Wally Van Valkenburg is the Managing Partner of the firm's Portland office and is a past member of the firm's Executive Committee. He practices in the firm's Technology and Intellectual Property Group, where he focuses on transactions and business counseling. Wally has represented technology companies on a variety of matters and in a variety of industry sectors for over 20 years, including electronic equipment, software, biotech, and Internet services. Wally also has represented clients in a number of other industries, including footwear and apparel, sports and entertainment, health care, electric utilities, retail, and wood products.

Wally's transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, licensing, strategic alliances, and joint venture agreements, including technology transfers in connection with business formation and acquisition, web hosting and other Internet related agreements, joint development agreements, and character licenses.

Wally also has extensive experience in antitrust and trade regulation, including issues arising in distribution of goods and services, trade associations, health care, joint ventures, competitor collaborations, and representation of clients in the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger review process.

Wally was an instructor at Columbia University School of Law from 1982-84, where he wrote a dissertation on constitutional theory and the First Amendment. After graduating from Law School and before practicing law, he was a law clerk to Justice Edward H. Howell of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1978-79.

Representative Work

Represented leading manufacturer of test and measurement equipment in numerous technology transfer transactions, including licenses and other transfers in connection with acquisitions and dispositions valued at over $3 billion.

Represented early stage manufacturer of building products in acquisition of license to core technology, including patents and know-how.

Represented maker of footwear, apparel, and equipment in negotiating and drafting various strategic alliances and intellectual property license agreements.

Represented licensor in license of a software platform for the operation and maintenance of information technology systems related to payment systems and networks.

Represented leading manufacturer of production laser systems for micro-engineering applications in strategic alliance involving exclusive distribution of laser systems and future system development.

Represented developer of software systems for budgeting and planning in negotiating a strategic alliance with a developer of financial and strategic planning software and consulting in the healthcare industry.

Represented developer of system for online insurance enrollment and benefit administration in large scale system licenses.

Provided antitrust compliance advice concerning a broad range of commercial transactions, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, product distribution, and technology licensing.

Represented numerous clients in connection with merger reviews by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.

Professional Honors & Activities

Listed in Best Lawyers in America

Listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World

Prior general counsel for the 1998 NIKE World Masters Games

Civic Activities

Appointed by the Governor to Chair the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission, the mission of which is to encourage business expansion, creation and relocation in Oregon (2003)

Member, Oregon Innovation Council, a state commission that oversees innovation and economic development in Oregon

Board Member, Oregon Sports Authority, which is focused on attracting sports events and businesses to Portland

Board Member, Portland Center Stage, the city's largest theater company

Board member, Portland Business Alliance

Past chair, Multnomah County Legal Aid Services

Past chair, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, and Unfair Business Practices Section, Oregon State Bar

Past president, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon

Publications

Author, "The First Amendment in Cyberspace," 75 Oregon Law Review 319, 1996

Author, "The Judge as Referee: Opinions of Justice Edward H. Howell," 31 Willamette Law Review 559, 1995

Author, various legal and business publications dealing with technology, intellectual property and antitrust law

Education

Columbia University School of Law, 1984, LL.M.

Willamette University College of Law, J.D., 1978, summa cum laude

Editor in Chief, Willamette Law Journal

University of Washington, B.A. 1975, cum laude

Admissions

State bar of Oregon