Stoel Rives Receives National and Regional Recognition for Service Quality in 2015 Chambers Rankings

Stoel Rives LLP, a U.S. business law firm, achieved strong results in the 2015 Chambers USA law firm survey, with 90 lawyers and 26 national and statewide practice areas receiving recognition.  Thirty-one attorneys and 16 practices received Band 1 or Nationwide placement.

The annual Chambers survey is compiled by independent legal researcher Chambers & Partners, and draws on information collected through a rigorous interview process of large company in-house counsel.

Chambers rated Stoel Rives among the best in the nation for its legal practices in the areas of Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy and Food & Beverages: Alcohol.  Five attorneys also received Nationwide rankings in those practice areas.

“Helping our clients succeed is our most important priority,” said Firm Managing Partner Bob Van Brocklin.  “Delivering effective and innovative legal solutions defines our brand, and we are grateful to our clients for recognizing in these rankings Stoel Rives’ deep commitment to our clients.”

The list of Stoel Rives practice areas selected for the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is below, by location:

Nationwide
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Food & Beverages: Alcohol

Alaska
Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
Litigation: General Commercial

Idaho
Corporate/Commercial
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate

Oregon
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Utah
Corporate/M&A
Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Washington
Corporate/Commercial
Environment
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate

Stoel Rives attorneys and their areas of practice listed in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business are:

Nationwide
Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Susan M. Johnson
Christopher R. Hermann

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Alan Merkle
Edward Einowski
Howard Susman

Alaska
Corporate/M&A
John Kauffman

Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
Tina M. Grovier
Jonathan Iversen
Joseph J. Perkins Jr.

Labor & Employment
Renea Saade

Litigation: Construction
S. Lane Tucker

Litigation: General Commercial
James Torgerson

Idaho
Corporate/Commercial
Kris J. Ormseth
Paul Boyd

Labor & Employment
James C. Dale

Litigation: General Commercial
Mark S. Geston
Nicole C. Hancock

Natural Resources & Environment
Kevin Beaton
Krista K. McIntyre
Richard R. Hall

Real Estate
Quentin M. Knipe

Oregon
Corporate/M&A
Brendan O’Scannlain
Margaret B. Kushner
Margaret Hill Noto
Mark Norby
Robert Moorman
Steven H. Hull
Todd Bauman

Environment
Barbara Craig
David E. Filippi
J. Mark Morford
Joan P. Snyder
Michael R. Campbell
Thomas R. Wood

Intellectual Property
Anne W. Glazer
Gary Glisson
John Rafter
Kassim Ferris
Paul Angello
Randolph Foster
Steven T. Lovett
Walter Van Valkenburg

Labor & Employment
Amy Joseph Pedersen
Brenda K. Baumgart
Chris Kitchel
Edward Reeves
Karen L. O'Connor
Victor J. Kisch

Litigation: General Commercial
Joel A. Mullin
Lois O. Rosenbaum
Randolph Foster

Real Estate
David W. Green

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Steven W. Abel

Utah
Corporate/M&A
Nathan W. Jones
Reed W. Topham
Ronald G. Moffitt
Scott F. Young

Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries
Martin K. Banks

Intellectual Property
Barton Giddings
Kory D. Christensen
Matthew Bethards

Labor & Employment
Justin Palmer
Matthew M. Durham

Labor & Employment: ERISA
Steven D. Woodland

Litigation: General Commercial
D. Matthew Moscon
John A. Anderson
Kenneth B. Black

Real Estate
Ervin R. Holmes
Guy P. Kroesche
Thomas A. Ellison

Washington
Corporate/Commercial
Christopher J. Voss
Duff Bryant

Corporate/Commercial: Tax
Charles S. Lewis

Environment
Beth S. Ginsberg
Cherise M. Gaffney
Jeffrey W. Leppo
Matthew Cohen
Steven J. Thiele
Thomas A. Newlon
Ryan P. Steen

Intellectual Property
Brian C. Park

Labor & Employment
James M. Shore
Jerome L. Rubin
Keelin A. Curran
Timothy J. O'Connell

Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Melanie Curtice
Mimi Warner

Litigation: General Commercial
David R. Goodnight

Real Estate
Gordon W. Tanner
Virginia M. Pedreira