Attorney Nathan B. Thomas

This Montana native loves spending time with his wife and children outdoors fishing, hiking & rafting and listening to audiobooks.

• 20 years of legal experience
  
• Served as President for 3 companies
• More than 10 years as Corporate Counsel and Chief Operations Officer in tech & manufacturing
• Successfully prosecuted multiple patents and more than 100 trademarks
  
• Extensive experience in global supply chain and manufacturing
• Lived, traveled, and worked overseas for more than 10 years

• Willamette University College of Law – J.D., 2003
• Willamette University, Atkinson School of Business – M.B.A., 2003
• East China University of Politics & Law Shanghai – Certificate in Chinese Trade & Commercial Law, 2001
• Brigham Young University – B.A. in Marketing Communications, 1999

Teaching and Lecturing Appearance

• “International Trade and Regulatory Compliance” – George Fox University, 2010
• “Entrepreneurship” – Boise State University, 2017
• Keynote Presenter at COO’s Northwest (a not-for-profit) annual conference 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011
• Speaker at AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce) Year in Review CNY Banquet – Guangzhou, China

Civic Service

• Boy Scouts of America
• Boys & Girls Club, Past Member Board of Directors
• Rotary Club

Nathan B. Thomas, Attorney at Law

• Oregon State Bar, Member 2003
• Idaho State Bar, Member 2019
• J. Reuben Clark Society, Member
• American Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Attorneys in China
• Member CTA
• COO’s Northwest (a not-for-profit), Founding Member
• Board of Portland / Fujian Sisters Cities

Publications

Published in Willamette U. Journal of Int’l Law & Dispute Resolution

Languages

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese