SBC Student
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Fall 2008

Focus archive

Speakers and Symposia

2007/2008

Elizabeth Bauer
Vice President of Finance & General Counsel
C&K Market, Inc
Brookings, Oregon
Topic: Women in House: Part of the Team


Karen Burgess
Partner
Taylor Dunham and Burgess
Austin, Texas
Topic: Women in Litigation: Combatting Opponents, Combatting Stereotypes


Jeff Bird
Shareholder
Schwabe Williamson and Wyatt
Portland, Oregon
Topic: What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?


Karri Bradley, Ph.D.
Associate attorney
Klarquist Sparkman LLP
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Natalie Butto
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
University of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women in House: Part of the Team


Carolyn Chambers
Entrepreneur
Chambers Communications
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women Business Leaders: A View from the Top


Sherrill Corbett
Attorney, Chair of the Oregon State Bar Securities Regulation Section
Tonkon Torp LLP
Portland, Oregon
Topic: What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?


Tanya A. Durkee
Shareholder
Lane Powell
Portland, Oregon Topic: What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?


Carol Emory
Founder
Emory Law Group
Portland, Oregon
Topic: International Business Law: Women Working Across Borders
Topic: Women in House: Part of the Team


Jill Fetherstonhaugh
Principal
Business Law Centre
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Transactional Business Law: Women Providing Solutions


Edward Gerdes
Vice President and General Counsel
Beau Delicious! International, LLC, franchisor of Cafe Yumm!
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: The Role of In-House Counsel


Kristie Gibson
Corporate Counsel and President
Gibson Holders, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: The Role of In-House Counsel


Tana Lin
Attorney
Keller Rohrback
Seattle, Washington
Topic: Women in Litigation: Combatting Opponents, Combatting Stereotypes


Jane Macon
Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski
San Antonio, Texas
Topic: International Business Law: Women Working Across Borders


David S. Matheson
Partner
Perkins Coie
Portland, Oregon
Topic: What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?


Laura Montgomery
Partner
Gleaves Swearingen Potter & Scott
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women in Litigation: Combatting Opponents, Combatting Stereotypes


Katherine Moyer
Shareholder
Endeavor Law Group
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Transactional Business Law: Women Providing Solutions


Jim Murray
Founder and Managing Director
Pondera Capital Management
Houston, Texas
Topic: "Tips from a Lawyer-Executive-Entrepreneur: How To Be Successful and Like Yourself Anyway."


Margie Paris
Dean
University of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women’s Work symposium


Slone Pearson
Associate
Hagen O’Connell
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Transactional Business Law: Women Providing Solutions
Topic: International Business Law: Women Working Across Borders


Gretchen Pierce
President
Hult & Associates
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women Business Leaders: A View from the Top


Michael M. Ratoza
Of Counsel
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC.
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Ian Richardson
Partner
Gleaves Swearingen Potter & Scott LLP
Eugene. Oregon
Topic: The Role of In-House Counsel


Credence Sol
Director of Communications
University of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women in Litigation: Combatting Opponents, Combatting Stereotypes


Jody Stahancyk
President
Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook
Portland, Oregon
Topic: The Business of Law: How a Lady Can Make Money in the World's Second-Oldest Profession


Ken Stephens
Founding Partner
Tonkon Torp LLP
Portland, Oregon
Topic: What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?


Jean Tate
Founder
Jean Tate Real Estate
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women Business Leaders: A View from the Top


Melissa Wright
Attorney
O’Melveny & Myers
Menlo Park, California
Topic: Transactional Business Law: Women Providing Solutions


Travis Young, Ph.D.
Associate attorney
Klarquist Sparkman LLP
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Helen Yu
Corporate Counsel
Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Women in House: Part of the Team
Topic: International Business Law: Women Working Across Borders


2006/2007

Elizabeth Bauer
In-House Counsel and CFO
C & K Market, Inc
Brookings, Oregon
Topic: In-House Counsel vs Private Practice


Ted Bernhard
Attorney
Stoel Rives
Portland, Oregon
Topic: The Attorney's Role in the Search for Venture Capital


Christopher Buntel
Of Counsel
Molecular Probes, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Jerome Chicvara
VP Marketing
Rogue Ales
Newport, Oregon
Topic: Administrative/Local Government Law and Intellectual Property Rights


Julianne Davis
In-house Counsel
Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property and Corporate Law


Dr. Bernie Fox
Entrepreneur, Scientist
OHSU
Portland, Oregon
Topic: The Search for Venture Capital


Carlos Gabuardi
Professor of Business Law
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
Topic: Doing Business in Mexico



Jerry Gauche
Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing
National Oilwell Varco
Houston, Texas
Topic: Management Development


James W. Hague
The Millburn Corp.
Chicago, Illinois
Topic: Hedge Funds


Allegra Helfenstein
Contracts Attorney
Molecular Probes, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Mariann Hyland
Affirmative Action Program Director and In-House Counsel
OHSU
Portland, Oregon
Topic: In-House Counsel vs Private Practice


Jack Joyce
CEO/Founder
Rogue Ales
Newport, Oregon
Topic: Administrative/Local Government Law and Intellectual Property Rights


Kristi Kernutt
Director of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Pacific Source Health Plans
Springfield, Oregon
Topic: In-House Counsel vs Private Practice


Rick Koe
Principal
Astoria Capital
Portland, Oregon
Topic: LBO and Venture Funds


Paul Loving
Counsel for Sports Marketing
Adidas America
Portland, Oregon
Topic: In-House Counsel vs Private Practice


John McCormack
Of Counsel
Kolisch Hartwell
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Douglas K. Moll
Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
Houston, Texas
Topic: The Regulation of Close Corporations


William Newman
Venture Capitalist
Northwest Tech Ventures
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Funding Start-ups with Venture Capital


Jim Parker
Owner
Oaks Bottom Public House
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Administrative/Local Government Law and Intellectual Property Rights


Paul Romain
Wine and Beer industry lobbyist
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Taxation


Bob Wiggins
Venture Capitalist
Mount Hood Equity Partners
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Funding Start-ups with Venture Capital


2005/2006

Dan Blaufus
Assistant General Counsel
Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon
Topic: In-house Legal Counsel


Denise Evans
Senior VP and General Counsel
Associated Securities Corp.
Los Angeles, CA
Topic: Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisors, and the Lawyers Who Regulate or Defend Them.


James W. Hague
The Millburn Corp.
Chicago, Illinois
Topic: Hedge Funds


Paul Havel
Associate
Miller Nash
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


John Hull
OVP Venture Partners
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Venture Capital


John McCormack
Of Counsel
Kolisch Hartwell
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Richard Meeker
Publisher and Co-owner
Willamette Week newspaper
Portland, Oregon
Topic: In-house Legal Counsel


Dalia Tsuk Mitchell
Associate Professor of Law
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
Topic: Corporate Legal History


Lawrence E. Mitchell
Theodore Rinehart Professor of Business Law
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility


Ambyr O'Donnell
Corporate Attorney
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Intellectual Property


Steven Philpott
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Umpqua Bank
Portland, Oregon
Topic: In-house Legal Counsel



2004/2005


Andrew D. Barofsky
Associate
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Entrepreneurship


John C. Coffee
Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
New York, New York
Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility


Jay S. Haladay
Chief Executive Officer
CoAxis
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Entrepreneurship


Bruce Helberg
Senior Vice President
Silicon Valley Bank
Beaverton, Oregon
Topic: Early Stage Finance


Donald L. Krahmer, Jr.
Partner
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Portland, Oregon
Topic: Entrepreneurship

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