Top Securities Lawyers Near Me in Portland Area

Tom serves as Chair of Tonkon Torp's Corporate Finance practice group. His practice emphasizes securities and general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements. General corporate counseling—including representation of special committees of directors, corporate governance issues, and SEC reporting and disclosure matters—is an important part of his practice.

Josh represents clients in a wide variety of civil matters, including trust and estate litigation, shareholder disputes, consumer and securities fraud actions, class actions, breach of professional and fiduciary duty, and property and contract disputes. In his trust and estate litigation practice, Josh handles claims of misconduct by trustees or personal representatives, mismanagement of assets by fiduciaries, matters concerning capacity to amend estate plans, and undue influence by interested parties.. Community service is a fundamental component of Josh’s work and life. He serves as an arbitrator for Multnomah County Circuit Court and with Arbitration Service of Portland. From 2013 to 2016, Josh served on the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors and is currently serving a four-year term on the State Professional Responsibility Board. Josh has volunteered with Legal Aid’s Domestic Violence Project since 2007.

Josh is a principal of Matchstick Legal, a Portland, Oregon law firm helping freelancers, growing studios, busy agencies, and new media companies find practical solutions to their business law problems. Client-focused and detail-oriented, Josh is always looking for opportunities to help clients up their legal game.. Josh hails from Bozeman, Montana where he earned a BS in accounting cum laude at Montana State University and became a CPA. From there, Josh attended Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon where he met his wife.. In the community, Josh is a former Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of AIGA Portland, the professional association of design. Josh helped found and serves as an advisor to Operation Pitch Invasion, a local 501(c)(3) that builds, restores and maintains soccer fields throughout the Portland metro area. Josh also helped establish and advises the 107 Independent Supporters Trust, the nonprofit organizing and financial engine behind the Timbers Army.. Josh is an an avid supporter of the Portland Timbers and proud member of its supporter group, the Timbers Army. If you stand in the North End of Providence Park on match days, you might even hear him sing.

I represent domestic and international clients in securities, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and business law, and the life sciences. I assist clients in initial and secondary public offerings, formation of joint ventures and ongoing compliance with state and federal securities laws. I also provide corporate governance and business advice to boards of directors and executive officers. I have authored articles on federal securities laws, Oregon corporations and securities law.. My clients include: adidas America, Acacia Venture Partners, Auctionpay, AVI BioPharma, Canterbury Park Capital, Celartem, Inc., Communication Intelligence Corp., Goldbrook Ventures, Inc., Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Pacific Crest Securities, Inc., Renewal Partners LP, Tag Oil Ltd. and Yamhill Valley Vineyards.

I am a seasoned securities attorney with over 20 years of experience in state “blue sky” securities regulation and enforcement, corporate law, and investment banking. From 2008 to 2024, I served in a senior leadership position in the securities section of the Division of Financial Regulation, which is a part of the State of Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) and is Oregon’s largest securities regulator. In that capacity, I served as one of the agency’s leading subject matter experts in securities and played a number of formal and informal roles.. I formed The Law Office of Jason E Ambers upon my retirement and am dedicated to helping clients navigate state securities regulatory and enforcement challenges in a manner that is clear, practical, and effective. My services include blue sky offering compliance, state securities enforcement defense, and expert witness engagements.. In additionl to representing companies and individuals facing regulatory or enforcement challenges under the bluy sky laws, I also serve as a trusted resource and strategic partner to law firms, compliance teams, and other industry professionals requiring subject matter expertise in state securities law.

I am a practical solutions-oriented attorney with extensive corporate, securities and mergers & acquisition experience.  My clients value my ability to provide quality legal counsel with practical business advice and creative solutions, and to make "legalese" easy to understand.. I enjoy being a partner at Tonkon Torp, a member of the firm’s Managing Board and Chair of our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.  I appreciate Tonkon’s commitment to maintaining and building a sophisticated business law practice.  With over 80 lawyers, Tonkon Torp is one of the largest law firms headquartered in Oregon.  And, though our size and practice areas have grown since the firm was founded over 40 years ago, Tonkon's core values of excellent legal work, leadership, client service and community involvement remain unchanged.. Specialties: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate Compliance, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Finance, Securities, and Information Privacy & Security.

David is a noted insurance coverage expert and has been quoted in dozens of media stories on insurance and legal issues in a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and many more.  He also writes the Insurance Coverage Blog, a popular and influential blog on insurance coverage matters and industry developments, at .. David's insurance practice includes a broad range of issues: environmental property damage, errors and omissions and professional liability coverage, directors and officers liability, sex abuse coverage, construction defect, business interruption insurance, general commercial liability, first-party commercial property disputes, homeowners and auto, managed care, employer liability and others.. Besides insurance recovery and coverage, David's practice includes extensive litigation of trademark, copyright and patent infringement, unfair competition, trade secrets, and other intellectual property cases, including related matters such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements.  David also has extensive experience in environmental contamination litigation and advice, including litigation under CERCLA and state environmental laws. He has an outstanding record of achieving successful results for his clients.. Besides his blogging, David writes frequently for publications such as the Appleman 2d treatise, New Appleman on Insurance: Critical Issues; New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide, Bloomberg Law Reports: Insurance and others. He is also frequently asked to speak about insurance issues across the country.

Darin's practice includes representation of high-tech, construction, development, manufacturing and retail companies, as well as homeowners' associations, professionals and shopping centers. Darin's experience and knowledge in the corporate and real estate areas have been beneficial to his clients in structuring creative financing and in resolving major disputes. His practice emphasizes transactional and litigation matters related to:

Bob McGaughey handles securities & investment lawsuits & arbitrations, shareholder, partnership & LLC lawsuits, business disputes, contract lawsuits, fraud & ponzi scheme claims, stockbroker & financial planner arbitrations, breach of fiduciary duty claims, elder financial abuse, and other business lawsuits in state and federal courts and various arbitration forums.Bob McGaughey has practiced law since 1980. He is the author of Oregon Securities Law and Oregon Corporate Law Handbook. Bob is past Chair of the OSB Securities Regulation Section and the OSB Business Litigation Section.. Bob has an AV (the highest possible) rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for Oregon Super Lawyers 2014 and Best Lawyers 2014.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.

Experienced Securities attorney serving clients in Portland and surrounding areas.