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| Stoel Rives | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stoel Rives |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Founder | Wallace McCamant |
| Num attorneys | 400+ |
| Practice areas | Energy, Environmental, Real Estate, Corporate, Litigation, Intellectual Property |
Stoel Rives is a large American law firm known for practices in energy, environmental, real estate, corporate, litigation, and intellectual property law. Founded in Portland, Oregon, the firm has expanded through mergers and lateral growth to serve clients across the United States in sectors such as renewable energy, technology, healthcare, and infrastructure. Stoel Rives attorneys have been involved in matters touching major subjects including utility regulation, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and regulatory compliance.
Stoel Rives traces origins to early 20th-century Portland legal practice and grew through affiliations and mergers with regional firms in Seattle, Boise, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. Key developments intersect with legal landscapes shaped by figures and institutions such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oregon Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Ernest L. Thayer, Portland General Electric, Bonneville Power Administration, Pacific Northwest, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Environmental Protection Agency. Expansion phases paralleled major regulatory and commercial events involving Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Idaho Power Company, Puget Sound Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and corporate transactions in markets influenced by New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Internal Revenue Service, and Department of Justice enforcement initiatives.
The firm’s practice areas encompass transactional and litigation work in sectors represented by names such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, NextEra Energy, Tesla, Inc., Google LLC, Amazon.com, Inc., Microsoft, Apple Inc., Intel Corporation, IBM, Boeing, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Walmart Inc., Starbucks Corporation, Nike, Inc., and Costco Wholesale Corporation. Stoel Rives handles matters involving Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency compliance, National Labor Relations Board disputes, U.S. Department of Labor regulations, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings. Practice groups often engage with issues arising under statutes such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and tax law administered by Internal Revenue Service, as well as matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts like the Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, and Idaho Supreme Court.
Attorneys have represented clients in high-profile energy project financings, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory appeals that involved parties such as Enron Corporation, BP plc, Shell plc, PG&E Corporation, Southern Company, Pattern Energy, Iberdrola, Renewable Energy Group, NextEra Energy Partners, and municipal entities like City of Portland, City of Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Boise. Litigation and appellate matters have connected the firm to precedents with appearances related to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, and arbitration under rules of American Arbitration Association. Transactional work has included representation of clients in deals overseen on New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and regulatory reviews by Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Stoel Rives maintains offices in metropolitan markets including Portland, Seattle, Boise, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver, engaging with regional institutions such as Port of Portland, Port of Seattle, Seattle University, University of Washington, Boise State University, University of Utah, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Southern California. Through client work, the firm interacts with international partners and counterparties from jurisdictions governed by entities like European Commission, World Trade Organization, International Energy Agency, Asian Development Bank, and multinational corporations such as Samsung Electronics, Toyota Motor Corporation, Sony Corporation, Siemens, ABB Ltd, and Schneider Electric.
Leadership structures have featured managing partners and practice group chairs with professional interactions involving bar organizations such as the American Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, Washington State Bar Association, Idaho State Bar, and Utah State Bar. The firm’s governance includes executive committees and management personnel experienced in corporate governance, compliance, and professional responsibility matters that interface with institutions like the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and state regulatory commissions including the Oregon Public Utility Commission and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Stoel Rives attorneys participate in pro bono matters and community initiatives partnering with nonprofits and civic institutions such as American Civil Liberties Union, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Oregon Food Bank, Washington State Bar Foundation, Volunteer Lawyers Project, National Parks Conservation Association, and university clinics at Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Oregon School of Law. Pro bono representations often address immigration matters heard before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Executive Office for Immigration Review adjudications, civil rights matters invoking Civil Rights Act of 1964 issues, and community economic development projects involving local governments.
The firm has been recognized in legal directories and rankings published by institutions and publications such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, Law360, American Lawyer, and regional business journals like Portland Business Journal and Puget Sound Business Journal. Individual attorneys have earned honors including listings in Super Lawyers, board appointments to organizations like National Association of Corporate Directors, and awards from bar associations such as the Oregon State Bar Association and Washington State Bar Association.