Tonkon Torp
{{Short description|Oregon law firm}}
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| headquarters = Portland, Oregon
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| key_people = Kurt Ruttum (managing partner)
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| date_founded = 1974
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| homepage = [https://tonkon.com/ tonkon.com]
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Tonkon Torp LLP is an American law firm based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1974,{{Cite web|url=https://tonkon.com/about/history-legacy.html|title=History & Legacy|website=tonkon.com}} the limited liability partnership has 78 attorneys. As of 2010, it was the third largest law firm in Portland when it had 86 attorneys.{{cite web|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=List: Top 10 law firms|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2011/02/list-top-10-law-firms.html|publisher=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=6 June 2017|date=February 4, 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Law firms often take it 'in-house'|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/07/08/law-firms-often-take-it-in-house.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Business Journal|date=July 8, 2011}}
History
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Originally known as Tonkon, Torp & Galen, the firm started in 1974 with attorneys who had worked for Davies, Biggs, Strayer, Stoel and Boley (today Stoel Rives).{{cite web|title=Tonkon Torp Firm History|url=https://tonkon.com/our-firm/history.html|website=tonkon.com|publisher=Tonkon Torp LLP|accessdate=6 June 2017}} One of the founding partners was Heisman Trophy winner and Portland native Terry Baker.{{cite news|last1=Eggers|first1=Kerry|title=Heisman redux for Terry Baker|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/123688-heisman-redux-for-terry-baker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107093110/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/123688-heisman-redux-for-terry-baker|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2013|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Tribune|date=November 22, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Terry Baker : Engineering Hall of Fame – 2008 {{!}} College of Engineering {{!}} Oregon State University|url=http://engineering.oregonstate.edu/terry-baker-2008-engineering-hall-fame|website=engineering.oregonstate.edu|publisher=Oregon State University|accessdate=7 June 2017|language=en}} In 1974, three more partners left Davies Biggs to join the new firm, including Frederick H. Torp. In 1981, the firm changed its name to Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth, which was shortened to Tonkon Torp LLP in 1997. The firm remodeled their office space in 2010 to adopt more communal spaces.{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Dan|title=Tonkon Torp renovates downtown offices|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/10/26/tonkon-torp-renovates-downtown-offices/|accessdate=7 June 2017|work=Daily Journal of Commerce|date=26 October 2010}} Tonkon started a practice group to assist clients with the registration as benefit corporations in 2014.{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Why Portland's Tonkon Torp law firm formed a Benefit Companies practice|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/05/why-portlands-tonkon-torp-expects-its.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Business Journal|date=May 1, 2014}} The firm was sued in 2016, along with other financial services and legal firms, over what led to bankruptcy of Aequitas Capital Management.{{cite news|last1=Kish|first1=Matthew|title=Aequitas investors celebrate 'major victory' as judge declines to dismiss lawsuit against Tonkon, Deloitte, others|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/24/aequitas-investors-celebrate-major-victory-as.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Business Journal|date=March 24, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Kish|first1=Matthew|title=After Aequitas collapse, class action lawsuit targets Deloitte, Tonkon Torp, others; Could grow to $300M|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2016/04/after-aequitas-collapse-class-action-lawsuit.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Business Journal|date=April 4, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Kish|first1=Matthew|title=Aequitas collapse triggers $92M lawsuit against TD Ameritrade, Tonkon Torp, others|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2016/08/aequitas-collapse-triggers-92m-lawsuit-against-td.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=Portland Business Journal|date=August 16, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Manning|first1=Jeff|title=Aequitas investors file suit against Tonkon Torp, Deloitte|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/04/aequitas_investors_file_suit_a.html|accessdate=6 June 2017|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=April 4, 2016}}
Details
Tonkon Torp is housed in the Pioneer Tower in Downtown Portland. Industries the firm services include healthcare, retail, energy, professional services, construction, and telecommunications, among others.{{cite web|title=Industries|url=https://tonkon.com/industries/|website=tonkon.com|publisher=Tonkon Torp LLP|accessdate=6 June 2017}} The firm's clients include public companies, private enterprises, and individuals in the Northwest region.{{Cite news|last=OBM Team|date=August 30, 2021|title=Tonkon Torp Celebrates Real Estate Milestone with Albina Head Start|work=Oregon Business|url=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/100best/nonprofit/item/19382-tonkon-torp-celebrates-real-estate-milestone-with-albina-head-start}}
References
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External links
- [http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/tonkon-torp/overview/12221 Tonkon Torp LLP] – U.S. News & World Report
Category:1971 establishments in Oregon
Category:Law firms based in Portland, Oregon