Adam Rose | Lake Oswego Real Estate Lawyer

Adam Rose is the founder and principal attorney at Rose Law Firm, P.C. His practice focuses on representing shareholders as they plan for and navigate business ownership change of control events—whether in a transactional setting or in shareholder dispute litigation.

Adam has substantial experience with mergers & acquisitions, business ownership succession, corporate governance, corporate finance, securities laws, joint venture relationships, and fiduciary duty advising.

Adam also has represented clients in numerous corporate and litigation matters: shareholder partnership disputes, business divorce, minority shareholder rights, derivative actions, corporate dissenters’ rights, and securities litigation.

Prior to forming the Rose Law Firm in 2012, Adam was a shareholder in the corporate practice group at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC. Before that, Adam was a corporate, real estate, and a securities litigation associate at Stoll Berne, PC.

Adam has represented clients in Oregon and Washington for over twenty years. Adam’s work has been recognized around the U.S. and he is regularly called upon to speak to business owners, lawyers, CPAs, and other financial professionals.

In 2011, Adam was honored by the Portland Business Journal as a recipient of the “Forty Under 40” Award, which recognizes individuals who have excelled in their professional lives and made outstanding contributions to their communities.

Adam graduated from Harvard Law School in 1997 and is an active and licensed member of the Washington and Oregon State Bar Associations.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founder | Principal Attorney	Rose Law Firm	Lake Oswego, OR	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Harvard Law School	J.D.	Law School	1997
Andrews University	Bachelors	Economics	1994

State / Court	Date
Oregon	1997
Washington	2004

• Adventist Medical Center | Board Director | 2001 - Present
  East Metro Economic Alliance | Board Member | 2009 - 2010
  United Way of the Columbia-Willamette | Campaign Cabinet Member | 2008 - 2010
  Oregon Center for Christian Voices | Board Member | 2005 - 2011

• Forty Under 40 | Portland Business Journal
  Rising Star | Super Lawyers
  National Merit Finalist | National Merit Scholars

• Author | "Selling Your Business to a Competitor Can Fetch a Better Price"  | Portland Business Journal | July 27, 2012
  Co-author | "Passing a Winery to the Next Generation Requires Planning"  | Portland Business Journal | May 7, 2010
  Author | "Building Value in a Down Economy: A Perspective from the Trenches" | Leiden Capital Report | Fourth Quarter 2008
  Author | "Judicially-Implied Terms, Statutory Regulation of Contracts" | Chapter 15, Contract Law CLE, Oregon State Bar | 1999 and 2003
  ​Co-author | "Securities Regulation and the Internet" | Chapter 19, Contract Law CLE, Oregon State Bar | 1997​

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