Reed W. Morgan
Experience
Reed Morgan is a general commercial litigator with experience in a wide range of
complex litigation and business disputes including all types of contract and tort
claims. Reed has successfully represented clients through all stages of litigation,
arbitration, and mediation.
Reed has served as litigation counsel for a Fortune 500 company in the aerospace and
metal fabrication industries. In that capacity, Reed has had the unique opportunity to
provide advice and counsel on a daily basis to the company's senior business
personnel, thereby helping to facilitate favorable and cost-effective resolutions to
commercial disputes with vendors and competitors. Reed particularly enjoys and is
skilled at working with clients prior to litigation-when a commercial dispute is in its
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infancy-so that he can advise his client how to best position itself to prevail in, or
avoid entirely, potentially costly litigation.
When disputes are not capable of early commercial resolution, Reed is ready and
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experienced in zealously advocating for his clients in litigation, arbitration, and
mediation. While Reed has particular experience in disputes involving the sale of
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goods under the Uniform Commercial Code, his day-to-day caseload reflects
considerable diversity. He has represented sophisticated financial advisory firms,
venture capital firms, commercial property owners, chemical distributors, health
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insurers, health care providers, mobile health technology companies, alternative
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energy companies, animal vaccine distributors, manufacturers of construction
materials and sewage pumps, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, and technology
startups.
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2008
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University of Colorado, B.A.,
Economics, 2005, summa cum laude,
In each case, and no matter his client's industry, Reed provides value by being focused
with distinction
on the client's business strategy. On some occasions, that has required litigating a
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relatively minor dispute in order to establish a precedent that would be beneficial to
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the company's long-term strategy. On other occasions, that has required negotiating
settlement with a vendor to maintain a strategic relationship despite his client having
the stronger legal position. In every case, it involves focusing on how to costeffectively achieve the client's objective.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Reed was an associate at Sherman & Howard, LLC in Denver
(2008-2014). He was also a summer associate at Heller Ehrman LLP (2007) and a law
clerk for the San Diego and New Orleans public defenders’ offices and the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in Boston (2006-2007).
Admissions
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Oregon
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California
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Colorado
Reed W. Morgan
Representative Work
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Obtained complete dismissal of lawsuit alleging negligence and securities fraud claims against financial advisory firm, resulting
in award of fees and costs against plaintiff.
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Represented insured financial services company in litigation with insurer regarding insurer's duty to reimburse insured's defense
costs for underlying litigation, resulting in multimillion-dollar award of defense costs for insured.
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Assisted financial institution client in dismissal of $2 billion federal class action.
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Obtained full dismissals of complaints in multiple cases involving health care professionals, resulting in awards of fees and costs
against plaintiff.
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Represented metal fabricating company in arbitration against vendor, obtaining award for full value of client's calculated
damages and attorney's fees.
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Represented metallurgical products producer in litigation with German vendor, resulting in favorable negotiated settlement.
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Represented and negotiated favorable settlement for physician in non-competition dispute with local hospital.
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Represented company in case involving misappropriation of proprietary data and trade secrets by former employee and
competitor.
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Represented and negotiated favorable settlement for metal fabricating company in dispute with vendor that provided defective
machine valued at over $1 million.
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Successfully represented health care institutions and clinicians in administrative challenges to regulatory actions against
licenses.
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Represented commercial property owner in litigation regarding lease dispute with commercial tenant, resulting in
favorable negotiated settlement.
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Defended client against securities fraud claims, resulting in successful mediation and settlement for client.
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Obtained favorable outcome through mediation involving disputed ownership rights over prized artwork for unmarried gay
couple under Colorado law.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Member, Colorado Lawyers Committee, Taskforce on Mental Health, 2011-2014
Publications
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"Oregon," Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide, Wolters Kluer, 2015-2016
Civic Activities
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Member, City Club, 2015-present
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Member, Vice Chair, Mental Health Center of Denver, 2010-2014