Services & Industries
Education
J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1977
A.B., Economics, with High Distinction, Indiana University, 1974
Bar & Court Admissions
Oregon State Bar (Inactive)
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Bruce had over 30 years of broad business and corporate law experience, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, and contracts.
Featured Work
Tonkon Torp Guides Pacific Foods through Oregon’s Largest Acquisition of 2017
Tonkon Torp led Oregon’s largest M&A transaction in 2017, the $700 million acquisition of Tualatin-based Pacific Foods of Oregon LLC by Campbell Investment Company. Pacific Foods is an iconic, nationally distributed organic food brand founded in 1987.
Community Involvement & Activities
Neighborhood Health Clinics
Board Member and President
Oregon Zoo Foundation
Board of Directors
Portland Parks Foundation
Board of Directors
Hospital Facility Authority of the City of Portland
Board Member
City of Portland Food Carts Ordinance
Citizen Task Force Member
Professional Memberships
American Veterinary Medical Law Association
Multnomah Bar Association
Recent News
Six Tonkon Torp Attorneys Named Portland Lawyers of the Year
Six attorneys from Tonkon Torp have been named by Best Lawyers in America® 2019 as Portland Lawyer of the Year in their specialties. In each community, only one lawyer per specialty is honored as the Lawyer of the Year by the peer review survey.
Best Lawyers in America® Names 51 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2019 List
Fifty-one Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 41 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years
Tonkon Torp Donates to Building Blocks to Success
Tonkon Torp made a donation to Building Blocks to Success, an organization with the mission to get ethnically and gender diverse at-risk youth from North and Northeast Portland excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through exposure and participation in STEM-related programs and activities, including Lego Robotics. Bruce Berning organized the donation in his capacity as member of the Building Blocks board of directors.
Tonkon Torp Contributes to Building Blocks to Success
Tonkon Torp made a donation to Building Blocks to Success at the request of Bruce Berning, who serves as Board Advisor to the nonprofit. The mission of Building Blocks is to get ethnically and gender diverse underserved youth from North and Northeast Portland excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Its programs give children exposure to and the opportunity to participate in STEM-related programs and activities, including Lego Robotics.
Best Lawyers in America® Names 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2018 List
Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years. Five attorneys are newly named to the 2018 list: Ryan M. Bledsoe, Michael W. Fletcher, Colin M. Geiger, Jackson Lewis, and Alan C. Perkins.