Stoel Rives LLP

We will serve leading established and emerging business clients by providing value-added solutions to their legal needs. We will accomplish this goal by providing distinctive client service and relationships based on a combination of specialized expertise, a commitment to excellence, and deep business and industry knowledge. We will develop and retain lawyers and staff of the highest caliber. We will attain our goals while preserving our culture of commitments to integrity, diversity in all its forms, our communities and each other. TerraLex Affiliation Stoel Rives is a member of TerraLex® an international network of 155 leading Independent law firms serving the business needs of clients around the globe. This membership gives our clients access to local counsel in 100 foreign countries and 44 U.S. states. More than 20 practice specialties are represented In the network, including banking, corporate, environmental, insurance, intellectual property, labor & employment, real estate, tax, and transport & logistics. Membership is by invitation only and involves an annual review process. Every U.S.-based TerraLex® member received a ranking in the 2015 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey. Stoel Rives represents TerraLex® in three states (Alaska, Oregon and Washington) and uses the network to provide its clients with seamless service throughout the United States and abroad.

The Stoel Rives Portland office is both the firm's largest and the largest law practice in Oregon. The firm's Portland-based clients include some of Oregon's most prominent companies. In addition to representing established companies, the firm has an active practice representing start-up and emerging companies, handling everything from business formation to venture financings to initial public offerings. In fact, Stoel Rives has taken more Oregon-based companies public than any other law firm. Stoel Rives attorneys also are active in the Portland community. Among the Boards and Commissions on which we serve are the Campaign for Equal Justice; CASA for Children; Legal Aid Services of Oregon; Literary Arts; Oregon Ballet Theater; Oregon Entrepreneur Network; Oregon Humanities; Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger; Oregon Sports Authority; Portland Center Stage; Portland Homeless Family Solutions; and Women in Environment. The firm's offices are located in the heart of downtown Portland, overlooking the Willamette River, less than 90 minutes from the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The region is characterized by unparalleled recreational activities, including hiking, mountain climbing, white water rafting, biking and championship golf. Portland also is home to a nationally recognized symphony, ballet company, theater company, opera and art museum, as well as a wide variety of top-rated restaurants.