Todd L. Friedman
Experience
Todd Friedman practices business law, focusing on advising entrepreneurial, growing,
disruptive and iconic companies with respect to business formation and structuring,
commercial contracting, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and real
property matters.
He represents clients in a wide array of industries, including:
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Food & Agribusiness
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Wine, Beer and Spirits
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Hospitality
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Technology
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Branded Consumer Products
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Apparel Design, Sourcing and Manufacturing
Associate
Portland, OR
(503) 294-9327 direct
Todd has deep operational and managerial experience stemming from his prior career
in corporate management, technology, international supply chain and venture capital.
He draws upon this experience to offer clients a well-rounded approach where law
and business intersect.
Representative Work
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(503) 220-2480 fax
todd.friedman@stoel.com
Education
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2011, summa cum laude
Purchasing of a Sonoma County, California vineyard and a Yamhill County, Oregon
Lead Article Editor, Lewis and Clark
winery building for the subsidiary of an international beverage company.
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Debt financings, secured by real and personal property assets, of multiple
Law Review
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Served as temporary general counsel for a multi-state winery and vineyard
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operation.
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Restructuring and conversion from limited liability company to corporation of an
emerging consumer products company.
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Negotiation of an inventory consignment agreement with an international
chemical supplier on behalf of a technology company.
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Penn State University, B.S., Chemistry,
1992, with honors, Japanese minor,
Phi Beta Kappa
Formation and structuring of an entity to hold, manage and monetize copyright
and associated intellectual property rights on behalf of a published author.
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University of California, Berkeley,
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, 1997
agricultural and vineyard operations in Oregon and California.
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Lewis and Clark Law School, J.D.,
Successful litigation in bankruptcy court and on appeal regarding the scope of a
Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 lien.
Admissions
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Oregon
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California
Todd L. Friedman
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Debt financing, including an asset-backed loan, a flooring plan loan facility and multiple mortgage financings for an automobile
dealership chain.
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Restructuring of a limited liability company wine import business in connection with an equity investment and international
license agreement.
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Negotiation of multiple collaboration and licensing agreements among technology companies and with international research
consortia.
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Development of commercial agreements between a US-based apparel design and supply chain company and their overseas
suppliers.
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Restructuring of the indebtedness of an emerging green technology company, including the sale of secured notes and associated
repayment of a secured note issued in connection with a prior acquisition.
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Sale of all of the stock of a fulfillment business to a California-based private equity fund.
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Sale of the business assets of a semiconductor test equipment manufacturer, including the shares of two wholly owned
subsidiaries, to a publicly traded corporation.
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Credit facility modification and extension for a retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative.
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Sale of the assets of a leading maker of organic wines.
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Acquisition of the stock of a French technology company on behalf of a US-based publicly traded company.
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Business formation of a nonprofit distillery association.
Presentations
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Co-presenter, "Sources of Capital," CiderCON, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 5, 2016
Publications
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"The Unjustified Business Justification Rule: A Reexamination of the Lionel Canon in Light of the Bankruptcies of Lehman,
Chrysler, and General Motors," 11 U.C. Davis Bus. L.J. 181
Civic Activities
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Vice President, Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2007-present
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Board Member, Metropolitan Family Service, 2012-present