sustainability
Nike OGC speaking to law students during a panel.

Inaugural Speaker Series at Nike World Headquarters

The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) kicked off its Nike speaker series with a discussion on sustainability and career pathways.

adjunct, law
Students learn how to accelerate deal and contract construction phases.

Students Learn to Accelerate Deals at Xperiential Workshop

The Center for Business Law & Innovation connects law students with practicing attorneys and real world situations.
Tabrez Ebrahim

Professor Tabrez Ebrahim Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

Professor Ebrahim explores the interface between bioethics and patent law, with colleagues in Jordan at the Jordan University of Science and Technology.

Binary code

Forum Explores How Data Impacts the Law and Policy

The September 8 Fall Forum on Data in Business & Society will feature topics at the intersection of law and digital governance, data privacy, and artificial intelligence.

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Sarah Lora

“Tax Issues for Immigrants”Authored by Professor

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic director Professor Sarah Lora co-authors a book for the American Bar Association to provide guidance on tax and immigration issues.

Writing with pen

Professor Organizes Private Equity Symposium

Professor Samir Parikh spearheaded a symposium hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Law Review that explored private equity’s shadowed practices in distressed debt markets.

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Professor Samir Parikh

Professor Named Fellow of American College of Bankruptcy

Professor Samir Parikh was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is one of only 60 law professors in the group.

admissions, business law, SBLC
Julia Minn

Juliana Minn ’16 Directs Small Business Legal Clinic

The Small Business Legal Clinic has a new director: Alumna Juliana Minn.
law

Clinic Students Assist in Stimulus Payment Equity

Many incarcerated individuals did not receive their benefit. Students at the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helped to resolve the issue.

law

New Developments in Sports Law Pose Challenges

The Fall Forum September 30 at the Lewis & Clark Law campus brings sports team reps, entertainment, gaming and legal experts to campus.

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Professor Loren speaks at a recent ALI Reporters session.

Copyright Catches Up

Professor Lydia Pallas Loren & colleagues work to clarify evolving copyright law.

Professor Samir Parikh

Igniting a Dialogue on Mass Tort Bankruptcies

Professor Samir Parikh takes a leading role in formulating solutions for mass tort victims, writing about headline cases with Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and more.

Students traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the West Coast Bankruptcy Roundtable

Students Gain an Inside View of Bankruptcy Law

The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) sent two students to the West Coast Bankruptcy Roundtable co-hosted by Lewis & Clark & USC Gould Law.
The Center for Business Law and Innovation and the Center for Animal Studies co-host upcoming day-long webinar on sustainable protein

Sustainable Protein Forum February 18

Sustainable Protein: The Legal, Business, and Ethical Dimensions are explored in a free webinar jointly hosted by the Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) and the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS).
clinic, SBLC

Native, Latino/x entrepreneurs in rural Oregon receive clinic support

Business Oregon awarded Lewis & Clark Law School’s Small Business Law Clinic (SBLC) a $104,000 grant allowing the SBLC to provide Native and Latino/x clients in rural Oregon with  legal transactional support.
faculty
Professor Tabrez Ebrahim

Professor Joins Lewis & Clark Law School and its Center for Business Law and Innovation

Experienced in law and technology, patent law, business law, and property, Professor Tabrez Ebrahim is a welcome addition to the Lewis & Clark faculty.

One of the art pieces offered at Oregon Coast Glassworks.

Business as (un)Usual

SBLC Rural Entrepreneurs Program provides service and solutions.
faculty
Professor Brian Blum

Blum’s Specific Performance: Contract Wisdom

A Q&A on the 8th edition of Contracts, Examples and Explanations.

environment
Professor Lisa Benjamin

Professor Lisa Benjamin’s New Book Looks at Corporations’ Responses to Climate Change

Professor Lisa Benjamin recently published a book about the interaction between climate action and corporate law.

Law Student Receives National Intellectual Property Writing Award

Stuart Leijon ’21 wins national intellectual property writing award for his paper on data privacy.
Román D. Hernández

Alum and Professor Receive ABA Award for Commitment to Diversity in the Law

Román D. Hernández ’00, and adjunct professor Barbara Creel received the Spirit of Excellence award from the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.
Maitreya Jani

CBLI Hosts Successful Data Mapping Event

The Center for Business Law and Innovation hosts Maitreya Jani at a February data mapping event.

Sarah Lora Drafts Comments for ABA Section on Taxation

Sarah Lora drafted comments submitted by the ABA Section of Taxation to the Internal Revenue Service.
Lydia Loren working with production company.

Professor Loren Helps Make Bar Review More Affordable

Professor Lydia Loren is using her expertise in Real Property to make bar review more affordable for law students.
faculty

Professor Jack Bogdanski’s Treatise Cited by U.S. Tax Court

Professor Jack Bogdanski’s treatise, Federal Tax Valuation,was cited, and quoted, by the U.S. Tax Court on November 19, 2020, in the court’s opinion in Fakiris v. Commissioner.
clinic work, clinic, intellectual property, law students, patent program, SBLC

Small Business Legal Clinic Expands Its Patent Program with Education and Patent Filings

The Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) has been working to educate entrepreneurs on patents to protect their unique products as well as filing patent applications for clients.
Law school, Loren, publication, scholarship

Professor Lydia Loren’s Article Selected as Best Law Review Article

Thomson Reuters (West) has judged Professor Lydia Loren’s article, Copyright Jumps the Shark: The Music Modernization Act, one of the best law review articles related to entertainment, publishing and/or the arts published within the last year. Thomas Reuters (West) has included the article in the 2020 edition of the Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts Handbook, an anthology published annually.
alum, alumni, alumnus, business law

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

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.

busines, business law, CBLI

Professor Bogdanski’s Article Published in Estate Planning

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.
business law, Center for Business Law and Innovation, International law, symposia

International Law and CBLI Host Conference on Import-Export Law

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

CBLI and the International Law Program Host Import and Export Symposium March 6

Lewis & Clark’s Center for Business Law and Innovation and the International Law Program hosted a conference titled Importing and Exporting Amid a Trade War: Tariffs, Export Control, and Sanctions. The event was held at the Lewis & Clark Law Campus on March 6, 2020, and a reception followed.
business law
Intel executives Trevor Jones and Michael Labbee presenting to students.

Center for Business Law and Innovation Hosts First Workshop

CBLI hosted its first Xperiential Workshop with presentations from Intel and NW Natural executives.
award, awards, business law, intellectual property, IP, law students

Jie Lian ‘20 Receives National Intellectual Property Award

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. 
business law
An artist's rendering of John MacMorris-Adix making oral arguments before the US District Court Judge Russo.

Student Makes Oral Argument in Tax Case Before US District Court

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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Professor Sarah Lora

Sarah Lora to Lead Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)

Sarah Lora, a new clinical professor for the law school, will lead the Lewis & Clark Law School Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) starting in June 2019, replacing beloved faculty member Jan Pierce, who is retiring after 19 years of clinic leadership.

Professor Doug Newell, Dean Jennifer Johnson and Rex Malott

Business Law Program Celebrates 24 Years

Over 100 gathered at the Benson Hotel on March 15, for the 2019 Business Law Spring Luncheon to celebrate the attorneys, donors, faculty and students who make Business Law one of the premier programs at the law school. 
Alum Rex Malott BS ’73, JD ’76 was honored as the 2019 Distinguished Business Law Graduate.  He spoke about the importance of business lawyers as key “problem solvers” for organizations and their leaders.
energy, environmental law, lisa benjamin
Professor Lisa Benjamin

Prof. Benjamin Appointed to UN Climate Change Committee

Professor Lisa Benjamin, the newest faculty member of Lewis & Clark Law School has been appointed as a member of the Compliance Committee of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
GEI
Wind turbine from aerial view. Sustainable development, environment friendly of wind turbine by giving renewable, sustainable, alternativ...

Study Shows Millions Reaped From Renewable Energy Projects in Oregon

The Green Energy Institute released a study showing that renewable energy projects provided more than $120 million over past four years to Oregon counties.
energy, events, GEI, renewable energy

Gov. Brown, Sen. Heitkamp, Congressman Blumenauer at Energy Transition Forum Feb 9

Energy experts gather at “Tomorrow’s Energy System,”  a one-day forum to address the hurdles preventing a quick transition to a zero-carbon energy future.
business law, IP

Business Law Program to Host Annual IP Fall Forum September 28

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.

Wells Fargo Class Action Settlement Cites Prof Klonoff

Lewis & Clark Law Professor Robert Klonoff provided written testimony in a class action lawsuit involving Wells Fargo Bank. The case alleged that  Wells Fargo opened up various accounts (checking, savings, credit card, and lines of credit) without securing permission from its customers, causing harm to those customers. Professor Klonoff opined on the fairness of the $142 million classwide settlement in the case.
jeffrey jones, Legalcide, Leo Levenson Award, teacher of the year

Law Professor Jeffrey Jones Honored with Leo Levenson Teacher of the Year Award

Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy Jeffrey D. Jones was honored with the 2018 Leo Levenson Teacher of the year Award at commencement on Saturday, May 19. Jones earned a PhD in philosophy from University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed postdoctoral studies at Boston University’s School of Law and BU’s then Institute on Race and Social Division. He received his JD at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Professor Mila Versteeg to be 2017-18 International Law Distinguished Visitor

Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to announce that the 2017-18 International Law Distinguished Visitor will be Mila Versteeg, Class of 1941 Research Professor of Law and Director of the Human Rights Program at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Professor Jan Pierce named Mentor of the Year by Oregon State Bar

Lewis & Clark Law Professor Jan Pierce receives Mentor of the Year Award from OSB New Tax Lawyer Committee.
From left to right:  Justin B. Denton, Chair of the OSB Business Law Executive Committee; Casey Wood; Valerie Sasaki, Treasurer; and Davi...

OSB Business Law Awards Scholarship

Casey Wood, a 3L law student receives $1000 scholarship from Oregon State Bar.

Amy Bushaw Honored With Award for Excellence in Teaching

The graduating class conferred the 2016 Leo Levenson Award for Excellence in Teaching on Professor Amy Bushaw.
SBLC Executive Director Julieanna Elegant holding a client's product, NW Ferment's fermentation start.

Lawyers for Start-Ups

LC’s Small Business Legal Clinic serves entrepreneurs who don’t have much money but need setting on the right path

Small Business Legal Clinic helps local businesses thrive

Portland company Bee Local is one of SBLC’s 250 clients

Lewis & Clark offers JD/MBA Program with Portland State University

The partnership is the only one of its kind in Portland — Oregon’s largest legal and business marketplace.

A Decade of Serving Small Businesses

The Small Business Legal Clinic celebrates 10 years of offering low-cost legal services to local entrepreneurs.
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Dean Jennifer Johnson, Brant Norquist- Attorney of the Year, Julieanna Elegant- Assistant Director of the SBLC, and Steve Goebel- Directo...

The SBLC Celebrates Another Great Year

The Small Business Legal Clinic held their Annual Open House on February 4, 2015.  The evening provided an opportunity to honor small businesses of Oregon and to celebrate the Small Business Legal Clinic and the many people who make the SBLC’s accomplishments possible.

Professor Loren elected to American Law Institute

The American Law Institute announced the election of 26 new members this month. Lewis & Clark’s Lydia Loren, the Robert E. Jones Professor of Advocacy and Ethics, is among them. 

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Business Law Fall Forum: Educating the Transactional Business Lawyer

Lewis & Clark Business Law Programs celebrate a successful 19th Annual Fall Forum
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Professor Parikh at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

Professor Parikh served on a panel at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
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Meet Our Students: Jordana Shukla

Any advice for new students? Stay true to yourself!
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Jack Bogdanski, Behind the Teacher

Bogdanski says that his fall semester courses, Income Tax and Estate & Gift Tax, are the best part of his professional life these days.  “These classes are building blocks for great careers.”

Professor Drummonds comments on Women’s Quality in the Workplace

Professor Drummonds comments on Women’s Quality in the Workplace
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Professor Loren on the Portlandia statue debate in the Willamette Week

Professor Loren on the Portlandia statue debate in the Willamette Week

Visiting International Scholar

Dr. Taewoo Yook will conduct research at L&C on the voting processes of public Portland corporations.
meet-the-students

Robert Bart

Robert Bart, Anticipated Graduation 2014
Undergraduate & Previous Work Experience: International Affairs, Masters in Teaching; prior to law school I taught high school in Hood River for 4 years.
meet-the-students

Vytas Babusis

Anticipated Graduation Year: 2016
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Previous Work Experience: Entrepreneur, Consultant, Wind Farmer, Salesman, Teacher, Administrator, Baker, Waiter, and Coach.
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Lydia Loren

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Art Law, International Intellectual Property
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Douglas Newell

Contracts, Contract Theory Seminar, Secured Transactions, Entertainment Law
Etta Lockey

Etta Lockey

Graduating Year:  2011
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Places in Portland:  Mt. Tabor
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Bernard Vail

Wills and Trusts, Property Transactions, Public International Law, Family Law, Property, Jessup Moot Court Competition
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Juliet Stumpf

Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination, Immigration and Citizenship Law
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Janet Steverson

Contracts, Commercial Law/Sales, Children’s Rights, Family Law
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Barbara Safriet, Visiting Professor

Health Care Law, Health Law and Policy Seminar
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Jan Pierce

Leads the Law School’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Samir Parikh

Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor, Bankruptcy: Advanced Topics, Business Associations I
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Jeffrey D. Jones

Disability Law Seminar, Jurisprudence & Property, Property
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Jennifer Johnson

Business Associations I and II, Property, Advanced Business Law Seminar, Securities Regulation
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Tomás Gómez-Arostegui

Copyright Law, Information Privacy Law, International Intellectual Property, Torts, Trademark Law
full-time, meet-the-faculty

George Foster

Business Association II, International Business Transactions, International Dispute Resolution
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Henry Drummonds

Torts I, Torts II: Toxics, Employment Law I and II, Labor Law, Individual Employee Rights
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Amy Bushaw

Secured Transactions, Commercial Law: Sales Transactions, Contracts, Financing Emerging Businesses, Lawyers in Society
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Edward Brunet

Civil Procedure, Antitrust Law, Dispute Resolution
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Lawrence Brown

Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Advanced Tax Seminar, Partnership Taxation, International Taxation
full-time, meet-the-faculty

John Bogdanski

Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, Partnership Taxation, Advanced Tax Seminar, Tax Moot Court
full-time, meet-the-faculty

Brian Blum

Contracts, Commercial Law/Sales, Bankruptcy, Debtor-Creditor Law, Remedies
Damien Taylor Munsinger

Damien Taylor Munsinger

Graduating Year: 2011
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
Undergraduate School & Previous Work Experience: NYU Tisch School of the Arts - BFA in Theatre; operating a small business helping non-profit organizations expand and optimize their presence online
Troy Sexton

Troy Sexton

Graduating Year: Spring 2011
Hometown: Sherwood, OR
Experience: Graduated from Portland State in 2007 w/ BA in Philosophy and Political Science. 8 years of small business management work before starting law school
Just for Fun: I race bikes competitively, both road and cyclocross.
Hala Lewis

Hala Lewis

Hometown: The Great Northwest (Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA)
Experience: BS in Business Administration, background in banking, utilities, editing
Just For Fun: I’ve been running for many years, I recently started kayaking, and I am an avid baker.
current, Fall Forum, Overview
We are please to announce our keynote speaker: Congressman Earl Blumenauer

Overview

The symposium will provide scholarly perspectives on many aspects of the interaction of taxes with the environment. Topics will include the effects of current and proposed taxation regimes, and specific provisions of tax law, on the environment in the United States and across national borders. Prominent commentators in this area of interest will present their papers in four panels in the one-day event. A keynote address is also planned. Papers will then be published in a symposium issue of Lewis & Clark Law Review. 
academic honor, faculty, national distinction, publication
Barbara J. Safriet, Visiting Lewis & Clark Professor of Health Law and Policy

Law professor contributes to report on the future of national health policy

Barbara J. Safriet, Visiting Lewis & Clark Professor of Health Law and Policy, wrote a paper that is part of a landmark report focused on national health policy issued October 5, 2010, by the Institute of Medicine, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 
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Dr. Ying Chen

2013 Business Law Distinguished Graduate

Lewis and Clark Law School is pleased to announce Ying Chen ‘95 as our 2013 Business Law Distinguished Graduate. Ms. Chen will be honored at the Business Law Spring Luncheon at The Governor Hotel on April 18, 2013.
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Michael T. Winslow, '80

2010 Distinguished Business Law Graduate: Michael T. Winslow

Michael T. Winslow ‘80 was honored as our 2010 Distinguished Business Law Graduate on April 23 at The Governor Hotel in downtown Portland.

An Interview with Mike Winslow ‘80

2010 Distinguished Business Law Graduate, Mike Winslow’scareer is a stellar example of the congruence between business law and environmental law.
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Professor Thomas W. Merrill

Professor Thomas W. Merrill

Lewis & Clark Law presented a public lecture by Professor Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law, Columbia Law School and our 2010 Higgins Distinguished Visitor. The lecture, titled “Three Modes of Interpretation: Analysis and a Plea for Synthesis” took place on March 16, 2010 at Lewis & Clark Law School.
law

CDLC Awarded Collins Foundation Grant

The Collins Foundation has awarded a grant totaling $180,000 to support the Community Development, Nonprofit and Affordable Housing Practicum, a joint clinical law project of the Lewis & Clark Law School and the Community Development Law Center.
Spring Luncheon
Trudy Allen '82

2009 Distinguished Business Law Graduate: Trudy Allen ‘82

Trudy Allen ‘82 was honored as our 2009 Distinguished Business Law Graduate on April 29, 2009 at The Governor Hotel in downtown Portland.
Higgins Distinguished Speaker

Professor Roberta Romano

Lewis & Clark Law presented a public lecture by Professor Roberta Romano is the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law and Director of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, and our 2009 Higgins Distinguished Visitor. The lecture, titled  The Uncertain Future of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act” took place on March 12, 2009 at Lewis & Clark Law School.