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Cliff

Cliff E. Spencer
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2197
C 503.333.8930
spencerc@lanepowell.com

Cliff Spencer is a legal and business advisor to clients in a broad spectrum of industries. He has extensive experience in the purchase and sale of auto dealerships and other businesses; strategic business planning and organization; capital formation and securities; corporate governance and cooperatives.   

Cliff has a deep understanding of dealer and manufacturer relations and counsels auto dealers and other privately held businesses in succession planning, growth and organizational strategies, and buy/sell transactions.

In addition to helping clients plan and execute their strategic business objectives, Cliff advises clients with regard to equity compensation planning, and contract formation and litigation.

Experience

  • McCarty Flanigan LLC
    Acquisition of Schooner Creek Boat Works
  • Valley Co-ops Inc.
    $81M Merger With Valley Wide Cooperative
  • Gresham Toyota, Inc.
    Sale of Assets to Summit Auto Group Portland, LLC
  • Lithia Motors, Inc.
    $1.85B Syndicated Credit Facility
  • Coos Grange Supply
    Asset Sale
  • Dale White Motors
    Sale of Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Toyota Dealership to Rydell Group
  • Lithia Motors, Inc.
    Acquisition of Rasmussen BMW/Mini and Mercedes Benz Dealerships
  • PrimeStar Solar, Inc.
    Acquisition by General Electric
  • Bob Stone Freeway Autocenter
    Sale of Dealership Assets
  • Bedrock Concrete Cutting, Inc.
    Private Acquisition
  • Jeffrey Swickard
    Acquisition of Seattle Volvo
  • Jeffrey Swickard
    Acquisition of BMW of Eugene, Oregon
  • Jeffrey Swickard
    Acquisition of Everett Ford
  • Wilco Farmers
    Merger With Hazelnut Growers of Oregon
  • Wilco Farmers
    Merger With Valley Agronomics
  • Icon Powersports, Inc.
    Acquisition of Harley-Davidson of Eugene
  • Information Display Company
    Stock Sale to Carmanah Technologies Company
  • Jeffrey Swickard
    Acquisition of Mercedes-Benz of Seattle

Professional Experience

Foster Pepper LLP/Roberts Kaplan LLP

  • Partner (2005-2010)
  • Associate (1998-2004)

J.P. Harris, II, P.C., Associate (1996-1997)

Community Involvement

Oregon State Bar Association, Member

Washington State Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Portland Chapter of National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Advisor Board (NASPP)

Portland Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth, Membership Committee (ACG)

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Member

Thought Leadership

  • June 25, 2018Event / CLE
    Driving Force Annual Conference
    Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group | Moran, Wyoming

Practices & Industries

  • Corporate, Securities, and M&A

Education

  • Willamette University , J.D., 1995
    • Willamette Law Review, Associate Editor (1995)
  • Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management , M.B.A., Finance, 1995
  • Montana State University, B.S., Business Administration, 1991

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Honors

Who’s Who: American Law Students

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