Kenneth Haglund is co-leader of Ballard Spahr’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He advises public and private business corporations and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, securities and regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and corporate and real estate finance.
Kenny regularly counsels publicly traded companies in ongoing securities compliance, including securities obligations, periodic reporting, and EDGAR filing requirements.
Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has 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,” and clients say he “does a tremendous job quarterbacking everything” on M&A and securities transactions, and is "very well composed under pressure."
Experience
Representative Matters
- ZoomInfo $575M Acquisition of Chorus.ai
Represented client in $575M acquisition of Chorus.ai - Kinsel Ameri Properties, Inc. Acquisition of Westbury Apartments
Represented client in acquisition of Westbury Apartments - New Avenues for Youth Joint Venture to Build and Operate the Dorothy Lemelson House & New Meadows Program
Represented client in joint venture - Procare Software Asset Purchase of Private Advantage
Represented client in asset purchase - Rembold Properties, LLC $42M Acquisition and Development
Represented client in $42M acquisition and development of Senior Housing Project - Siemens Oregon Counsel for Acquisition of Mentor Graphics
Oregon Counsel for acquisition of Mentor Graphics - WMIH Corp. Redemption of $18.2M Second Lien Notes and Discharge of Indenture
Assisted with redemption of $18.2M Second Lien Notes and Discharge of Indenture - Epic Imaging, P.C. Sale of Assets to Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.
Assisted with sale of assets to Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Oregon State Bar; Business Law Section, Executive Committee Member, 2011-2017; Business Law Section, Chair, 2016; Business Law Section, Chair-Elect, 2015; Business Law Section, Treasurer, 2014; Business Law Section, Secretary, 2013; Business Law Section, CLE Subcommittee, Chair, 2014-2015
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Bankers Association
Washington Bankers Association
Community Bankers of Washington
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2015-2017, 2019-2024
The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2018-2025; Corporate Law, 2025
Thomson Reuters, "Oregon Super Lawyer,” Mergers & Acquisitions, 2022-2024
Thomson Reuters, "Oregon Rising Star,” Mergers and Acquisitions, 2017-2020
Portland Business Journal, “Forty Under 40,” 2016
Pro Bono Experience
New Avenues for Youth, Pro Bono Attorney
Judicial Clerkships
Oregon Department of Justice, General Counsel Division, Business Transactions Section, 2006
Credentials
Education
Willamette University College of Law (J.D. 2008)
Willamette Law Review, Executive Editor
Moot Court Board, Member
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business (B.S. 2003)
Admissions
Oregon