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Diego A. Gutiérrez

Associate He / Him / His
Portland

Diego Gutiérrez advises clients on a range of corporate and transactional matters, including corporate governance, debt and equity financings, and mergers and acquisitions.  

Diego has represented a diverse range of clients—including those in the aviation, transportation, start-up, and senior living sectors. Within the transportation and aviation industries, Diego assists clients with business and commercial aircraft acquisitions, as well as drafting leases, waivers, and training agreements. He also works closely with start-ups, guiding them through various stages of growth and handling day-to-day business matters and transactions.

Diego is dedicated to supporting underrepresented communities, serving as co-founder and board member of Undoculaw Northwest, an organization dedicated to promoting education and support for undocumented and other non-U.S. citizen individuals pursuing a legal career. His commitment to professional excellence is evident through his volunteer roles with the MBA Bar Fellows Program Task Force, the National Hispanic Bar Association, and as a pro bono attorney at Lewis & Clark's Small Business Legal Clinic and the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic—where he has represented clients before the IRS in requests for innocent spouse relief, appeals, audits, collection matters, and ITIN applications.

Experience 

Representative Matters

  • Assisted with the antitrust elements of the formation of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance with Children's Hospital and University of Washington.
  • DLF USA, Inc. acquisition of Alforex from Corteva Agriscience
  • KinderCare Acquisition of Early Education Centers across the United States
  • KinderCare acquisition of Crème de la Crème Child Care Centers (47 locations in 14 states)
  • Sale of an independent living facility in Texas
  • Inspired Healthcare Capital acquisition of multiple senior housing facilities in several states
  • ZoomInfo acquisition of Comparably, Inc.

Professional Highlights

Professional Activities

Multnomah Bar Association, Bar Fellows Program Task Force, 2021-present; Co-Chair, 2024-Present

OGALLA, LGBTQ+ Bar Association of Oregon, 2019-Present; Board Member, 2020-2021

Oregon Hispanic Bar Association, 2021-Present

National Hispanic Bar Association, 2021-Present; Region 16 Deputy, 2023-2024

Recognition & Accomplishments

The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024

Thomson Reuters, "Oregon Rising Star," Business/Corporations, 2023-2024

American Constitution Society, Rising Star Award, 2023

Oregon State Bar, "President's Public Leadership Award," 2022

Pro Bono Experience

Lewis & Clark Law School, Small Business Legal Clinic, Pro Bono Attorney, 2022-Present

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Darleen Ortega, Oregon Court of Appeals, Judicial Extern, 2019

Publications

"Commercial Lending Law: A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law, Third Edition (Oregon Chapter)," American Bar Association, December 28, 2023

"Portland's Diego A. Gutiérrez Lets Us Know What's Good in the Neighborhood," Super Lawyers, July 24, 2023

Credentials 

Education

Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D. 2021)
Cornelius Honor Society
Multnomah Bar Association Fellow
Animal Law Review, Associate Editor

California State University, Fullerton (B.A., cum laude, 2011)
McCarthy-Potter Cal State D.C. Scholar
Pi Sigma Alpha, Vice President

Languages

Spanish - Fluent

Admissions

Oregon