Lisa Poplawski is a business attorney who advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance and governance, as well as matters related to aviation law. She provides guidance on corporate formation and capitalization, and assists public, private, and nonprofit businesses with their corporate needs.
Lisa's aviation practice comprises business and commercial aircraft acquisition, disposition, operation, leasing, and financing, as well as assistance to public and private corporate flight departments domestically and abroad.
Chambers USA sources commend Lisa for possessing the "industry knowledge and adaptability in helping to create an awareness in contracts or agreements." Another source shared that "she is talented and a pleasure to work with."
Experience
Representative Matters
ZoomInfo $575M Acquisition of Chorus.ai
$575M Acquisition of Chorus.ai
Evergreen EDC, LLC Asset Sale to SSOE, Inc.
Asset Sale to SSOE, Inc.
Pasco Corporation of America Asset Sale of U.S. Manufacturing Business to Ajinomoto Toyo Frozen Noodles, Inc.
Sale of U.S. Manufacturing Business to Ajinomoto Toyo Frozen Noodles, Inc.
Organically Grown Company Corporate Governance and Stock Issuance
Corporate Governance and Stock Issuance
Portland Economic Investment Corporation Investment Activities
Investment Activities
Northwest Barrel, Inc. Acquisition of Vault Martini, Inc.
Acquisition of Vault Martini, Inc.
NADEX Co. Ltd. Acquisition of Weltronic/Technitron, Inc.
Acquisition of Weltronic/Technitron, Inc.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2020
Oregon State Bar, Securities Regulation Section, Treasurer
Multnomah Bar Association
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2020-2024
Thomson Reuters, “Oregon Super Lawyer,” Mergers & Acquisitions, 2023-2024
The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024-2025
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate, 2021-2023; Corporate Governance and Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2023; Transportation, 2021-2022
Thomson Reuters, “Oregon Rising Star,” Mergers & Acquisitions, 2022
Portland Business Journal, “Forty Under 40,” Portland Business Journal, 2020
Speaking Engagements
“Nonprofit and Corporate Governance and Management,” LeadingAge Oregon, January 26, 2023
Judicial Clerkships
Labor and Employment Team, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Board Memberships & Community Service
Portland Art Museum Advancement Committee, 2013-2015
Business for Culture & the Arts, Art of Leadership Program, Graduate
Credentials
Education
University of California Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 2011)
University of Oregon (B.S., summa cum laude, 2008)
Economics, Journalism: Public Relations
Admissions
Oregon