Benjamin G. Lenhart
Shareholder | Portland | 503.778.2052 | lenhartb@lanepowell.com
Areas of Practice
Ben Lenhart is a corporate attorney experienced with mergers and acquisitions (representing both acquirers and targets), commercial finance (representing both lenders and borrowers), and corporate finance and securities transactions. He regularly counsels both public and private companies and capital sources that finance these businesses, with emphasis on secured loan documentation (including revolving credit, term credit, and senior, subordinate and asset-based loans), loan restructurings, forebearances and workouts.
Ben is a frequent contributor and writer for Connections, one of the Firm’s widely distributed newsletters focusing on business developments and legal issues that impact existing and emerging companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
Academics
- Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law (J.D., cum laude, May 1996)
- Whitman College (B.A., 1991)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
- Business
- Corporate Finance and Securities
- Emerging Companies and Venture Investment
- Financial Institutions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Securities
- Sustainability and Climate Change
Publications
- “New rules put pressure on private companies,” Portland Business Journal, May 16, 2008 (Co-author)
Awards and Honors
- Recommended by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2008-2010
- Named as a “Rising Star” in Oregon Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquistions, 2008
Professional and Community Activities
- Oregon State Bar Association, Business Law Section, Emerging Growth sub-committee member
- Multnomah Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section committee member
- The Children’s Course, a First Tee Foundation chapter, Board of Directors