Gary Berne represents clients in all types of business cases in both federal and state courts. He also represents individual clients in a variety of matters ranging from ERISA and insurance coverage claims to will contests.  Many of his cases involve securities, shareholder, partnership, antitrust, and employment claims, and class actions. Along with this trial practice, Gary also represents members of the securities industry and other professionals in regulatory and compliance matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other regulatory agencies. Gary has assisted the Oregon Law Center in class actions for forestry and farm workers and represented the Columbia River Tribes in preserving their treaty rights to live along the Columbia River.

Gary has been consistently recognized as one of the leading business trial lawyers in Oregon by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers in America and other publications.

Gary has written and spoken extensively about securities litigation; corporate governance; professional standards for lawyers, accountants and the financial industry; trial practice and federal practice. Gary serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Arbitration Service of Portland, and regularly acts as a mediator in all types of commercial disputes.