Biography
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. 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.
Professional Experience and Affiliations
- Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, Multnomah Bar Association
- Secretary, Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section
Education
New York University School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 2005
Columbia University
Master of International Affairs, 1994
Columbia University
B.A, cum laude, 1993
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Representative Publications
- Co-author, A Clerk’s-Eye View of Good Merits Briefs and Petitions for Review, 3 OR APP ALM 193 (2008)
- Note author, One for Me and One for You: An Analysis of the Initial Allocation of Fishing Quotas, 13 N.Y.U. ENVTL. L.J. 723 (2005)
- Author, Major Changes and Proposed Changes in Laws, Regulations or Public Policies Affecting New York City Land Use and Housing, in The State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods 2004 (Caroline K. Bhalla et al., eds. 2005)
- Note author, Trade-Related Investment Measures, 48 COLUMBIA J. INT’L AFFAIRS 251 (1994)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon (2007)
New York (2006)
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (2008)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2009)