News

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  The Region’s Largest IPO Ever - The Inside Story from ‘14 Alumnus
  June 22

  James Henry ’14, Corporate Counsel for ZoomInfo, took a few moments to answer some questions about what it’s like working for a company during the IPO process.

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  Professor Bogdanski’s Article Published in Estate Planning
  May 7
  Professor Jack Bogdanski’s article, Courts Finally Warm to “Tax Affecting,”was published in the May 2020 issue of Estate Planning. The article explores the effects of two recent case opinions which allow “tax affecting” in valuing ownership interests in S corporations and partnerships.
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  Small Business Legal Clinic Provides COVID-19 Resources
  May 6
  The Small Business Legal Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, which provides business transactional legal services to low-income small and emerging businesses in Oregon, has set up one-on-one meetings with attorneys for COVID-19 related issues as well as created a web page for all COVID-19 related general legal information. The webpage contains pandemic related legal resources for small businesses including information on lease renegotiation and how to handle a broken contract. In May, they will including resources on regulations for reopening businesses.
• American Bankruptcy Institute Law Student Writing Competition
  March 13
  Deadline: March 13, 2020
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  International Law and CBLI Host Conference on Import-Export Law
  March 12
  On March 6, 2020, Lewis & Clark’s International Law Program and the Center for Business Law & Innovation (CBLI) hosted the conference, Importing and Exporting Amid a Trade War: Tariffs, Export Control, and Sanctions, to a standing-room only crowd which included law students and area attorneys.
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  International Law and CBLI Host Conference on Import-Export Law
  March 11

  On March 6, 2020, Lewis & Clark’s International Law Program and Center for Business Law & Innovation (CBLI) hosted a conference on Importing and Exporting Amid a Trade War: Tariffs, Export Control, and Sanctions

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  CBLI and the International Law Program Host Import and Export Symposium March 6
  February 11
  Lewis & Clark’s Center for Business Law and Innovation and the International Law Program are holding a half-day symposium titled Importing and Exporting Amid a Trade War: Tariffs, Export Control, and Sanctions. The event will be held at the Lewis and Clark Campus on March 6, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., with a reception following.
• Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law
  January 22
  Deadline: January 22, 2020
• American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers (ACCFSL) Writing Competition
  December 1
  Submission Deadline: December 1, 2019
• American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
  December 1
  Deadline: December 1
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  Center for Business Law and Innovation Hosts First Workshop
  October 29
  CBLI hosted its first Xperiential Workshop with presentations from Intel and NW Natural executives.
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  SBLC Cultivates Relationship with Native Rural Entrepreneurs
  October 9
  The  Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC)  of Lewis & Clark Law School has been awarded grants from The Ford Family Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Program to increase outreach and direct legal services to rural communities.
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  Jie Lian ‘20 Receives National Intellectual Property Award
  September 19
  The American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF) Jan Jancin Selection Committee named Jie Lian ’20 to receive the prestigious  Jan Jancin Award  for his passion for learning, leadership in intellectual property (IP) related activities, professionalism, and commitment to IP law. 
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  Jan Pierce Retires After 19 Years
  August 22
  Clinical professor Jan Pierce led the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic for 19 years. Along the way, he guided many law students toward their legal careers.
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  Student Makes Oral Argument in Tax Case Before US District Court
  April 30
  John MacMorris-Adix, a 3L Low Income Tax Clinic intern, made an oral argument on an issue of first impression in the U.S. District Court in a case which has garnered national attention.
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  Student Makes Oral Argument in Tax Case Before US District Court
  April 30
  John MacMorris-Adix, a 3L Low Income Tax Clinic intern, made an oral argument on an issue of first impression in the U.S. District Court in a case which has garnered national attention.
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  Business Law Program to Host Annual IP Fall Forum September 28
  August 8
  Co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Section of the Oregon State Bar, the Business Law Fall Forum, “The Procedure of IP,” will take place from 8:30am to 6pm on Friday, September 28 at the Lewis & Clark Law School campus.
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  23rd Annual Business Law Event Honors Ambyr O’Donnell, Students
  April 16
  Dean Jennifer Johnson presented the Distinguished Business Law Graduate award to alum Ambyr O’Donnell ’01 at the 23^rd annual Business Law Spring Luncheon.
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  Amy Bushaw Honored With Award for Excellence in Teaching
  June 28
  The graduating class conferred the 2016 Leo Levenson Award for Excellence in Teaching on Professor Amy Bushaw.
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  SBLC clinic professor Susan Felstiner assists Oregon growers at immigration forum
  April 27
  Worried about labor shortages and seeking to protect their workers, five Oregon agricultural groups hosted an Immigration Forum at which Prof Felstiner spoke.
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  Lawyers for Start-Ups
  March 6
  LC’s Small Business Legal Clinic serves entrepreneurs who don’t have much money but need setting on the right path
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  Lewis & Clark offers JD/MBA Program with Portland State University
  June 20
  The partnership is the only one of its kind in Portland — Oregon’s largest legal and business marketplace.
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  A Decade of Serving Small Businesses
  February 2
  The Small Business Legal Clinic celebrates 10 years of offering low-cost legal services to local entrepreneurs.
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  Ninth Circuit cites Professor Loren in copyright decision
  October 1
  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important copyright ruling recently holding that before a copyright owner sends a “takedown” notice of something posted on the internet, the copyright owner must consider the fair use rights of an individual who posted it. In the opinion, the court cited an article written by Intellectual Property Law Professor Lydia Loren.
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  Small Business Legal Clinic awarded $35,000 grant by Walmart Foundation
  September 22
  Lewis & Clark Law School’s Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) has received a $35,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to support its work of providing business transactional legal assistance to low income small business owners in and around the Portland Metro Area.
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  Paying It Forward With Scholarships
  September 14
  Scholarships help Lewis & Clark students realize their dreams of obtaining a legal education, even in today’s uncertain economy.
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  LITC Wins in Ninth Circuit
  July 29
  Low Income Taxpayer Clinic students argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and won
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  Local attorney Michael Taylor recognized for work with SBLC
  June 11
  Attorney Michael G. Taylor is recognized by the Multnomah Bar Association for his pro bono work with the Lewis & Clark Law School Small Business Legal Clinic.
• Stanford Technology Law Review Paper Contest
  December 31
  Deadline: Open
• PIABA Securities and Law Writing Competition
  September 3
  Deadline: September 3