Dallas DeLuca represents businesses and executives in the resolution of commercial disputes before federal and state courts and arbitration panels. He brings international experience and a practical business perspective to his civil litigation practice. Dallas has been recognized as a Rising Star by Oregon Super Lawyers for the past two years and in 2009 he was honored by the Multnomah Bar Association as the Rookie of the Year.

As director of operations for Gap Inc.’s sourcing office for garments and apparel produced in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, Dallas gained extensive experience in logistics, apparel and fabric manufacturing and sourcing, contract negotiation,and ethical and environmental compliance. As an export marketing consultant and IT trainer for the International Trade Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., and in San Francisco, California, Dallas split his time between advising American environmental technology manufacturers and engineering firms and training staff on information technology systems at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.

Dallas graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he was an editor for the Environmental Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Earlier, he earned a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. After practicing complex federal civil litigation at the New York City office of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Dallas moved to Oregon in 2006 to serve as a judicial clerk to Oregon Supreme Court Justice Thomas A. Balmer. He joined Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf in 2008.