Supporting Business Law and Innovation
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The Center for Business Law and Innovation at Lewis & Clark, encompassing our entire business law program, trains students in both law and strategic analysis, giving them the skills to support innovation efforts in the businesses they will serve.
Learning takes place both in classroom settings and in experiential workshops and events. These activities are inspired and led by Portland-area business leaders from multinational corporations such as Intel, Nike, and Adidas, and by start-up and midsize businesses within Portland’s premier industries, such as technology and food. Students intern and extern with the many entrepreneurial businesses that have grown in the Portland innovation culture.
Our two business law clinics, the Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC), work with underserved individuals and entrepreneurs.
These efforts are supported by leaders in the business community, and would not be possible without their financial support and program participation.
- Dominique Alepin
Assistant General Counsel
Nike - Jerry Carleton ’07
Founder and Principal
Immix Law - Nathan Christensen – Cochair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mammoth HR - Michael Cohen
Partner
Schwabe - Kirk Dobbins
Vice President
Kaiser Permanente - Paul Ehrlich
General Counsel for Global Brands and Americas
Adidas - Shawn Filippi ’99
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
NW Natural - George K. Foster
Professor of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School - Oren Haker
Partner
Stoel Rives - Steven Hedberg ’84
Chief Operating Officer
Perkins Coie - David Howitt ’94
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Meriwether Group - Maitreya Jani
Assistant General Counsel
Fortune Brands - Trevor Jones
Director and Associate
General Counsel
Intel - Tricia Juettemeyer ’14
- Suk Kim
General Counsel
Zapier - Ben Lauritsen
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Portland Trail Blazers - Matt Levin
Shareholder
Markowitz Herbold - Salumeh R. Loesch
Counsel
Klarquist - Julia E. Markley
Partner
Perkins Coie - Ambyr O’Donnell ’01 – Cochair
Vice President for Legal and Business Development
UserTesting - Samir Parikh
Professor of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School - Lisa Poplawski
Shareholder
Lane Powell - Robert Scott ’08
Founder and Partner
Jibe - Josh Smith ’05
Partner
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