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Tonkon Torp attorneys Tom Palmer and David Forman served as table leaders at a recent M&A leadership exchange event hosted by the Technology Association of Oregon/ACC-Oregon. The round-table forum was designed for CEOs, CFOs and General Counsels of…

Gwendolyn Griffith, chair of Tonkon Torp's Taxation Practice Group, was a featured speaker at the annual Northwest Federal Tax Conference of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. Her presentation focused on recent federal tax cases and…

Tonkon Torp attorney Kimberlee Stafford recently delivered a presentation covering key issues in retail leasing to a gathering of women lawyers. She covered key issues that landlords and tenants should monitor, tenant improvements, considerations for…

At the December 6 Tonkon Talk, attorney Brenda Meltebeke hosted a discussion for startup companies along with special guests Maggie Finnerty of Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and Jon Maroney of Oregon Angel Fund. The trio outlined the bounty of…

Tonkon Torp sponsored the December 12 Queen's Bench holiday luncheon honoring Oregon's women judges. Several Tonkon attorneys attended the annual event, which celebrates women in the judiciary.

Tonkon Torp's Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group hosted the Accelerate Biotech and Digital Health Happy Hour at our CENTRL Office location on December 7. The event was put together by OTRADI (Oregon Translational Research and Development…

Turid Owren, Alan Perkins, Melina LaMorticella, and Melany Savitt hosted an immigration law breakfast briefing for employers on December 7. The group gave a preview of the 2018 immigration landscape under the Trump Administration, discussing the…

Tonkon Torp was the Presenting Sponsor at the 9th Annual Wine & Chocolate Gala held by Youth, Rights & Justice (YRJ) on November 9. Gwen Griffith, past president of the YRJ Board, organized Tonkon's involvement with the event and contributed to the…

Tonkon Torp was a bronze sponsor at the Oregon Student Foundation's SLAY Holiday Party and Fundraiser on December 6. Rocky Dallum led Tonkon's involvement with the event and serves on the board of directors for the Foundation (OSF). The OSF supports…

Attorneys from Tonkon Torp’s Entrepreneurial Services and Labor & Employment practice groups spoke to Oregon start-ups at the TiE Oregon Bootcamp on October 25. TiE Oregon is the local chapter of a global entrepreneurial organization that seeks to…

On November 8, Tonkon Torp co-hosted an event with KeyBank and Geffen Mesher for 95 women business leaders. She Persisted was emceed by Tonkon Torp partner Brenda Meltebeke. The program featured three women business leaders who persisted through…

Tonkon Torp attorney Steven Wilker spoke at the Society of American Travel Writers convention during a session on copyright issues. Steven and his co-presenter offered a basic overview of intellectual property rights with a focus on fair use and…

Tonkon Torp partner Blerina Kotori spoke at the annual Employment Law Conference for the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Her session was on sexual harassment and implicit bias in the workplace. Blerina discussed how implicit bias informs…

Tonkon Torp partner Abby Landon spoke to financial and estate advisors about Oregon's property laws at an event hosted by the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) Professional Advisors Group. During the presentation, "State to State: Community…

Tonkon Torp was a table sponsor at the November 12 Artists Repertory Theatre Gala. Drea Schmidt, a member of the Theatre's board of directors, organized Tonkon's involvement with the event. The gala brought together 180 supporters and friends of the…

Tonkon Torp attorney Bob Carey was recently a guest instructor for a Human Resources Management class on employment law at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business. During a student-led presentation about the history of Title VII and…

Tonkon Torp was a Cy Young sponsor at the November 9 Friends of Baseball (FOB) gala held at the Portland Art Museum. Drew Hagedorn, a member of the FOB board of directors, led Tonkon's involvement with the event. Founded in 2005, FOB provides aid and…

Tonkon Torp's Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group hosted TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Oregon for Pitch Club and Mentor Connect events on November 9. TiE is a global not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the…

In October, Tonkon Torp attorney Sarah Einowski spoke on a panel at the "Art of the Possible" event held at the University of Oregon. Her panel topic was on giving back to the community while in private practice. Sarah shared her experience of…

Tonkon Torp was a corporate sponsor at the Austin Family Business 2017 Excellence in Family Business Awards, held in Portland on November 7 by Oregon State University's College of Business. Sherrill Corbett, Ben Lenhart, Jessica Morgan, Eric Beach…