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Litigation: General Commercial - Oregon
What the Team is Known For
Tonkon Torp is a highly regarded law firm well known for its commercial litigation expertise, usually on the defense side. It handles a broad spectrum of complex corporate cases, including trade secrets, product liability, contractual disputes, securities and stock option disputes. The team also offers expertise in defending insurance claims, as well as handling environmental disputes. Clients come from varied sectors, and include public authorities, technology companies, and food producers.
Strengths
Tonkon Torp is prompt to respond to questions, strategic in their approach, and pleasant to work with.
Work Highlights
Tonkon Torp represented Greenbrier Companies in a federal lawsuit concerning an injury in an accident involving a rail car originally manufactured by a Greenbrier affiliate.
Notable practitioners
Anna Sortun is a lawyer well respected on the market for her litigation work. She has experience working with high-value product liability, insurance, stock option and estate cases.
Anna is a rare combination of intellect and strategic shrewdness.
She is knowledgeable and an excellent resource.
Paul Conable operates a broad contentious practice, representing clients in shareholder disputes, unfair trade disputes and cases relating to securities. He is well versed in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
He is pragmatic and sharp.
He is a really strong trial attorney who is thoughtful and methodical.
Caroline Harris Crowne co-leads the practice and is recognized for her expertise in litigation, providing clients with her expertise on defense against claims of fraud and malpractice as well as on corporate disputes.
Caroline is always responsive.
Steven Wilker is adept at handling a range of commercial litigation. He is active on litigation involving trade secrets, trademark cancellation proceedings, bankruptcy liability and false advertising.
Steven provides good counsel and insights.