon

Complex Litigation

• First-chaired a multi-day arbitration defending a healthcare technology company against breach-of-contract claims seeking more than $7 million in damages, securing a complete defense award and recovery of the client's costs.
• Defended a regional hospital system in expedited litigation involving Oregon's corporate practice of medicine laws.
• Resolved litigation involving trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and breach-of-contract claims on behalf of an international architectural firm following mediation.
• Obtained temporary restraining orders and successfully resolved dispute in a significant breach of a noncompete agreement case in the healthcare sales and marketing sector.
• Resolved claim against e-commerce company alleging false advertising arising out of sale-price advertisements.
• Defending hospitals and healthcare providers against negligent training and supervision claims.
• Defending a leading technology company in a multimillion-dollar copyright dispute pending in federal court.
• Defended a regional hospital system in a high-profile mass-tort case involving over 170 plaintiffs.
• Defended pharmaceutical companies in FCA and antitrust government investigations.

Business Counseling

• In-house counsel supporting the sales, marketing, operational, and manufacturing groups of a leading technology company.
• Routinely negotiates vendor-services agreements, with contract values exceeding 9 figures.
• Helped implement a comprehensive antitrust compliance program at a leading pharmaceutical company.

Pro Bono

• Obtained the reversal of the conviction of a man who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and incarcerated for over 30 years.
• Obtained the release of a man who was unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without due process, following a successful habeas corpus petition.

• Leadership Portland, Portland Chamber of Commerce, Class of 2025
• Included in Best Lawyers^®: Ones to Watch in America (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law), 2021