CLIFF E. SPENCER

Practice Groups

Business Transactions
Securities / Mergers and Acquisitions
Financial Institutions

Experience

Partner, 2005-
Associate, 1998-2004

Practice focuses on corporate law representing private and public companies with particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, securities, business consulting and formation, corporate governance and equity compensation planning. Additional experience in capital formation, contract litigation, estate planning, and executive compensation.

J. P. Harris, II, P.C.
Salem, Oregon
      Associate, 1996-1997

Education

Willamette University, J.D., 1995

Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, M.B.A.-Finance, 1995

Montana State University, B.S., Business Administration, 1991

Admitted to Practice

Washington, 2003
Oregon, 1995

Professional Activities

WA State Bar

Oregon State Bar

Multnomah Bar Association

American Bar Association

Honors and Awards

Who’s Who: American Law Students

Trustees’ Merit Scholarship, Willamette University College of Law

Willamette Law Review, Associate Editor, 1995

Publications

“The Oregon Supreme Court Grants Majority Shareholders in Close Corporations a License to Steal: Stringer v. Car Data Systems, Inc.,” Willamette Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 2.

“Oregon’s Independent Contractor Statute: A Legislative Placebo for Employers,” Willamette Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 3.

“CERCLA: Indirect Regulation Dictating Lending Policy,” Oregon Business Law Digest, Vol. 12, No. 1.

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