Professional Biography

Stephen Feldman Senior Counsel

  • Portland

    D +1.503.727.2058

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    Portland

    1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor

    Portland, OR 97209-4128

    +1.503.727.2058

    SFeldman@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Stephen Feldman is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who focuses his practice on representing policyholders in a wide range of insurance coverage disputes. Stephen also represents clients in intellectual property litigation and other commercial disputes.

In his insurance recovery practice, Stephen helps policyholders pursue claims under multiple lines of coverage. His clients span most industries and range from Fortune 100 companies to family-owned businesses. Stephen has developed practice depth in a diverse variety of coverage areas, and he has represented policyholder-clients in coverage cases that have involved directors and officers liability, professional liability, environmental liability, employment practices liability, products liability, toxic torts, cyber and privacy liability, intellectual property claims, historic abuse claims, government and regulatory claims, construction defect claims, product recall, employee dishonesty, as well as first-party property and business interruption losses. Stephen also regularly counsels clients regarding policy language, policy renewals, and securing payment of claims without resorting to litigation.

In his intellectual property litigation practice, Stephen primarily represents corporate clients in trademark and trade dress litigation matters, as well as trade secret misappropriation cases. Stephen also represents clients in various commercial disputes, including contract disputes and insurance broker negligence cases.

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Ranked by Chambers USA Ten Years in a Row

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Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyers" for Intellectual Property, 2014 – 2023
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Insurance Law, 2023 – 2024

Clerkships

  • Chief Judge Ancer Haggerty, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 1994 - 1996

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Oregon
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Education

  • Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 1993
  • Brown University, B.A., Organizational Behavior, Management, 1989