Frank's practice emphasizes complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage and sports marketing. His experience includes trial work in federal and state courts, as well as in private arbitration and mediation. His clients include regional and national entities involved in disputes in Oregon and across the country.

Frank's recent litigation experience includes:

• Obtaining a nearly four-million dollar arbitration award in a dispute involving the sale and installation of a defective material-handling system.
 

• Obtaining a defense verdict in a federal court jury trial defeating a claim of over $2,000,000 arising out of a dispute with a former distributor.

• Prevailing on summary judgment in Oregon Federal District Court establishing entitlement to insurance coverage for a multi-car train derailment.

• Successfully defending a large publicly-traded company against a claim of over $100,000,000 for breach of an endorsement and licensing agreement. This matter was tried in a private arbitration in which Frank was one of the three primary trial lawyers representing the defendant.

• Successfully defending clients against a trade secret misappropriation claim and defeating the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction.

• Prevailing on summary judgment against a nearly $15,000,000 claim arising out of a train derailment in Nebraska.

• Obtaining a preliminary injunction enforcing a client's right of first refusal in its endorsement contract with an NFL quarterback.

• Successfully defending a large publicly-traded company in a breach of warranty action involving sophisticated point-of-sale equipment.

• Obtaining summary judgment against dissenter's rights and breach of fiduciary duty claims seeking nearly $3,000,000.

• Recovering several million dollars in settlement of an insurance coverage action seeking coverage for asbestos claims filed across the country.

Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Frank was an associate at Thelen Reid & Priest in San Francisco. He currently is chairman of the firm's Ethics Committee.

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