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Jeffrey C. Wolfstone

Partner He / Him / His
Portland

Jeffrey Wolfstone advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial finance, corporate law and governance, joint ventures, venture capital and private equity, sustainability, and nonprofit corporations. He also has extensive experience handling inbound and outbound foreign investments and transactions. 

Jeff has been commended for his work by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which states, “Clients are universally pleased with his work, describing him as a ‘problem solver’ who is ‘very practical, very accessible and very responsive.’” He was named Portland’s 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) by Best Lawyers.

Experience 

Representative Matters

Corporate / M&A

  • 1535 LLC
    Advised on the formation of an investment group in connection with strategic acquisition of assets spun out of ESCO Corporation
  • Abcam PLC
    Represented Abcam, a Cambridge, UK public company, in its acquisition of MitoSciences Inc., an Oregon-based leading developer of mitochondrial antibodies and mitochondrial assays
  • Cala Azul Holdings, LLC
    Advised private acquirer in acquisition of Southern Coastal Properties, LLC, a resort located in Nicaragua

Professional Highlights

Professional Activities

Multnomah Bar Association

Oregon Lawyers for a Sustainable Future, Corporate Governance Group

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2004-2024

The Best Lawyers in America, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2011-2025; International Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2018-2023

Best Lawyers, “Portland Lawyer of the Year,” Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships, 2016

James B. Castles Leadership Award for Leadership and Excellence in Law and Community Service, Oregon State Bar Business Law Section, 2016

Thomson Reuters, “Oregon Super Lawyer,” Mergers and Acquisitions, 2006-2017

Speaking Engagements

Presenter, “Nonprofit and Corporate Governance and Management,” LeadingAge Oregon, January 26, 2023

Board Memberships & Community Service

Portland Japanese Garden, Board of Trustees, 2019-Present; Treasurer, 2022-Present

Boalt Hall Alumni Association, Board of Directors

Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Board of Trustees; President, 2015-2017

Business Oregon, Oregon Week in Japan, Delegate

Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act Task Force, Chair

Japan-America Society of Oregon

National Association of Corporate Directors

Congregation Beth Israel, Trustee; President, 1996-1998

Credentials 

Education

University of California Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 1977)

Stanford University (A.B. 1974)
Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Oregon