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Thomas (Tom) L. Boeder

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Tom Boeder has more than 25 years' experience as a commercial litigator. His practice includes cases involving antitrust, antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions, class actions, consumer product liability and consumer protection litigation, and intellectual property litigation. A former Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Criminal Law Enforcement in the Washington State Attorney General's Office, Tom has worked on a number of significant cases over the years, including the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas and the Louisiana-Pacific OSB Siding Litigation. His representative clients include Boeing, Qwest and Weyerhaeuser.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Corporate Counsel, "Best Lawyers: Business Litigation," May 2003
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003 - 2006
  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2001 - 2008
  • Listed in The National Law Journal, "One of the Top Ten Litigators in Washington," April 2000
  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association, Antitrust and Litigation Sections
  • Washington State Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Former Chair
  • Washington State Bar Association, Task Force on Public Enforcement of Washington Antitrust Laws
  • University of Washington, Executive MBA Program, Lecturer on antitrust, consumer protection and trade regulation, 1996

Related Employment

  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Seattle, WA, Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Criminal Law Enforcement Division, Deputy Attorney General and Chief, 1977- 1981
  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Seattle, WA, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Antitrust Litigation, 1973 - 1977
  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Seattle, WA, Consumer Protection Litigation Attorney, 1970 - 1973

Education

  • Yale Law School, LL.B., 1968
  • Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1965

Bar Admissions

  • Washington

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington