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Bryan

Bryan E. Powell
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2189
C 503.484.7833
powellb@lanepowell.com

Bryan Powell advises owners, developers, investors and lenders on all aspects of real estate development, financing, leasing and management. He has extensive experience counseling clients on industrial, office and retail mixed-use development, private/public redevelopment, seniors housing projects and real estate financing, including joint venturing, deal structuring, sales and acquisitions, leasing and management.   

Bryan routinely assists developer, investor and lender clients in business deal structuring and in finding creative financing solutions for challenging projects. He combines technical legal prowess with a practical approach to fully understand the parties’ business needs and objectives, enabling him to put complex deals together or orchestrate the restructuring of troubled projects with positive results.

Having represented numerous lenders and borrowers over the years, Bryan has broad experience in real estate finance, secured lending, workouts and loan restructuring. He has worked on a significant number of projects that have included financing with federal funds or agency insured programs; state and local financing incentives, including bond financing; and various tax-credit programs. Bryan is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and a member of The Counselors of Real Estate®.

He is perennially listed for his work in Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers® USA and in Oregon Super Lawyers®. Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business describes Bryan as “highly respected by sources who note that ‘he is a deal-maker’” and as “an excellent real estate lawyer” with “a good, solid reputation” in the market. He is also described as being "very knowledgeable in the senior housing field.”

Community Involvement

The Counselors of Real Estate®, Member

Portland State University Center for Real Estate, Advisory Board Member

Oregon State Bar, Real Estate and Land Use Section

  • Member, Executive Committee

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Oregon Chapter

  • Past Board Member
  • Public Affairs Chair

Friends of the Children Museum of Portland, Past Board Member

Portland Children’s Museum

  • Past Board Member
  • Vice President

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 1, 2022News

    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 15, 2021News
    Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • May 20, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 6, 2020News
    Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • April 23, 2020 News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2020 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 5, 2019News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • April 26, 2019News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2019 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 24, 2018News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 3, 2018News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • April 5, 2018News
    Powell Elected Fellow of The American College of Real Estate Lawyers
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • July 10, 2017News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • June 9, 2017News
    Powell Awarded Membership to The Counselors of Real Estate
    Awards & Honors
  • May 30, 2017News
    Chambers® USA  Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • September 27, 2016News
    Powell Elected as Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • July 11, 2016News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 27, 2016News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • February 2, 2016News
    Twenty-five Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • July 8, 2015News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Four Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 8, 2015Publication
    Energy Efficient Buildings: It’s the Law (and a Good Idea Too)
    Oregon Business
  • May 21, 2015News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • May 6, 2015Event / CLE
    Commercial Leasing: Landlord & Tenant Perspectives
    Multnomah Bar Association | Portland, Oregon
  • February 11, 2015News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • January 30, 2015Event / CLE
    What Makes an Easement an Easement? Terminology and Types
    Easements and CCRs | Portland, Oregon
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • July 9, 2014News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 3, 2014News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • April 8, 2014Publication
    Nonrecourse Real Estate Loans: An Endangered Species?
    Oregon Business
  • January 29, 2014News
    Twenty-two Lane Powell Attorneys and 12 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022
  • 2022 Super Lawyers

Bryan's Bios

  • Primary
  • Senior Living & Long Term Care

Practices & Industries

  • Real Estate
  • Finance & Banking
  • Health Care Transactions
  • Private Investment Funds
  • Senior Living & Long Term Care

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law , J.D., 1988
  • University of Washington, B.A., cum laude, 1982

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • California
  • Washington

Honors

Fellow and Oregon State Chair, American College of Mortgage Attorneys

Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate (2006-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate (2005-2023)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Real Estate (2006-2022)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

"Portland’s Best Lawyers,"  Portland Monthly (2006)

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