Darin M. Sands

Attorney | Portland | 503.778.2117 | sandsd@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Darin Sands focuses his practice on general business litigation, representing business organizations and individuals in complex litigation.  He has represented clients in a wide variety of matters including antitrust actions, securities class actions, consumer class actions, ERISA Litigation, internal investigations and trademark disputes. In 2006 and 2007, Darin served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Robert S. Lasnik, Chief Judge of the Western District of Washington.

Professional Experience

• Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (2007-2010)
• Judicial Clerk, Chief Judge of the Western District of Washington, The Honorable Robert S. Lasnik (2006-2007)
• Associate, Heller Ehrman LLP (2004-2006)

Admitted to Practice

• Oregon
• California
• Washington

Academics

• Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004)
  • Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
  • Research and Teaching Assistant to Professor Laurence Tribe
• Middlebury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Litigation
• ERISA Litigation
• Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Class Action Defense
• White Collar Criminal Defense, Regulatory Compliance and Special Investigations

Publications

• “Mootness in the Class Action Context: Court-Created Exceptions to the ‘Case or Controversy’ Requirement of Article III,” 26 The Review of Litigation 77, Co-author (Winter 2007)

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association