Perkins Coie Adds Trial Attorney Renée Rothauge to Portland Office

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Renée Rothauge has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in the Portland office. Renée counsels national and global clients on litigation strategy and guides them through high-stakes jury and bench trials as well as arbitrations.

With three decades of courtroom trial experience, Rothauge focuses her practice on complex business litigation. She has represented clients in licensing and shareholder disputes, business torts, breach of contract and intellectual property matters—including trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyrights, and patents.

Rothauge has received numerous accolades during her career, including being ranked Band 1 in Chambers USA for litigation and being named a Women of Influence honoree by the Portland Business Journal. She is also active in the legal community, serving as chair of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers’ Oregon State Committee and as a member of the executive committee of the Oregon State Bar Litigation Section.

She earned her J.D., cum laude, from the Willamette University College of Law and her B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.