Tonkon Torp
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| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon 45°31′02″N 122°40′41″W / 45.5173°N 122.6781°W |
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| No. of attorneys | 78 (2017)[1] |
| Key people | Anna Sortun (managing partner)[1] |
| Date founded | 1974 |
| Website | tonkon.com |
Tonkon Torp LLP is an American law firm based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1974,[2] the limited liability partnership has 78 attorneys. As of 2010, it was the third largest law firm in Portland when it had 86 attorneys.[3][4]
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).[5] One of the founding partners was Heisman Trophy winner and Portland native Terry Baker.[6][7] 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.[5][2] The firm remodeled their office space in 2010 to adopt more communal spaces.[8] Tonkon started a practice group to assist clients with the registration as benefit corporations in 2014.[9] The firm was sued in 2016, along with other financial services and legal firms, over what led to bankruptcy of Aequitas Capital Management.[10][11][12][13]