Lane Powell PC is an American

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based in

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, with offices in

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and

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

. The firm was established in 1875, making it one of the

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’s oldest and longest-running law firms. Today it employs nearly 200 lawyers. The firm’s clients include individuals, startups, and large businesses, offering corporate, regulatory, and litigation services. The firm represents or has represented clients such as

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, Aetna,

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, and BNSF Railway Co.

History

Portland

In 1875, William D. Fenton began practicing law as a partner at Portland law firm McCain and Fenton. Upon his death, Fenton’s home library was donated to the

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, which built Fenton Hall in his name. His home, the William D. Fenton House, was added to the

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in 1979. After Fenton’s passing in 1918, McCain and Fenton was renamed to Hampson and Nelson, and moved to the

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in Portland. From 1918-1979, the firm went through several leadership and name changes with the addition of partners like Herbert Anderson, Oglesby Young and William Lubersky. In 1979, John Bledsoe joined as a naming partner, changing the firms name to Spears, Lubersky, Campbell and Bledsoe. Anderson and Young were also added to the naming partner group, renaming the firm in 1988 to Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young and Hilliard.

Seattle

Lane Powell’s Seattle office began in 1889 when John H. Powell arrived in Seattle and practiced law in the firm Stratton, Lewis & Gilman. In 1900, William A. Peters and Powell entered into a partnership under the name Peters & Powell, located in the

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. The addition of partners such as W. Bryon Lane and Gordon Moss in 1959 led the firm to be named Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Moss. In 1966, Pendleton Miller joined the firm as naming partner, changing the firm to Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller. During this time, the firm expanded to

by merging with Ruskin, Barker & Hicks. In 1990, the Portland firm Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young & Hilliard merged with Seattle-based firm Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, leading to the name Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP. The company re-named to Lane Powell PC in 2005. In 2002, when the firm was called "Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP", it was part of a court settlement regarding the collapse of the Portland-based investment firm Capital Consultants LLC, for which the law firm was the primary outside consultant. The settlements, amounting to $25 million, came from the law firm's insurance coverage.

Philanthropy

In partnership with the

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, Lane Powell annually supports the school through the Ronald E. Beard Scholarship, Gregoire Fellows program and Lane Powell & D. Wayne Gittinger Endowed Professorship. Other beneficiaries include the

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, Basic Rights Oregon, Campaign for Equal Justice,

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, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Start Making A Reader Today (SMART), and the United Way.

Leadership

In 2019, Barbara Duffy was named president of the company.

Notable alumni

* William T. Beeks * Hon. Thomas S. Zilly *

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Awards and honors

*2021 – Named to BTI Consulting Group’s ‘BTI Client Service A-Team’ *2021 – Named as One of the Nation’s Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality *2020 – Six Attorneys Recognized as ‘Client Service All-Stars’ by BTI Consulting *2020 – Recognized as 'Top Performer' by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity *2020 – Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by ''US News – Best Lawyers''® *2020 – Recognized in ''Benchmark Litigation'' *2020 – Received Alaska Bar Association’s Bryan P. Timbers Pro Bono Award *2020 – Earned Top 10 Ranking in ''Portland Business Journal’s'' Corporate Philanthropy Awards *2020 – Recognized on ‘40 & Under Hot List’ by ''Benchmark Litigation'' *2020 – ''The Best Lawyers in America©'' Recognizes 92 Attorneys *2020 – Recognized as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in ''Puget Sound Business Journal'' *2020 – Three Attorneys Named in ''Lawdragon'' 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers *2020 – Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by ''Super Lawyers'' in Alaska *2020 – Thirty-Two Attorneys Recognized by ''Super Lawyers'' in Washington *2020 – Received Top Rankings in ''Chambers High Net Worth'' *2020 – Ten Attorneys Recognized by ''Super Lawyers'' in Oregon *2020 – Ranked Among ''The Top 50 Construction Law Firms'' for the Second Year *2020 – Ranked Among Top Firms in ''Chambers® USA'' *2020 – Earned Top Marks in Corporate Equality Index for Fourth Consecutive Year *2019 – Received Oregon Health Care Association’s Outstanding Business Partner of the Year Award *2019 – Recognized as ‘Top Performer’ by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity *2019 – Received Iranian American Bar Association Pro Bono Award *2019 – Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by ''US News – Best Lawyers''® *2019 – Received Recognition in ''Portland Business Journal’s'' 2019 Corporate Philanthropy Awards *2019 – Listed Among America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms by ''Forbes'' *2019 – Named to Honor Roll in BTI Litigation Outlook Report *2019 – Attorneys Recognized as ‘Top 250 Women in Litigation’ by ''Benchmark Litigation'' *2019 – ''The Best Lawyers in America©'' Recognizes 63 Attorneys *2019 – Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive Top Rankings in ''Chambers High Net Worth'' 2019 *2019 – Twenty-one Attorneys Recognized by ''Super Lawyers'' in Alaska and Oregon *2019 – Thirty-one Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’ *2019 – Named Among Top 50 Construction Law Firms by ''Construction Executive'' *2019 – Recognized as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in ''Puget Sound Business Journal'' *2019 – Ranked Among Top Firms in ''Chambers® USA'' *2019 – Received 100 percent score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Corporate Equality Index *2019 – Named One of the Largest Commercial Real Estate Law Firms in the Puget Sound Region *2019 – Named One of the Largest Law Firms in the Puget Sound region by the Puget Sound Business Journal *2018 – Named One of the Nation's Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality by The

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*2018 – Named in Puget Sound Business Journal "Top 75 Corporate Philanthropists" listCrowe, Melissa. (April 9, 2018
Revealed: The 75 biggest corporate philanthropists in Washington
Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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