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3 Unrivaled Expertise Qualities that define Stoel Rives Stoel Rives lawyers offer strategic thinking, compelling advocacy and practical knowledge to every one of our clients. Beyond being highly skilled, each lawyer has a large measure of common sense, a rare commodity nowadays.

4 Superior Service Qualities that define Stoel Rives The root of our business is client service. Our lawyers begin by listening to you. Our understanding of your business, our accessibility and our responsiveness come next. Law is truly a service business, and we will impress you with our high standard.

5 Dedicated Teams Qualities that define Stoel Rives Stoel Rives lawyers work collaboratively in teams with extensive industry-specific knowledge. Matching the appropriate skill to each task, team members cooperate seamlessly across disciplines, locations and time zones.

6 Innovation Qualities that define Stoel Rives The world of business is ever-changing. Past solutions no longer suffice. Stoel Rives lawyers stay informed and up-to-date, anticipating changes and applying innovative thinking to each new challenge.

7 Community Spirit Qualities that define Stoel Rives Stoel Rives does not exist solely in the marketplace. Each office plays a major role in the charitable and cultural life of its community. From pro bono hours to charitable giving, community has always been a hallmark of our firm.

8 Welcome Defining our law firm in just a few words is difficult. But we believe there are five qualities that have defined us during our first century and continue to guide us as we embark on our second: expertise, service, teamwork, innovation and community. As a leading U.S. law firm, we provide quality legal services to clients in our community, region, nation and around the world. Beth Ugoretz Firm Managing Partner We strive for excellence not only in the work we do, but also in our client service and corporate citizenship. The cover shows a team of people working together to move mountains. This image symbolizes our expectations for ourselves and our commitment to our clients and to each other. Ron Lone Firm Chair

9 Who We Are In 1883, Charles H. Carey stepped from a San Francisco packet steamer onto the Portland docks with a single $20 gold piece in his pocket. Launching his legal practice at age 26, he was just two years older than the state of Oregon. When James B. Kerr joined Carey in 1907, the partnership that would become Stoel Rives was formed. Following the expanding railroads and the spectacularly successful forest products industries, Stoel Rives experienced steady growth. Today with more than 350 lawyers, we practice across the full spectrum of business law and litigation with offices from the West Coast to the Midwest. We provide legal services to clients with local, regional, national and international operations. Our industry expertise has broadened significantly over the years. This is evidenced by our prominent reputation in the energy and renewables arena. Our capabilities may have changed, but not our values or our commitment to serving our clients in the best possible way. Although our clients are diverse, they do share some common traits. They are industry leaders, and they expect focused understanding and excellent service from their legal counsel.

10 Practice Areas Stoel Rives provides sophisticated business services and litigation advice. Our lawyers represent clients ranging from start-ups to nationally known public companies across the United States and internationally. We spend our energies getting to know our clients businesses and operations, on listening and on finding solutions rather than just pointing out problems and getting in the way. To put it simply, we work to help businesses meet goals. It s an attitude toward providing legal services that our new clients appreciate and that our current clients have come to expect. Air Quality Alternative Dispute Resolution Antitrust and Trade Regulation Appellate Law Business Finance and Insolvency Climate Change Construction and Design Law Contaminated Land Copyrights Corporate Employee Benefits Employment Law and Labor Relations Endangered Species Act Energy Law Environmental and Natural Resources Estate Planning Ethics and Professional Responsibility Exempt Organizations Insurance Coverage Intellectual Property International Business Land Use Litigation Mergers and Acquisitions Municipal Law and Finance Patents Private Businesses Products Liability and Toxic Torts Publicly Held Companies Real Estate Law Securities Litigation Taxation Technology Ventures Group Telecommunications Law Trademarks Tribal Law Water Quality Water Rights Wealth Management White Collar Criminal Law

11 Industry Teams One of the most important things we bring to our partnership with clients is a thorough understanding of business your business, your industry, your way of getting the job done. That s why our firm is active in dozens of industry groups and why specific lawyers devote their time to serving on the boards, committees and task forces of associations ranging from aggregate manufacturers to wineries. That s also why we have formed industry-focused groups. By subscribing to the same industry publications and attending the same conferences as you do, our lawyers are getting to know your industry and your business better every day, focusing on the challenges that affect you most. Agribusiness Banking and Financial Institutions Biofuels Construction and Design E-commerce and Internet Education Energy Forestry Health Care Hydroelectric Projects Independent Power Life Sciences Media and Publications Mining Nanotechnology Natural Gas and Oil Nutritional Supplements Public Ports Real Estate Development Renewable Energy Resorts and Ski Areas Technology Telecommunications Wind Wineries and Vineyards

12 Client Service At Stoel Rives, meeting your legal needs only forms the baseline of our service approach. We begin by listening to you, hearing your own story and the issues that affect your business. From our very first meeting, Stoel Rives lawyers will customize their approach to handling all of your matters. Some of our clients develop a close, advisory relationship with a single, highly trained attorney. But all appreciate the flexibility and expandability offered by the depth and breadth of our experienced lawyers and seasoned industry teams. We are not so large as to lose the personal touch; nor are we too small to mobilize an impressive, hardhitting team. We can be as focused or as broad as your business issue. We understand the need for responsiveness as our world becomes smaller and real-time communication narrows the window for effective action. Our lawyers are there with you, working side-by-side, to meet your business challenges when and as they arise. We are in a service business. Our clients are our priority. We prove that to you by staying up-to-the-minute with changes in your industry, remaining accessible by answering your calls and s, and by delivering on our promises.

13 Firm Culture Stoel Rives LLP offers law students and recent graduates unique professional and personal opportunities. With more than 350 lawyers and a broad and diverse client base, Stoel Rives practice encompasses virtually every area of legal expertise. We have over 35 practice areas and 25 industry teams, and we offer professional opportunities available only at the top firms. The technological capability and diversity of experience in a firm of our size add up to better results for our clients and more satisfying careers for our lawyers. The scope of our practice means that when a particularly difficult legal question arises, you will usually be able to find a colleague who has handled a similar situation and can provide guidance. Diversity is one of Stoel Rives core values and a key part of the firm s strategic vision. Diversity among our attorneys and staff is critical to the quality of our legal work and client service. Diversity is essential to a vibrant and vital work environment, providing the broad perspectives needed to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. Clients recognize the importance of a commitment to diversity in their own companies and increasingly expect their outside counsel to demonstrate a similar commitment.

14 Community At Stoel Rives, we believe our value rests not only in the clients we serve, but in our vital role in shaping the communities where we live. We also share a commitment to ensuring that all people, regardless of means, should have access to our legal system. We support organizations that provide legal assistance to less advantaged persons and our attorneys provide pro bono legal services. We also play a role as a firm and through our lawyers in helping to enhance the livability of our communities for all. We believe that charitable and civic projects are carried out most effectively and passionately when they coincide with an individual s interests. Therefore, Stoel Rives employees are encouraged to engage in pro bono and community activities of their own choice. Our involvement in the community is as varied and diverse as the people who work here. And we like it that way.

15 Offices SEATTLE, WA VANCOUVER, WA 805 Broadway Suite 725 Vancouver, WA Telephone (360) Fax (360) University Street Suite 3600 Seattle, WA Telephone (206) Fax (206) BOISE, ID 101 S Capitol Boulevard Suite 1900 Boise, ID Telephone (208) Fax (208) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 100 S Fifth Street Suite 1900 Minneapolis, MN Telephone (612) Fax (612) PORTLAND, OR 900 SW Fifth Avenue Suite 2600 Portland, OR Telephone (503) Fax (503) TAHOE CITY, CA 3000 N Lake Boulevard Suite 1, PO Box 7336 Tahoe City, CA Telephone (530) Fax (530) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 111 Sutter Street Suite 700 San Francisco, CA Telephone (415) Fax (415) SACRAMENTO, CA 770 L Street Suite 800 Sacramento, CA Telephone (916) Fax (916) SAN DIEGO, CA High Bluff Drive Suite 200 San Diego, CA Telephone (858) SALT LAKE CITY, UT 201 S Main Street Suite 1100 Salt Lake City, UT Telephone (801) Fax (801)

16 Contacts chair Ronald J. Lone (206) managing partner Beth A. Ugoretz (503) chief operating officer Robert E. Hirshon (503) practice group leaders Business Services Henry H. Hewitt (503) Energy & Telecommunications William H. Holmes (503) Litigation Per A. Ramfjord (503) Resources, Development & Environment Robert D. Van Brocklin (503) Technology & Intellectual Property Steven T. Lovett (503) office managing partners Portland E. Walter Van Valkenburg (503) Seattle Jeffrey W. Leppo (206) California Sean E. McCarthy (916) Salt Lake City Richard H. Johnson II (801) Boise Kris J. Ormseth (208) Minneapolis David T. Quinby (612)