About The Firm

Foster Pepper LLP and its affiliate, Foster Pepper PLLC, make up one of the largest, full-service law firms in the Pacific Northwest, with offices in Washington and Oregon. Since 1904 our lawyers have been shaping the development of the region by providing creative, practical advice. We take pride in representing businesses of all sizes, including prominent public companies, smaller private businesses and individuals.

The Portland office emphasizes: business transactions / corporate finance, real estate / land use, estate planning, taxation, cooperative law and corporate litigation.

Core Values

Foster Pepper was founded on certain core values. The Partners believe these core values should serve as the guiding principles for our dealings with clients and with one another. Partners are accountable to each other for adhering to these values and instilling them throughout the firm.

• Partnership — We recognize a key element of our clients' success is a successful relationship with their law firm. Every client we represent is our business partner.
• Commitment — Whether our clients deal with one attorney or an entire legal team, our first priority is to understand their business and how they get things done. We commit to understanding our clients' business and their team. Understanding our clients' business starts with listening.
• Responsiveness — In today's fast-paced business environment, timeliness is critical to success. When our clients call, we will respond the same day. Communication is the foundation of a successful partnership.
• Expertise — We represent public companies, substantial private enterprises and entrepreneurial businesses. Since founding our Portland office, we have limited our practice to the areas of corporate law, corporate finance, securities, banking, taxation, limited liability companies, partnerships, real estate, real estate finance, uniform commercial code transactions and commercial litigation - collectively, our "Power Alley." We have made a conscious decision not to be all things to all clients but to focus on delivery of legal services in our Power Alley. If our clients' legal needs are outside our Power Alley, the best advice we can give may be a referral.
• People — Our strongest asset is our people. We seek the best and the brightest to serve on the Foster Pepper team. But being the best and the brightest is not enough; honesty and integrity are essential attributes.
• Balance — A career practicing law is a marathon, not a sprint. Foster Pepper attorneys are real people with real lives. While closing a deal or preparing for a court appearance may take 24/7, it is our firm culture to encourage everyone to seek a balance between his or her professional and personal lives.
• Community Service — Our legacy is our community. As part of the balance we promote as our firm culture, we encourage every attorney to give back to his or her community.

Privacy Policy

Under a recently adopted federal law, attorneys in some circumstances may be required to inform their clients of their policies regarding privacy of client information. Attorneys have been and continue to be bound by professional standards of client confidentiality that are even more stringent than those required by law. Therefore, we have always protected your right to privacy and the confidentiality of your information.

• Types of Nonpublic Personal Information We Collect — We collect nonpublic personal information about you that is provided to us by you or obtained by us with your authorization.
• Parties to Whom We Disclose Information — For current and former clients, we do not disclose any nonpublic personal information obtained in the course of our practice except as required or permitted by law. Permitted disclosures include, for instance, providing information to our employees, and in limited situations, to unrelated third parties who need to know that information to assist us in providing services to you. In all such situations, we stress the confidential nature of information being shared.
• Protecting the Confidentiality and Security of Current and Former Clients' Information — We retain records (for a limited period of time as allowed by law) relating to professional services that we provide so that we are better able to assist you and, in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. In order to guard your nonpublic personal information, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.