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2.5.2016
Tonkon Torp Supports Oregon Club of Portland Dinner
Tonkon Torp purchased tickets for Jessica Morgan and three guests for the February 3 Oregon Club of Portland Signing Day Dinner and Fundraiser. Jessica is a member of the Oregon Club of Portland board of directors. The organization works to promote…
1.29.2016
Tonkon Torp Gives to Costco Scholarship Fund
Tonkon Torp's Real Estate & Land Use practice group made a donation to the Costco Scholarship Fund. The Costco Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to highly qualified, underrepresented minority students who wish to attend Seattle…
1.27.2016
Tonkon Announces Two New Partners!
Tonkon Torp LLP has elected Blerina Kotori and Christopher Pallanch to the partnership, effective January 1, 2016. Both attorneys started their private practices as associates for the firm. Kotori began at the firm as a summer associate and was the…
1.15.2016
Corbett Gordon Joins Board of Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation
Tonkon Torp attorney Corbett Gordon is a member of the board of directors of Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation, which develops programming to help employers interested in employing people who have been incarcerated and wish to make a fresh start.
1.13.2016
2015-16 Tonkon Torp Scholarship Recipient Announced
James O’Donnell, a third-year student at Lewis & Clark Law School, is a recipient of the annual Moe M. Tonkon and Frederick Torp Scholarship for 2015-16. Lewis & Clark Law School dean Jennifer Johnson and associate dean Libby Davis selected O’Donnell…
12.22.2015
Colin Geiger Joins Board of Ethos Music Center
Tonkon Torp attorney Colin Geiger has joined the board of directors of the Ethos Music Center, a community-based nonprofit organization that works to provide all children with access to music education. For more than 27 years, Ethos Music Center has…
12.21.2015
Tonkon Torp Among Oregon’s Most Admired Professional Service Firms
Tonkon Torp is recognized once again as one of Oregon’s most admired professional services firms in The Portland Business Journal’s 2015 “Most Admired Companies” survey. The firm ranked number four in the survey results, which were released in…
12.14.2015
Kimberlee Stafford Receives Bar Association President’s Sustainability Award
Tonkon Torp attorney Kimberlee Stafford has been honored with the 2015 Oregon State Bar (OSB) President's Sustainability Award. This annual award recognizes OSB members who have made significant contributions to the goal of sustainability in the…
12.8.2015
Tonkon Torp Announces Two New Partners
Tonkon Torp LLP has elected Blerina Kotori and Christopher Pallanch to the partnership, effective January 1, 2016. Both attorneys started their private practices as associates for the firm. Kotori began at the firm as a summer associate and was the…
11.25.2015
Drew Hagedorn Elected President of Oregon Transportation Forum
Tonkon Torp attorney Drew Hagedorn has been elected President of the Oregon Transportation Forum. He previously served as Vice-President for the nonprofit organization, which brings together elected officials and leaders in the transportation…
11.18.2015
Clay Creps Joins Board of the Portland HR Management Association
Tonkon Torp attorney Clay Creps has joined the board of directors of the Portland Human Resource Management Association (PHRMA), the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Creps will serve in the capacity of Legislative Affairs…
11.12.2015
Justin Denton Elected Chair-Elect of OSB's Business Law Section
Tonkon Torp partner Justin Denton has been elected Chair-Elect for the Business Law Section of the Oregon State Bar, effective January 1, 2016. He has served on the Business Law Section Executive Committee since 2010, most recently as Treasurer.
11.9.2015
U.S. News Ranks Tonkon Torp Practice Areas in "Best Law Firms" Publication
The U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers 2016 edition of Best Law Firms has been released and Tonkon Torp is again ranked among the nation’s best for Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy…
11.5.2015
Ken Stephens Receives James B. Castles Leadership Award
Tonkon Torp founding partner Kenneth D. Stephens received the James B. Castles Leadership Award for 2015 from the Oregon State Bar Business Law Section. The annual award was established in 1998 and recognizes outstanding business lawyers who have…
10.30.2015
Tonkon Torp Gives to Oregon Law Center
Tonkon Torp made its 2015 contribution to the Oregon Law Center (OLC), to help fund the OLC's Southeast Legal Clinic. Tonkon lawyers have been donating legal services to OLC since the 1990s.
10.30.2015
Rocky Dallum Joins Oregon Student Foundation Board
Tonkon Torp attorney Rocky Dallum has joined the board of directors of the Oregon Student Foundation, which provides support to the student-led Oregon Student Association. Dallum is a member of the firm’s Government Relations & Public Policy practice…
10.22.2015
Tonkon Torp Business Department Adds Associate
Tyler Harkness has joined the Business Department at Tonkon Torp LLP, where he will be working with a variety of practice groups, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and corporate governance. Harkness is a 2015 graduate of…
10.12.2015
Tonkon Torp Raises Funds for Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger
On October 9, Tonkon Torp concluded its annual participation in the Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger (OLAH) fundraising campaign. Jessica Morgan, Caroline Harris Crowne, and Laura Petch organized the firm's fundraising efforts.
10.9.2015
Intellectual Property Team Members Join International Trademark Association Committees
Tonkon Torp attorney Chris Erickson and paralegal Lisa Gabel have been appointed to committees of the International Trademark Association (INTA) for the 2016-2017 term. Erickson is joining the Non-Traditional Marks Committee, which develops and…
10.8.2015
Tonkon Torp Sponsors Bike Commute Challenge
Tonkon Torp was a sponsor of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's (BTA) September 2015 Bike Commute Challenge. Tonkon Torp had a team compete in the Challenge and our sponsorship was acknowledged at the BTA's October 7 Awards Party.