Lisa D. Poplawski
Attorney
poplawskil@lanepowell.com
503.778.2164
Areas of Practice
Lisa Poplawski is a business attorney who focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, securities,
corporate finance and corporate governance. She advises on matters of general corporate law,
including the formation of corporations, LLCs and other entities, capitalization and compliance
transactions, contract negotiations, and various regulatory matters including Hart-Scott-Rodino
compliance and premerger notification analysis. At Berkeley Law, Lisa received special accreditation
for her focus in business law, which included counseling entrepreneurs enrolled in the Haas School of
Business MBA program in startup venture organization and financing.
Professional Experience
Lane Powell, Summer Associate (2010)
Labor and Employment Team, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, Legal Intern (2009)
University of Oregon Economics Department and the Oregon Economic Forum, Research Assistant for Tim Duy (2007-2008)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
Academics
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 2011)
Certificate of Specialization in Business Law
Traynor Competition, Berkeley Law Moot Court Team
Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Symposium Editor
Juvenile Hall Outreach
University of Oregon (B.S., summa cum laude, Economics, Journalism: Public Relations, 2008)
Dean’s List
Economics Departmental Honors
School of Journalism, Outstanding Female Journalist Nominee
Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Vice President
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Business
Cooperative Law
Cannabis
Finance and Banking
Food, Beverage and Hospitality
Mergers and Acquisitions
Startups and Emerging Companies
Publications
“Online Contests: Make Them Effective by Simplifying the Mechanics,” Seattle Business magazine, Co-author (April 2015)
“Business Organizations,” Oregon State Bar’s Oregon Statutory Time Limitations Guide
(August 2014)
Professional and Community Activities
Outside General Counsel, Society of Settlement Planners
Member, Portland Art Museum Advancement Committee
Member, Multnomah Bar Association
Graduate, Business for Culture & the Arts, Art of Leadership Program
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