Douglas Pahl

In re Teufel Nursery Inc.

Counsel to Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization case involving wholesale nursery and landscaping business.

In re Larson Land Company, LLC

Counsel to lender in large family owned agriculture business; assisted with purchase of assets in Chapter 11 auction.

In re Western Supply Corporation

Counsel to Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11 case of tool retail and distribution chain.

In re Eugene Pipe, LLC

Counsel to Georgia Gulf Corporation, potential purchaser and competing plan proponent.

In re Historic U.S. National Bank Block, LLC

Counsel to Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization case involving historic buildings in downtown Portland.

In re Troutman Investment Company d/b/a Troutman's Emporium

General bankruptcy counsel to family owned chain of 34 retail stores, resulting in liquidation sales and payout of over 65% to general unsecured creditors.

Sunwest / In re Jon Harder 

Counsel to a large national bank in multi-party injunction litigation related to Sunwest Management healthcare and retirement facilities.

In re US Forest Industries Inc.

Represented forest products company in Chapter 11 restructuring, including confirmation of plan of reorganization, use of cash collateral, labor issues, and plan negotiations with creditors' committee, secured lender and US Trustee.

In re Cascade Grain Products LLC

General bankruptcy counsel to owner of ethanol production facility.

In re Gottschalks Inc.

Counsel to owner/lessor of department store property challenging debtor's assertion of continuing interest in improvements following lease rejection.

In re Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Counsel to class, including all Catholic parishes and parishioners in Western Oregon, in first Catholic diocese bankruptcy in United States.

In re Avalon Hotel Partners, LLC

Counsel to post-petition investor.

In re Enron

Counsel to former Enron board vice chairman.

In re Interstate Bakeries Inc.

Counsel to trade creditor.

In re Logan International II LLC

Counsel to purchaser of assets of Chapter 11 debtor.

In re Loral

Counsel to Boeing, Sea Launch regarding satellite launch services contracts.

In re Midway Airlines Inc.

Counsel to Boeing in preference action.

In re PG&E/NEGT-ET

Counsel to Bank of Montreal, issuer of $20 million letter of credit.

In re Southern Pacific Funding

Counsel to defendant Morgan Stanley in $100 million negligence, breach of contract adversary proceeding.

In re WCI Cable Inc.

Counsel to Alcatel Submarine, largest unsecured creditor.

Pacific Lifestyle Homes Inc.

General bankruptcy counsel to large developer of residential real estate projects in Oregon and Washington.

Thompson & Walters Nursery LLC

General bankruptcy counsel to privately owned nursery company, including auction of substantially all of the assets of the debtor and intercreditor disputes.

In re Power Company of America Inc.

Successful defense of $50 million preference and fraudulent transfer avoidance action brought by liquidating trustee of bankrupt wholesale electrical power trader.

Credit Suisse v. Tamarack Resort LLC

Counsel to receiver appointed to manage ski resort.

U.S. Bank v. Desert Sun Holdings LLC

Counsel to secured lender in multi-parcel receivership and non-judicial foreclosure proceeding.

Frontier Resources, et al. v. Wachovia Bank, et al.

Negotiated settlement prior to trial dismissing all of plaintiffs’ $191 million in lender liability claims and granting Wachovia and other banks $1.2 million in cash plus additional property on their counterclaims.

J.P. Morgan v. Morgan Financial Group

Counsel to lender in judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure action.

Pacific Mezzanine Fund v. North's Restaurants Inc.

Counsel to plaintiff in receivership and judicial foreclosure action.