CBLI Innovation Board

The Innovation Board of the Lewis & Clark Law School Center for Business Law & Innovation numbers among its members some of the top legal professionals representing many of the preeminent firms, corporations, and industries of the Pacific Northwest.  Together they have years of experience in corporate counseling, negotiation, representation, and litigation.  Having leant their expertise to ventures ranging from healthcare and brand management to lean startups and corporate compliance, the members of the board stand at the forefront of legal practice and thus constitute an invaluable resource for faculty and students alike.

Dominique Alepin

Assistant GC, Nike

Jerry Carleton

Founder and Principal, Immix Law

Nathan Christensen

Co-Chair – President & CEO Mammoth HR

Michael Cohen

Partner, Schwabe

Kirk Dobbins

VP, Kaiser Foundations Hospitals/Health Plan

Paul Ehrlich

GC Global Brands & Americas, Adidas

George K. Foster

Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

Oren Haker

Partner, Stoel Rives

Steven Hedberg ’84

COO, Perkins Coie

Maitreya Jani

Asst GC, Fortune Brands

Trevor Jones

Director and Associate GC, Intel

Tricia Juettemeyer ’14

Asst GC, Smarsh

Suk Kim

GC, Urban Airship

Ben Lauritsen

Sr VP & GC, Portland Trailblazers

Matt Levin

Shareholder, Markowitz Herbold

Salumeh R. Loesch

Counsel, Klarquist

Julia E. Markley

Partner, Perkins Coie

Ambyr O’Donnell ’01

Amber O’Donnell, VP, Legal & Business Development at UserTesting

Samir Parikh

Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

Bill Pierznik

COO, Act-On Software

Lisa Poplawski

Shareholder, Lane Powell

Josh Smith ’05

Partner, Tonkon Torp