Lois O. Rosenbaum
Experience
Lois Rosenbaum joined the firm in 1977 and has been a partner with the Litigation
group since 1981. She has represented numerous public and private companies and
their officers and directors in defending class actions, SEC and other government
actions and investigations, and M & A litigation, and has represented plaintiffs and
defendants in complex litigation, fiduciary duty disputes, Internet-defamation, unfair
competition, Lanham Act, and RICO cases. She has served as national coordinating
counsel in major products liability litigation involving asbestos and contaminated food
products and has served as special counsel to special litigation committees and audit
committees.
Ms. Rosenbaum has been listed for many years as a Tier 1 lawyer in Chambers USA,
America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and has been designated Best Lawyers’ 2014
and 2016 Oregon Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year and by her peers as Best
Partner
Lawyers in America for securities litigators, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and
Portland, OR
commercial litigation.
(503) 294-9293 direct
Ms. Rosenbaum was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman
(D.C.),from 1974-1975, and at Orrick Herrington Rowley & Sutcliffe (San Francisco)
from 1975-1977.
Representative Work
Representative Securities Class Action and Derivative Litigation
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In re Mentor Graphics Corporation Litigation - Prevailed on behalf of Mentor
Graphics and its Board of Directors against plaintiff class in securities class action
claiming breach of fiduciary duties to shareholders in rejecting acquisition bid
from Carl Icahn. Plaintiff did not appeal.
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Gonzales v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon - Defeated class certification
in breach of contract and duty of fair dealing case filed by insureds.
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In re Digimarc Securities Litigation - Prevailed on behalf of public company and
officers and directors in securities class action; judgment in favor of corporation
and individual defendants upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Cohns v. Mastercraft Furniture, Inc. - Prevailed at trial on behalf of plaintiff
shareholder in oppression lawsuit; obtained buy-out of 49% shareholder.
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Florida Eye Institute v. Minotty - Prevailed at trial on behalf of
plaintiff shareholders in breach of fiduciary duty action; obtained multi-million
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lois.rosenbaum@stoel.com
Education
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Stanford Law School, J.D., 1974
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Wellesley College, A.B., 1971
Admissions
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Oregon (1977)
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California (1974)
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District of Columbia (1974)
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Washington
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U.S. District Court for Oregon
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U.S. District Court for Western District
of Washington
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of Washington
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dollar damages and punitive damages award.
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Avia Securities Litigation – Prevailed on behalf of CEO of public company at trial
of class action alleging breach of fiduciary duties.
U.S. District Court for Eastern District
U.S. District Court for the Central,
Eastern, Northern and Southern
Districts of California
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. Supreme Court
Lois O. Rosenbaum
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Bodtker v. Forest City Trading Group - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of RICO class action and defeated class certification
motion.
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In re Cray Inc. Securities Litigation - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of class action.
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Cray Inc. Derivative Litigation - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of class action.
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In re Eagle Hardware & Garden, Inc. - Represented defendant public company in securities class action; negotiated settlement
within insurance limits and without fees to plaintiffs' counsel.
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In re Epitope Securities Litigation - Represented public company in securities class action; settled by issuing warrants.
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Protocol Systems Securities Litigation - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of class action.
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Rolex v. Mentor Graphics Securities Litigation - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of class action.
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Sequent Computer Securities Litigation - Defeated class certification in securities class action.
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Steiner v. Tektronix, Inc. Securities Litigation - Obtained summary judgment in class action.
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Zidell v. Zidell, et al. - Prevailed at trial of shareholder derivative litigation.
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Polonitza v. White, et al.- Represented individual board members of ITEX Corporation in shareholder breach of fiduciary duty
action. After extensive briefing and motions, negotiated favorable settlement of the action.
Representative Tainted Food Litigation
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Crowson v. QFC, Inc. - Obtained summary judgment for defendant grocery chain in tainted food (BSE) class action.
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Galego v. Fred Meyer, Inc. - Obtained summary judgment for defendant grocery chain in weights and measures consumer class
action.
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Krupp v. The Kroger Co. - Obtained dismissal with prejudice of salmon mislabeling class action.
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In re Tainted Strawberry Litigation - National coordinating counsel for defendant public company in lawsuit alleging sale of
strawberries tainted with Hepatitis B; obtained dismissal of class actions and individual lawsuits.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Selected by Best Lawyers® as Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, Portland, 2014 and 2016
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (currently: Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation-Securities),
2006-2016
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Selected as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" (Oregon) by Chambers USA (currently: Litigation: General
Commercial), 2006-2016
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2012 Lawyer of the Year, Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions Oregon Best Lawyers
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Listed Tier 1 in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2015)
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Selected as one of Oregon's top 25 Women Lawyers in Oregon Super Lawyers
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Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers® (Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts), 2006-2015
Lois O. Rosenbaum
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Fellow, American Bar Association
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Former Chair, District of Oregon Lawyer Representatives, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
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Federal Court Mediation Panel
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Former Chair, Federal Bar Practice and Procedure Committee
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Former Chair, Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Committee
Presentations
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Frequent speaker at securities conferences, including Northwest Securities Conference, Willamette Securities Conference, and
Lewis & Clark Law School Cutting-Edge Bet the Company Litigation Conference
Civic Activities
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Board of Directors, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Foundation (2014-present)
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Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Columbia Northwest (2005-2013)
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Board of Directors, Providence Hospital Foundation (2005-2013)