Our Attorneys

Ted Roe is a seasoned business and intellectual property attorney with nearly three decades of experience helping companies, founders, investors, and creative professionals build, grow, and protect successful enterprises. He advises clients at every stage of the business lifecycle—guiding new ventures through formation and governance, supporting established companies with capital raises and commercial transactions, and navigating complex regulatory and compliance landscapes.

As outside counsel to businesses across a wide range of industries, Ted provides

practical, strategic advice on entity structuring, contracts, securities compliance,

employment issues, and shareholder relations. He is also an experienced litigator

who has represented companies and individuals in high-stakes partnership and

minority shareholder disputes, contract conflicts, fiduciary claims, and industry-

specific regulatory matters.

Ted’s business law practice is strengthened by his extensive intellectual property

background. He has filed more than 1,000 trademark and copyright applications

and has successfully resolved numerous high-profile infringement disputes. His

ability to integrate business strategy with IP protection allows clients to develop,

commercialize, and safeguard the assets that drive long-term value.

Ted has represented clients nationwide and businesses from more than 30 foreign countries, appearing in Oregon courts and jurisdictions across the United States. Clients appreciate his practical, solutions-focused approach and his ability to make complex legal issues clear, manageable, and actionable. He is known for being both an effective advocate and a trusted, approachable advisor.

• Oregon State Courts
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

• Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D.
• London School of Economics and Political Science, Year Abroad
• Cambridge University, Year Abroad
• University of Wisconsin, B.A., Political Science

• Oregon State Bar, Public Relations Committee, Chair
• Oregon State Bar, Intellectual Property Section
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Multnomah County Bar Association Professionalism Committee
• Multnomah County Bar Association Membership Committee
• University Club of Portland Membership Committee
• International Trademark Association Leadership Development Committee
• Federal Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

• Lawyers of Distinction – Top 10% of Attorneys in the U.S. (2016)
• Three Best Rated – Best Business Lawyer (2025)
• Three Best Rated – Best Business Lawyer (2024)
• Three Best Rated – Best Business Lawyer (2023)
• Three Best Rated – Best Business Lawyer (2022)
• Three Best Rated – Best Business Lawyer (2021)
• Expertise.com – Best Litigation Attorney in Portland (2022)
• Green Office Certified (2005–present)
• Profiled by the Portland Business Journal (June 29, 2012)
• OHSU Service Award for Exemplifying the Principle “Inspire by Lifting
• Others”

• Money Changes Everything, IP Magazine (Feb. 2012)
• Slaying the Troll, IP Magazine (July/Aug. 2013)
• Quoted in Fordham IP, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (Feb. 2017)
• Social Media and Trademark Law in the 21st Century, Thomson Reuters (March 2011)
• Trademark vs. Copyright – What’s the Difference?, ezinearticles.com (Feb. 2011)
• Innovations in the Cannabis Industry – A Legal Perspective, Oregon Cannabis Connection (June 2015)
• Insights from Leading Voices in the Industry, CraftMaryJane.com (Aug. 2015)
• They Got Capone This Way… Why Not You? 280E—What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, Dope Magazine (July 2015)
• Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts in Chapter Seven Bankruptcy Cases, Oregon State Bar Debtor/Creditor Newsletter (Fall 1999)
• Poetry published in Main Street, Trinity Literary Journal, and Nature’s Echoes

• International Cannabis Business Conference – “Legal Issues & Pitfalls in Raising Capital” (2018)
• Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference – “Cannabis Regulation” (2015); “Branding and IP in the Cannabis Industry” (2015); “Producers Panel” (2015)
• Oregon Hemp Convention – “Securities, Business and IP Law and Cannabis” (2015)
• Clackamas County Bar Association – “IP for the GP” and “Mining Social Media: eDiscovery of Social Media” (2013)
• American Federation of Musicians – Keynote: “Copyright Law and the Evolution of the Digital Music Industry” (2011)
• National Constitution Center – Lecture on Marketing, Advertising, and Related Legal Issues (2012)

• The Oregonian coverage of cannabis-related business representation (Feb. 5, 2016)
• Portland Business Journal profile (June 29, 2012)

• Doernbecher Children’s Hospital – Volunteer, Pediatric Acute Care Center (2015–present)
• Summer College – Professor, Intellectual Property Law (2014–2016)
• Habitat for Humanity – Volunteer, Portland (2000–2015)
• Argentine Tango Community – Instructor and Performer (2006–2015)
• St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir – Tenor (2000–2008)