Lane Powell PC

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Lane Powell PC
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HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, United States
No. of offices4
No. of attorneys200
Major practice areasCorporate law, Litigation, Labor & Employment
Key peopleBarbara Duffy, President[1]
Date founded1875 (1875)
Company typeProfessional corporation
Websitewww.lanepowell.com

Lane Powell PC is an American law firm based in Seattle, Washington with offices in Anchorage and Portland.[2] The firm was established in 1875, making it one of the Pacific Northwest’s oldest and longest-running law firms. Today it employs nearly 200 lawyers. The firm’s clients include individuals, startups, and large businesses, offering corporate, regulatory, and litigation services.[3]

The firm represents or has represented clients such as Nordstrom, Starbucks, Bank of America, Safeway, Cigna, Aetna, Chevron, and BNSF Railway Co.[4]

History[]

Portland[]

In 1875, William D. Fenton began practicing law as a partner at Portland law firm McCain and Fenton. Upon his death, Fenton’s home library was donated to the University of Oregon, which built Fenton Hall in his name.[5] His home, the William D. Fenton House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[6]

After Fenton’s passing in 1918, McCain and Fenton was renamed to Hampson and Nelson, and moved to the Pacific Building in Portland.[7] From 1918-1979, the firm went through several leadership and name changes with the addition of partners like Herbert Anderson, Oglesby Young and William Lubersky. In 1979, John Bledsoe joined as a naming partner, changing the firms name to Spears, Lubersky, Campbell and Bledsoe.[8] Anderson and Young were also added to the naming partner group, renaming the firm in 1988 to Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young and Hilliard.

Seattle[]

Lane Powell’s Seattle office began in 1889 when John H. Powell arrived in Seattle and practiced law in the firm Stratton, Lewis & Gilman.[9] In 1900, William A. Peters and Powell entered into a partnership under the name Peters & Powell, located in the Dexter Horton Building.[10] The addition of partners such as W. Bryon Lane and Gordon Moss in 1959 led the firm to be named Evans, McLaren, Lane, Powell & Moss. In 1966, Pendleton Miller joined the firm as naming partner, changing the firm to Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller.[11] During this time, the firm expanded to Anchorage by merging with Ruskin, Barker & Hicks.[12]

In 1990, the Portland firm Spears, Lubersky, Campbell, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young & Hilliard merged with Seattle-based firm Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, leading to the name Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP.[13] The company re-named to Lane Powell PC in 2005.

In 2002, when the firm was called "Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP", it was part of a court settlement regarding the collapse of the Portland-based investment firm Capital Consultants LLC, for which the law firm was the primary outside consultant. The settlements, amounting to $25 million, came from the law firm's insurance coverage.[14]

Philanthropy[]

In partnership with the University of Washington School of Law, Lane Powell annually supports the school through the Ronald E. Beard Scholarship, Gregoire Fellows program and Lane Powell & D. Wayne Gittinger Endowed Professorship.[15] [16] Other beneficiaries include the American Heart Association, Basic Rights Oregon, Campaign for Equal Justice, Food Lifeline, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Start Making A Reader Today (SMART), and the United Way.[17][18][19]

Leadership[]

In 2019, Barbara Duffy was named president of the company.[20]

Notable Alumni[]

Awards & Honors[]

  • 2021 – Named to BTI Consulting Group’s ‘BTI Client Service A-Team’
  • 2021 – Named as One of the Nation’s Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
  • 2020 – Six Attorneys Recognized as ‘Client Service All-Stars’ by BTI Consulting
  • 2020 – Recognized as 'Top Performer' by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • 2020 – Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by US News – Best Lawyers®
  • 2020 – Recognized in Benchmark Litigation
  • 2020 – Received Alaska Bar Association’s Bryan P. Timbers Pro Bono Award
  • 2020 – Earned Top 10 Ranking in Portland Business Journal’s Corporate Philanthropy Awards
  • 2020 – Recognized on ‘40 & Under Hot List’ by Benchmark Litigation
  • 2020 – The Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 92 Attorneys
  • 2020 – Recognized as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in Puget Sound Business Journal
  • 2020 – Three Attorneys Named in Lawdragon 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers
  • 2020 – Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska
  • 2020 – Thirty-Two Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington
  • 2020 – Received Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth
  • 2020 – Ten Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon
  • 2020 – Ranked Among The Top 50 Construction Law Firms for the Second Year
  • 2020 – Ranked Among Top Firms in Chambers® USA
  • 2020 – Earned Top Marks in Corporate Equality Index for Fourth Consecutive Year
  • 2019 – Received Oregon Health Care Association’s Outstanding Business Partner of the Year Award
  • 2019 – Recognized as ‘Top Performer’ by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • 2019 – Received Iranian American Bar Association Pro Bono Award
  • 2019 – Ranked Among Nation’s Top Law Firms by US News – Best Lawyers®
  • 2019 – Received Recognition in Portland Business Journal’s 2019 Corporate Philanthropy Awards
  • 2019 – Listed Among America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms by Forbes
  • 2019 – Named to Honor Roll in BTI Litigation Outlook Report
  • 2019 – Attorneys Recognized as ‘Top 250 Women in Litigation’ by Benchmark Litigation
  • 2019 – The Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 63 Attorneys
  • 2019 – Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2019
  • 2019 – Twenty-one Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
  • 2019 – Thirty-one Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
  • 2019 – Named Among Top 50 Construction Law Firms by Construction Executive
  • 2019 – Recognized as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in Puget Sound Business Journal
  • 2019 – Ranked Among Top Firms in Chambers® USA
  • 2019 – Received 100 percent score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Corporate Equality Index[24]
  • 2019 – Named One of the Largest Commercial Real Estate Law Firms in the Puget Sound Region[25]
  • 2019 – Named One of the Largest Law Firms in the Puget Sound region by the Puget Sound Business Journal[26]
  • 2018 – Named One of the Nation's Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation[27]
  • 2018 – Named in Puget Sound Business Journal "Top 75 Corporate Philanthropists" list[28]

References[]

  1. ^ Stewart, Ashley. June 4, 2019. Large Seattle law firm names new president Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Our Locations Lane Powell. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Lane Powell Chambers and Partners. Retrieved April 25, 2019
  4. ^ Lane Powell - Clients Law 360. Retrieved April 25, 2019
  5. ^ Architecture - Fenton Hall University of Oregon. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Fenton, Judge William D Sr, House Oregon Historic Sites Database. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ University of Michigan Alumnus Association. 1929. The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 36 Google Books. page 498. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. ^ (July 12, 2011). John Perry Bledsoe Obituary The Oregonian. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  9. ^ (September 14, 1990). Law and Lawyers in Seattle’s History HistoryLink. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Hubbell, J.H. 1902. Hubbell’s Legal Directory for Lawyers and Businessmen J.H. Hubbell & Company. Page 1290. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ^ (July 28, 2014). Home Indem. Co. v. Lane Powell Moss & Miller American Bar Association. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Ragsdale, Rose. "Law Firm Makes Critical Legal Connection." AKWA Connection, Exploring Alaska-Washington Connection (n.d.): 34-35. Petroleum News. 28 Aug. 2011. Print.
  13. ^ Leeson, Fred. "Toward a New Century." Rose City Justice: A Legal History of Portland, Oregon. Portland, Or.: Oregon Historical Society, Published in Cooperation with the Oregon State Bar, 1998. 224-25. Print. ISBN 9780875952697
  14. ^ Staff (July 21, 2002) "Local firms part of Capital Consultants settlement" Puget Sound Business Journal
  15. ^ Lane Powell Spearheads Support to Honor Influential Double Dawgs University of Washington School of Law - Alumni. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  16. ^ (November 15, 2018) Announcing the 2018 Gregoire Fellows The University of Washington School of Law - News. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  17. ^ (May 24, 2018) Corporate Philanthropists - Midsize Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  18. ^ (July 25, 2018) Victory! Federal Judge Upholds Protections for Oregon’s Rural Transgender Students Basic Rights Oregon. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  19. ^ Business Partners SMART Oregon. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  20. ^ Stewart, Ashley. June 4, 2019. Large Seattle law firm names new president Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  21. ^ Beeks, William Trulock Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  22. ^ (June 2014) WILLIAM L. DWYER OUTSTANDING JURIST: Judge Thomas Zilly King County Bar Association. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  23. ^ Luthy, Dana. 2004. Profile of Judge James L. Robart Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington News, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 11 & 13.
  24. ^ Romano, Benjamin. (March 29, 2019) Amazon, other Washington companies, get perfect scores for LGBTQ policies, but some advocates ask for more The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  25. ^ Zaidi, Deena. (February 22, 2019) Largest CRE Law Firms in the Puget Sound Region Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  26. ^ Zaidi, Deena. (February 22, 2019) Largest Puget Sound Region Law Firms Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  27. ^ (2018) Corporate Equality Index 2018 Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Page 47. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  28. ^ Crowe, Melissa. (April 9, 2018) Revealed: The 75 biggest corporate philanthropists in Washington Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

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