Key Principles

Dedicated to providing straightforward solutions to complex problems confronting businesses, we at Foster Pepper LLP act as advisors and advocates for clients throughout the Northwest in major transactions and litigation.

Our business is to know your business. Every client we represent is our business partner. Communication is the foundation of a successful relationship. Timely responsiveness is critical. Common sense is the best approach.

Community Banking

Foster Pepper LLP is a leading provider of legal services to community banks in the Pacific Northwest. We have assisted more than 40 community banks with their legal problems in recent years. Our extensive experience in representing community banks and our thorough understanding of the unique business issues of the banking industry are an indispensable resource for our clients.

Business and Corporate Practice

Foster Pepper LLP provides a full range of Business and Corporate practice services including general business representation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation and intellectual property.

Real Estate and Land Use

Foster Pepper LLP maintains one of the broadest real estate practices in Oregon and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Because of our extensive experience in real estate transactions for every property type and at all levels of complexity, we provide you with track-proven professionals. Our lawyers provide solutions for real estate development, leasing and management, acquisition, disposition, financing, environmental and hazardous waste, construction, property taxation, forest products, zoning and land use.

Litigation

Foster Pepper LLP handles a broad range of litigation in matters related to business, securities, real estate, construction, employment and bankruptcy. Our attorneys practice in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and have expertise in arbitration and mediation. In addition, our litigators routinely advise business lawyers and business clients on the best methods to structure and document transactions, both to avoid future litigation and to establish efficient dispute resolution procedures by agreement.

Cooperative Law

Foster Pepper LLP, one of the few experienced and established law firms practicing cooperative law in the Pacific Northwest, has organized and represents a range of agricultural, telecommunication, and non-agricultural supply cooperatives, including Oregon's largest processing, marketing, and supply cooperatives. We also represent and counsel associations serving these cooperatives, such as the Agricultural Cooperative Council of Oregon.