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Janet

Janet Knauss Larsen

ShareholderCommercial Litigation Team Co-Chair

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-Present)
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 25, 2020News
Larsen Appointed President for Oregon Chapter of Federal Bar Association
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
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

Practices & Industries

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

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

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