Tonkon Torp has added two associates to the firm – Sadie Concepción in the Litigation Department, and Rebecca Ok in the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Sadie Concepción graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 2018. While she was a law student, Ms. Concepción worked as a summer associate at Tonkon Torp and at Sidley Austin in Los Angeles. At Northwestern, Ms. Concepción was an Executive Editor for the Journal of Law & Social Policy, worked in Northwestern’s Children and Family Justice Center, and was a member of the Latino Law Students Association, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Human Rights Project, and Women’s Leadership Coalition. Before entering law school, she worked as a legal assistant for an immigration attorney and later as a project manager for a children’s services organization. Ms. Concepción is a magna cum laude graduate of University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College, where she earned her B.A. in psychology.
Rebecca Ok is a 2018 graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, where she was Associate Editor of the Lewis & Clark Law Review. While she was in law school, Ms. Ok worked as a summer associate at Tonkon Torp, as an intern with TriMet’s Labor Relations department, and as a summer law clerk with Farleigh Wada Witt. Prior to law school, Ms. Ok worked in the legal industry in Portland for six years, starting off as a legal secretary and ultimately working as a paralegal and office manager. She earned her master’s degree in Political Science from Portland State University and her undergraduate degree from Reed College.
“We enjoyed watching Sadie and Rebecca stretch and develop their legal skills during their summer associate tenures, and we are thrilled that they will continue to be part of the Tonkon Torp team” said Darcy Norville, Managing Partner. “We look forward to mentoring Sadie and Rebecca as they build their respective practices.”