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Janet

Janet Knauss Larsen
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2154
C 503.701.4769
larsenj@lanepowell.com

Janet Larsen represents businesses and individuals in disputes involved in a wide variety of business and commercial issues, including matters in state and federal courts throughout the country, and in multi-district litigation matters. She also provides tailored business and risk mitigation advice to clients in multiple industries.   

Janet’s practice focuses on:

  • Business torts
  • Contract issues;
  • Corporate governance;
  • Business owner shareholder disputes;
  • Fiduciary liabilities, including fiduciary obligations owed by members, managers, officers, directors, trustees and other professionals;
  • Construction litigation;
  • Insurance litigation;
  • Trusts and estate litigation;
  • Securities litigation;
  • Broker/dealer issues;
  • Investment adviser liability in all types of proceedings;
  • Real estate issues, including real estate and land use disputes.

Professional Experience

Foster Pepper LLP/Roberts Kaplan LLP

  • Partner (2004-2010)
  • Associate (2001-2003)

Kilmer, Voorhees & Laurick, Associate (1995-2001)

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum (1994)
 

Community Involvement

Federal Bar Association, Oregon Chapter

  • President (2020-2021)
  • Secretary (2019-2020)
  • Board Member (2014-Present)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  • Haggerty Scholars Committee
  • Civics Contest Committee
  • Membership Committee

Oregon State Bar Association, Business Litigation Section

  • Executive Committee Member (2010-2018)
  • Chairperson (2013)
  • Treasurer (2012)
  • Secretary (2011)

Multnomah Bar Association, Member

Washington State Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member

Oregon Women Lawyers, Member

Owen M. Panner American Inns of Court, Barrister

Cancer Society of Oregon, Founding Board Member and Sponsorship Committee Member

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 1, 2022News

    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • October 21, 2021News

    Larsen Receives Outstanding Leader Award From the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 15, 2021News
    Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • August 25, 2020News
    Larsen Appointed President for Oregon Chapter of Federal Bar Association
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 1, 2019News
    Larsen Appointed Secretary for Oregon Chapter of Federal Bar Association
    Awards & Honors
  • June 4, 2019News
    Lane Powell Announces New Leaders, Reinforcing Focus on Innovation & Talent
    Firm Announcement
  • September 27, 2018Event / CLE
    How NOT to Run a Foundation: Lessons From the Trump Foundation Lawsuit
    Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable Annual Conference | Portland, Oregon
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • March 22, 2018Event / CLE
    Perfect Raincoats: Planning for Changing Seasons
    Lane Powell Beneficiaries & Brews Seminar | Portland, Oregon
  • November 4, 2014News
    Larsen Appointed to Board of Directors for the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • 2022 Super Lawyers

Practices & Industries

  • Business Transitions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Fiduciary Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Securities & Corporate Governance Litigation
  • Business Dispute Resolution

Education

  • Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D.
  • Whitman College, B.A.
  • International Society and Business Program, Tokyo, Japan

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America©, Commercial Litigation (2019-2023)

"Oregon Super Lawyer," Thomson Reuters, Business Litigation (2021-2022)

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