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 GroupRecognition & 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