Adam H. Dittman
Experience
Adam Dittman is a partner in the firm's Corporate practice group. Adam counsels
businesses in several industries on a wide range of legal matters, including mergers
and acquisitions, contract negotiation and drafting, entity selection and formation,
general corporate governance and financing transactions. Adam also represents
businesses and individuals in real estate transactions and real property matters.
Adam dedicates a substantial part of his practice to representing timberland owners
and forest products manufacturing businesses in connection with several aspects of
their operations, including forest industry mergers and acquisitions, timberland and
timber resource transactions, credit and financing transactions and management
issues affecting timberland resources and wood products manufacturing operations.
Partner
Adam helps industry clients structure, negotiate and draft purchase and sale
agreements, purchase options, easements and right of way agreements, licenses and
Portland, OR
permits, product sales agreements, log and fiber supply agreements, independent
(503) 294-9633 direct
contractor agreements, logging contracts, timber deeds, timber sale contracts,
service agreements and other operational agreements. Adam also provides general
advice regarding other issues facing the timber and forest products industries.
Representative Timberlands and Forest Products Industry Work
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adam.dittman@stoel.com
Education
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2007, J.D., summa cum laude
600,000 acres of timberlands in southern Oregon and northern California and
Order of the Coif
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Phi Beta Kappa
Dean's List
northern California.
Represented private timberlands company in the acquisition of approximately
29,000 acres of timberlands and related property in northern California.
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Tualatin High School, Tualatin, Oregon
Admissions
Represented private timberlands company in the acquisition of approximately
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Oregon
17,500 acres of timberlands in Washington.
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Washington
Represented private timberlands company in the acquisition of approximately
9,300 acres of timberlands in Oregon.
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Willamette University, B.A., 2002,
magna cum laude
Represented private timberlands investment fund and its strategic partner in
acquisition of approximately 112,000 acres of timberlands and related assets in
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University of Oregon School of Law,
Represented private timberlands company in the acquisition of approximately
related operating assets from private sellers.
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(503) 220-2480 fax
Represented timberland investment management organization (TIMO) in the
auction sale of approximately 5,600 acres of timberlands and related assets in
northwest Oregon.
Adam H. Dittman
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Represented private lumber products manufacturer in a corporate restructuring and follow-on sale of the entire ownership
interest in a treated pole and lumber business to a strategic buyer.
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Represented integrated forest products company in title, closing and corporate structuring aspects of a timberlands
securitization and related financing transactions involving over 400,000 total acres of timberlands and aggregate debt
obligations exceeding $550 million.
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Represented private forest products company in corporate and real property title aspects of a $110 million secured loan
transaction.
Representative Mergers & Acquisitions Work
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Represented private telecommunications provider in the sale of substantially all of its cable system, high -speed internet,
telephone, broadcast television and data center assets and businesses to strategic buyer.
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Represented private capital equipment manufacturer in a leveraged buyout of the controlling interest in its sawmill equipment
manufacturing business by a private equity purchaser.
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Represented Fortune Global 500® manufacturing company in the sale of its diesel engine and power systems distributorship
business to strategic buyer.
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Represented private equipment manufacturer in the sale of all outstanding ownership interests in its specialty cooling products
business to a private equity purchaser.
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Represented buyers in a purchase of an Oregon-based vineyard and winery business and related real property.
Other Representative Work
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Represented self-storage services company in its limited liability company formation and capitalization through secured
membership loans.
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Represented majority owners of a financial services company in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of a contested
minority shareholder buyout transaction.
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Represent architectural services and design firms in connection with corporate governance and firm professional licensing
matters.
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Regularly represent businesses and individuals with entity formations, organizational documents, commercial contracts and
other routine corporate matters.
Presentations and Publications
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Co-Author, 2015 Supplement to Chapter 8, “Timber and Timberlands,” Real Property Deskbook Vol. 3, Real Property Interests &
Duties of Third Parties, Washington State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (4th Ed. 2009).
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Speaker/Author, "Timber and Logging Law," National Business Institute™ CLE Live Teleconference (simulcast online via West
LegalEdCenter®), Portland, Oregon, October 29, 2015.
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Presenter, “Contracts: A Practical Primer,” North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Executive Management Institute,
Corvallis, Oregon, September 23, 2015.
Adam H. Dittman
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Presenter, "Contracts: Tips and Traps," Oregon State University College of Forestry, Forest Business Solutions Group, Forest
Products Management Development Series, Corvallis, Oregon, Apr. 6, 2015.
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Panelist, "Insurance Market Update: Forest Products/Building Materials Industry," Marsh USA, Inc., Feb. 26, 2015.
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Presenter, "Would You Sign It?: A Practical Exercise in Documenting Business Agreements," Oregon State University College of
Forestry, Forest Business Solutions Group, Forest Products Management Development Series, Corvallis, Oregon, May 5, 2014.
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Presenter, "How to Make Good Contracts: A Basic Introduction to Business Agreements," Oregon State University College of
Forestry, Forest Business Solutions Group, Forest Products Management Development Series, Corvallis, Oregon, Apr. 29, 2013.