Laura Caldera Loera

Practice Areas

- Professional Liability

- Complex Business & Commercial Litigation

- Directors & Officers Litigation

Professional Memberships

- American Bar Association

- American Bar Foundation (Oregon State Chair, 2014-Present; Fellow, 2013-Present)

- Children’s Cancer Association (Member, Ambassador Board, 2008-2014)

- Classroom Law Project (Member, Board of Directors, 2014-2016)

- Defense Research Institute (Member, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee; Member, Professional Liability Committee)

- International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, 2019-Present)

- International Trademark Association (Trademark Rights Subcommittee, 2014-2015; Member, Internet Committee, 2012-2013)

- Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow, 2013-Present)

- Multnomah Bar Association (Member)

- National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (Member, Board of Directors, 2011-2013)

- Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Trial Practice Committee, 2017 – Present)

- Oregon State Bar (Member, Editorial Board, Torts Handbook, 2010; Chairperson, Business Litigation Section, Executive Committee, 2016; Member, Business Litigation Section, Executive Committee, 2010-Present; Member, Diversity Section; Member, Intellectual Property Section; Member, Litigation Section)

- Oregon Women Lawyers (Board Member, 2005-2009; President, 2008- 2009; Vice President, 2007-2008; Secretary, 2006-2007)

- Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2000- 2005; President, 2004-2005; Treasurer, 2002-2004)

- St. Mary’s Academy (Coach, Constitutional Law Team)

Publications

- Co-Speaker, “Maximizing Forgiveness Under the Paycheck Protection Program,” Webinar, May 2020

- Co-Speaker, Benefits and Pitfalls Under the CARES Act that Every Small Business Needs to Understand,” Webinar, April 2020

- Co-Speaker, “Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: Avoiding Pitfalls When Serving on a Nonprofit Board,” Oregon State Bar (OSB) CLE Seminar: IRS Exempt Organizations Update and Current Topics for Nonprofits (2016)

- Speaker, “Asset Management – Conflicts of Laws as a Defense Tool,” Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC) Annual Convention (2015)

- Co-Speaker, “Cyber Liability Risks—A Primer,” Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC) Commercial Practice Seminar (2015)

- Co-Speaker, “Cyber Security & Cyber Liability Claims,” Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) Networking Meeting (2015)

- Co-Speaker, “Increased D&O Exposure in Technology,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Seminar (2014)

- Co-Speaker, “The Perilous World of Cyber Security Breaches,” National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Western Regional Conference (2014)

- Speaker, “Conducting Effective Motion Practice,” Oregon State Bar, Fundamentals of Oregon Civil Trial Procedure CLE Seminar (2013)

- Co-Speaker, “Intellectual Property: Become a Lawful Monopolist for Fun & Profit,” Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) Networking Meeting (2013)

- Speaker, “Depositions, Discovery, and Difficult People,” National Association of Legal Secretaries (NALS) Education Conference & National Forum (2012)

- Co-Speaker, “Risk Management Essentials,” Nonprofit Risk Management Center Risk Management and Finance Summit for Nonprofits Conference (2011)

- Speaker, “Computer and Internet Law: Changes and Challenges to an Evolving Practice,” Oregon State Bar (2007)

- Moderator, “Critical Issues Facing the Legal Profession,” American Bar Foundation Fellows Fall Seminar (2006)

- Speaker, “Federal Litigation,” Oregon State Bar New Lawyers Division Super Saturday CLE (2004)

Clients

- Directors and Officers

- Architects

- Engineers

- Accountants

- Other professionals

Career

Laura Loera is a partner in the Portland office of Lewis Brisbois. She is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who focuses her practice in the areas of professional liability, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, and directors and officers (D&O) liability. For more than 25 years, she has successfully defended architects, engineers, accountants, and other professionals against allegations of professional malpractice, representing them in court and before professional boards.

In addition to securing positive results for her professional liability clients, Ms. Loera consistently achieves the business objectives of her intellectual property clients in trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent disputes. Similarly, she has a long track record of obtaining successful outcomes for D&O clients in matters involving claims of securities fraud, business divorces, fraudulent transfer disputes, and in other complex business litigation.

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