Sarah J. Crooks

Sarah J. Crooks


Perkins Coie LLP

Recognized since 2011

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Litigation - Antitrust

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Sarah Crooks, a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation group, focuses her practice on navigating clients through complex business litigation, class action lawsuits and attorney general investigations across a variety of industry sectors, including the telecommunications, food and restaurant, childcare and education and real estate sectors. Sarah also has extensive experience representing clients in the areas of consumer protection, securities litigation, fraudulent transfer litigation and will contests.

Sarah dedicates a significant portion of her time to pro bono work and volunteer efforts to serve the legal community. Since 2002, Sarah has served as a volunteer attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oregon representing victims of domestic violence in obtaining restraining orders. Sarah is also involved with the American Bar Association, the Multnomah Bar Association (past President), and Oregon Women Lawyers (past President). In 2012, the Oregon Bench & Bar Commission on Professionalism recognized Sarah with the Justice Edwin J. Peterson Professionalism Award for consistently demonstrating the highest standards of conduct to the bench, bar and public. In 2010, Sarah was recognized for her unrelenting commitment to the promotion of women in the legal profession as a recipient of the Oregon Women Lawyers Justice Betty Roberts Award.

Location
  • 1120 Northwest Couch Street, 10th Floor
    Portland, OR 97209-4128
Education
  • University of Oregon, J.D., graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Multnomah Bar Association - Member
  • National Conference of Women's Bar Associations - Member
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court
State Clerkships
  • Oregon - Court of Appeals
  • Oregon - Supreme Court

Perkins Coie LLP
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Antitrust
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2023)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2019)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
Awards:
  • Michael E. Haglund Pro Bono Award, presented by Multnomah Bar Association, Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center, 2006
  • Portland Business Journal, Orchid Award recipient, 2009
  • Recipient of Perkins Coie Austin Crowe Mentor Excellence Award, 2010
  • Justice Betty Roberts Award, presented by Oregon Women Lawyers, 2010
  • Recipient of Perkins Coie Pro Bono Leadership Award, 2011
  • Justice Edwin J. Peterson Professionalism Award, presented by the Oregon Bench & Bar Commission on Professionalism, 2012
  • Listed in Portland Business Journal "Forty under 40," 2008
  • Listed in Oregon Law and Politics, "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2012 - present and "Oregon Rising Stars," 2008, 2010 - 2011
  • Listed in Benchmark Litigation’s Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a Future Litigation Star, 2011 - present
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Advertising Law

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