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Independent legal research firm Chambers and Partners rates 90 Stoel Rives attorneys among the best in their practice area in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm's legal practices in the areas of Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy and Food & Beverages: Alcohol are nationally ranked, with another 23 practice areas receiving recognition across five states (2012). Four attorneys are nationally ranked; 37 attorneys and 13 practices received Band 1 or higher placement. |
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Stoel Rives was among seven national firms nominated for a 2011 Chambers Award for Excellence in the category of Energy Projects: Power including Renewables. The awards are based on research for the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and reflect a law firm's pre-eminence in key practice areas. They also reflect notable achievements over the previous 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. |
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Stoel Rives receives high marks in the current U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ''Best Law Firms'' survey. The firm achieved prestigious national first-tier rankings in Construction Law, Energy Law, Litigation-Environmental, Mining Law, Native American Law, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants and Timber Law, together with 11 national second-tier rankings and 12 national third-tier rankings. In addition, all of the firm's eligible offices received metropolitan first-tier rankings, 96 in all (2013). |
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Best Lawyers in America®, a respected and unbiased legal information service, selected 18 Stoel Rives attorneys as 2013 Lawyers of the Year in their markets and practice areas. The 2013 Best Lawyers in America directory includes 159 Stoel Rives attorneys in 66 legal practice categories, selected through a peer-review survey. Overall, more than 40 percent of Stoel Rives attorneys were selected for listing in the directory. |
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According to the latest available listings (2011-2012), 95 Stoel Rives attorneys were selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyer® lists in their primary state of practice. Another 31 Stoel Rives attorneys were selected as "Rising Stars" |
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For the eighth consecutive year, Stoel Rives was named among Oregon's Best Professional Services firms in the "Oregon's Most Admired Companies" survey conducted by the Portland Business Journal. Approximately 1,800 CEOs and top-level managers in Oregon and Southwest Washington were asked to rate companies in eight industry categories on attributes such as company performance, innovation, and community involvement, among others (2012). |
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Stoel Rives was named Portland's Best Corporate Law Firm by Corporate Board Member Magazine for the tenth consecutive year (2011). The magazine also has rated Stoel Rives among the top 25 dominant corporate law firms in the nation's leading markets (2010). |
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Five Stoel Rives offices received recognition in the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for their integration of flexible workplace policies and practices. The Anchorage, Boise, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Portland offices won the award for their regions while the Seattle and Minneapolis offices received honorable mentions. The award ranks Stoel Rives in the "top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace," according to Families and Work Institute, a research think tank that administers the award (2012). |
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Stoel Rives LLP holds a Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum ("WILEF"), a leading organization for women in law dedicated exclusively to women from the Amlaw 100, Second Hundred and Fortune 1000 Corporate Law Departments. The certification process focuses on whether women are significantly represented in top leadership positions and among the top-earning attorneys. Of more than 300 law firms solicited, Stoel Rives is one of only 32 firms nationwide to meet the certification requirements in both 2011 and 2012. |
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Stoel Rives was selected as the winner of the Equity Foundation's Business Award for medium-sized businesses. The award honors Oregon and Southwest Washington businesses that embrace the diversity of the community by having exceptional hiring and employment policies and practices that promote social justice and provide equal opportunity for all individuals (2012). |
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Stoel Rives was honored with a Law Day 2012 6.1 Challenge Award for Excellence in Pro Bono and Community Service. Presented by the Idaho State Bar Fourth District Bar Association, the award is based on the type and quality of pro bono work performed, number of hours contributed and the participation rate of local office attorneys. Mary Hobson, Legal Director of the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program, described Stoel's record as "outstanding" in both participation areas (2012). |
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Stoel Rives LLP ranks No. 1 among Portland-area employers for low-car-use commuters according to Portland Afoot's survey of the metro's best commuting benefits. The firm was recognized for offering employees free mass transit passes, car-alternative commuting stipends, secure bike storage and Zipcar membership, among other benefits. (2012) |
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