Lane Powell Shareholder Jeffrey C. Wolfstone has been chosen as the 2016 recipient of the James B. Castles Leadership Award. The James B. Castles Leadership Award was established in 1998 by the Oregon State Bar Business Law Section to recognize an Oregon business lawyer for excellence in the practice of business law, professionalism among fellow business … Read more
Lauren DeMasi is a business lawyer and partnership tax advisor. She focuses her practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and on advising investment funds including hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds, as well as private fund managers and institutional investors regarding regulatory compliance, structure and tax considerations. DeMasi has … Read more
Lane Powell Shareholder Bryan E. Powell has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA). He is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice Groups, and routinely advises clients on all aspects of financing and loan transactions, including lenders, borrowers, investors, owners, developers, and managers involved in … Read more
Lane Powell is pleased to announce the formation of a Business Transitions Team under the Firm’s Business Department. A. Jeffery Bird, Lewis M. Horowitz and Benjamin G. Lenhart will lead the group, which assists clients in developing and implementing comprehensive business transition plans. Lane Powell formed this practice group to address a specific need. Many privately- … Read more
Lane Powell Shareholders Julie Engbloom and Darin Sands co-authored the U.S. Section of the World Law Group’s (WLG) 2016 edition of the Global Guide to Whistleblowing Programs (“Guide”). The chapter outlines applicable data protection laws and guidelines covering a wide variety of topics related to whistleblower protection laws and provisions at both the federal and … Read more
Apologies to Law and Order: SVU, but in the federal criminal justice system, “Schedule I” based offenses are considered especially heinous. Under federal law, the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain drugs and substances (and certain chemicals used to make drugs) is regulated by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Drugs and substances covered … Read more
Portland – Lane Powell is pleased to welcome Eric S. Meltzer as the Firm’s Director of Strategy and Pricing, where he will work closely with Firm leadership to effectively advance client value and service excellence. Working closely with Sanjiv Kripalani, Director of Business Development and Jennifer Castleberry, Director of Marketing, Meltzer will help the Firm … Read more
The Oregon Zoo Foundation has elected Lane Powell Shareholder Bob Maloney as Chairman of the Advocacy Committee and to serve on the Executive Committee of its Board of Directors.
Bruce C. Hamlin has rejoined Lane Powell as Firm Counsel in the Portland office, and member of the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group.