Kenneth R. Haglund, Jr.
Shareholder
haglundk@lanepowell.com
503.778.2148
Areas of Practice
Kenny Haglund’s practice focuses on public and private business corporations and financial
institutions, with a concentration on securities and regulatory compliance, corporate governance,
mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and real estate finance. In addition, Kenny is active
in ongoing securities compliance for publicly traded companies, including securities disclosure
obligations, periodic reporting and EDGAR filing requirements. Kenny is Lane Powell’s Financial
Institution Industry Group Leader for Corporate/Community Banking. He is also Chair of the
Oregon State Bar’s Business Law Section, and a member of the Section’s Executive Committee.
Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed Kenny as a “Leading
Lawyer,” recommending him for his significant experience in M&A transactions between financial
organizations. He has also been described by clients as being “very detail-oriented, organized and
thoughtful.”
Professional Experience
Foster Pepper LLP/Roberts Kaplan LLP
Associate (2008-2010)
Summer Associate (2007)
Oregon Department of Justice, General Counsel Division, Business Transactions
Section, Law Clerk (2006)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
Academics
Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2008)
Willamette Law Review, Executive Editor
Willamette Moot Court Board , Member
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business (B.S., Business Administration, 2003)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Business
Corporate Finance and Securities
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Finance and Banking
Financial Institutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Securities Regulation
Publications
“M&A Brokers: Don’t Forget State Laws,” Lane Powell Legal Update (June 5, 2014)
“SEC’s Recent Elimination of the Prohibition on General Solicitation for Rule 506 and 144A Offerings,” Western Independent Banker magazine (November/December 2013)
Speaking Engagements
“M&A Brokers: SEC No-Action Relief and Applicable State Laws,” Oregon State Bar Securities Regulation Section Lunch Meeting (January 21, 2015)
“D&O Liability: Business Judgment Rule — A Safe Harbor in Civil and Criminal Cases?” Lane Powell Commercial Law Developments Seminar, Co-presenter (December 16, 2014)
Awards and Honors
Named as one of the “Forty Under 40” by Portland Business Journal (2016)
Recommended by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A (20152016)
Professional and Community Activities
Oregon State Bar
Chair, Business Law Section (2016)
Executive Committee Member, Business Law Section
Chair, CLE Subcommittee, Business Law Section (2014 and 2015)
Chair-Elect, Business Law Section (2015)
Treasurer, Business Law Section (2014)
Secretary, Business Law Section (2013)
Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member, Multnomah Bar Association
Member, Oregon Bankers Association
Member, Washington Bankers Association
Member, Community Bankers of Washington
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