As a Shareholder in the litigation group, Yoona concentrates her practice on complex litigation, securities law, class actions, and environmental litigation. Having handled several high-profile cases, Yoona brings a strong sense of conviction to all of her matters, balanced by common-sense judgment and a warm, engaging personality. Yoona is particularly skilled in handling newsworthy and media-sensitive matters, having worked in agency public relations prior to law school.
Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Lewis & Clark Law Review, Associate Editor 2006-2007, Member 2005-2006
Dean’s Fellowship, 2005-2007
Dartmouth College, A.B., Art History and English, 1999
Korean-American Students Association, Vice-President, 1997-1998
Oregon State Bar, 2007
U.S. District Court, Oregon
Stoll Berne
Shareholder, 2017-present
Associate, 2007-2012; 2014-2016
Summer Associate, 2005 & 2006
Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan
Of Counsel, 2012-2013
Fleischman-Hillard
Assistant Account Executive, 2001-2003
Oregon State Bar
Federal Bar Association
Ninth Circuit, District of Oregon
Lawyer Representative, 2019-2021
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Legislative Committee, 2009-2011
Business Litigation Section, Co-Chair, 2009-2012
American Inns of Court
Owen M. Panner Inn of Court
Boost Oregon
Board Member, 2015-present
Oregon Ballet Theatre
Board Member, 2010-2011
Portland Taiko
Board Member, 2008-2009
St. Andrew Legal Clinic
Race for Justice 2008, Committee Member
Classroom Law Project High School Mock Trial Competition
Volunteer Coach, 2008
Proficient in Korean
Outside the office, Yoona writes a blog (Yoonanimous), boxes punching bags, plays bad tennis, and practices yoga. She also packs a lot of school lunches that don’t get eaten and tries hard to get her two boys to practice on time.
We represent United States and international companies and consumers in all aspects of antitrust litigation, including, price-fixing, customer allocation, market division, price discrimination, and unfair or deceptive trade practices.
From everyday contract disputes to bet-the-company litigation, our litigation team works to understand each party's priorities and to create a solution that best serves you.
As Oregon's leading plaintiffs'-side class actions firm, we help our clients to level the playing field and find justice. We have earned our reputation and work hard for our clients.
We provide advice and counsel to political campaigns, candidates, and individuals involved in state and local political or governmental processes.
From wage and hour class actions to advising employers and employees on noncompetition and severance issues, our lawyers handle many aspects of employment law.
We have experience litigating environmental issues including mass environmental torts, consumer products contamination, and state and federal natural resource damage recovery.
We've litigated nearly every type of healthcare dispute, ranging from complex antitrust matters to medical practice break-ups. Our clients range from small group practices to major regional integrated delivery systems and a prominent medical school.
We specialize in complex independent investigations of public bodies and private companies. Our deep experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants enables us to approach investigations without bias.
We represent clients in disputes with attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurance brokers, stock brokers, real estate professionals, and many other professionals.
Stoll Berne is Oregon's premier securities litigation firm. We have represented as many or more investors in securities and stockbroker fraud cases than any other firm in Oregon, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients.
Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park defended a regional hospital group in a wrongful termination and antitrust action filed in Deschutes County by a physician who lost hospital privileges when terminated by his professional group.
The firm currently represents plaintiffs from multiple states in a proposed class action against a health insurer for harm that resulted when plaintiffs’ sensitive information was compromised following breach of the insurer’s servers.
Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park defended a regional hospital group in a wrongful termination and antitrust action filed in Deschutes County by a physician who lost hospital privileges when terminated by his professional group.
Steve Larson and Yoona Park represented a Portland, Oregon luxury jewelry store in a lawsuit filed by a customer who alleged that her very expensive emerald ring had not been returned by the jewelry store.
Keith Ketterling and Yoona Park sued a regional bank and broker-dealer for securities fraud on behalf of a group of individual investors who were targeted by defendants for the sale of speculative, illiquid investments in spite of plaintiffs' lack of sophistication and limited investment horizons.
Stoll Berne serves as interim liaison counsel in a multi-district litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Together with the Law Office of Nick Kahl, Stoll Berne attorneys Josh Ross and Yoona Park filed a class action against Airbnb on behalf of black Oregonians who have been denied access to equal public accommodations under the Oregon Public Accommodations Law.
The firm currently represents plaintiffs from multiple states in a proposed class action against a health insurer for harm that resulted when plaintiffs’ sensitive information was compromised following breach of the insurer’s servers.
Steve Larson and Yoona Park represented agricultural employees in an employment class action against Stahlbush Island Farms for failure to pay overtime wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Oregon Wage and Hour Law.
Rite Aid assistant store managers sued the national pharmacy giant in federal court, alleging that they had been improperly misclassified as exempt from overtime when they performed no managerial tasks.
Stoll Berne serves as interim liaison counsel in a multi-district litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
On behalf of a public school district, Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park conducted an internal investigation of an alleged ethical violation by a managerial employee.
Steve Larson and Yoona Park represented agricultural employees in an employment class action against Stahlbush Island Farms for failure to pay overtime wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Oregon Wage and Hour Law.
Rite Aid assistant store managers sued the national pharmacy giant in federal court, alleging that they had been improperly misclassified as exempt from overtime when they performed no managerial tasks.
As Special Assistant Attorneys General for the State of Oregon, Stoll Berne attorneys Keith Ketterling, Yoona Park, and Nadia Dahab are currently working with Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and attorneys from the Oregon Department of Justice to file claims against Monsanto seeking recovery for damage caused to Oregon's wildlife and environment by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
The firm currently represents plaintiffs from multiple states in a proposed class action against a health insurer for harm that resulted when plaintiffs’ sensitive information was compromised following breach of the insurer’s servers.
Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park defended a regional hospital group in a wrongful termination and antitrust action filed in Deschutes County by a physician who lost hospital privileges when terminated by his professional group.
On behalf of a public school district, Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park conducted an internal investigation of an alleged ethical violation by a managerial employee.
Stoll Berne attorneys Keith Ketterling and Yoona Park defended a broker-dealer against an investor's allegations that improper investments had been made given his investor risk profile and that his account had been churned.
Keith Ketterling and Yoona Park sued a regional bank and broker-dealer for securities fraud on behalf of a group of individual investors who were targeted by defendants for the sale of speculative, illiquid investments in spite of plaintiffs' lack of sophistication and limited investment horizons.
Stoll Berne attorneys Keith Ketterling and Yoona Park defended a broker-dealer against an investor's allegations that improper investments had been made given his investor risk profile and that his account had been churned.
Until this year, individual consumers and many businesses in Oregon had no remedy against manufacturers who drove up the price of goods by colluding with competitors to set inflated prices. The Oregon Legislature has rectified this with a statute that becomes effective January 1, 2010.
“Claims Against Bad Brokers – Pursuing the Predators,” first appeared in the Winter 2008 issue of Trial Lawyer Magazine, the quarterly journal of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Article is written by Gary M. Berne and Yoona Park.
Stoll Berne, along with 10 individual attorneys, were recently selected to be included in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a definitive source for America's leading litigation firms and attorneys.
Stoll Berne is excited to announce that fifteen of our attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©2020 as well as three Shareholders named as Portland, Oregon’s Lawyers of the Year.
Plaintiffs and Airbnb have reached a settlement in a lawsuit, filed in March 2017, alleging that Airbnb’s policies allowed its hosts to discriminate against African Americans and deny them access to accommodations by using guests’ photographs and full names to review reservation requests in violation of Oregon’s Public Accommodation laws.
A few Stoll Berners recently participated in the 2019 St. Andrew Legal Clinic's Race for Justice on Saturday, June 15, 2019.
Stoll Berne attorney Yoona Park was quoted in the April 2019 edition of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. The article, which also features former Stoll Berne attorneys Nadine Gartner as well as Elizabeth Milesnick, highlights Boost Oregon.
Stoll Berne attorney Yoona Park was recently chosen by federal judges in the District of Oregon to serve as a Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative for the District of Oregon. Yoona will represent the District of Oregon at the annual Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Lawyer Representatives aid in facilitating open communications between judges and attorneys and […]
On October 30, 2018, Judge Michael Simon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon denied Airbnb’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit, which alleges that Airbnb acted with discriminatory intent by creating and maintaining policies that allow Airbnb hosts to make booking decisions using information such as photographs of prospective guests.
Eleven Stoll Berne attorneys were recently selected to be included in the 2019 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a definitive source for America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Our award recipients include:
Stoll Berne is excited to announce that fifteen of our attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©2019 as well as two Shareholders named as Portland, Oregon’s Lawyers of the Year.
Lincoln High School’s mock trial team took the statewide high school mock trial competition championship this past weekend in Portland.
Benchmark Litigation
2015-2020
Oregon Super Lawyers
Rising Star, 2009-2013
The Best Lawyers in America®
2017-2020
