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Overview
Adam works closely with business owners and their key employees as they maneuver through business transitions. He has assisted clients at every stage of their business life cycle, including corporate formation, compliance, raising capital, and structuring ownership transitions. Adam takes pride in structuring transactions that clients understand and imposing order on chaos.
Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Adam worked at Karnopp Petersen in Bend, Oregon, where he gained significant business transaction experience and also represented employers and employees in employment-related disputes. He also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Rex Armstrong and the Honorable James Egan of the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Adam is an outdoor enthusiast who spends his free time with his wife and daughters exploring the wonders of the Pacific Northwest. Adam enjoys starting the day with coffee from one of Portland’s great roasters and ending the day with a beer from one of its great breweries.
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Get To Know
When Adam Adkin moved to Portland 10 years ago for law school, he made a self-care commitment to balance the long hours of school with time spent outdoors. Today, as an attorney, Adam remains an outdoor enthusiast who takes any chance he can to explore the wonders of the Pacific Northwest with his wife and young daughters. Adam’s elder daughter has enjoyed vistas from all around the region from the top of Black Butte, to Beacon Point, and multiple peaks in between. The next milestone for Adam’s family is to conquer camping and backpacking with a toddler! Like many of us, Adam is hopeful that the many scenic trails along the Columbia Gorge will renew and flourish after the devastating fires of 2017.
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Community Involvement & Activities
Oregon State Bar Business Law Section
New Business Lawyers Subcommittee, Member
Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee, Member
Oregon State Bar MCLE Committee
Former Chair
Bend Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network
Former Chair
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Professional Memberships
Multnomah Bar Association
Deschutes County Bar Association
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Recent News
8.6.2018
Tonkon Torp Sponsors Columbia Springs Fundraiser
Tonkon Torp was a "Rainbow Trout" sponsor at the August 4, Hooked on Nature Fundraiser for Columbia Springs. Jeanette Schuster organized Tonkon's participation with the event and attended along with Adam Adkin, and Sam DeBaltzo.
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5.31.2018
Tonkon Torp Attorneys Present at May 2018 TiE Bootcamps
Through the efforts of Tonkon Torp's Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group, Tonkon Torp attorneys presented at, or attended, five TiE Bootcamps in May. Tonkon Torp hosted a Bootcamp on May 3, at which Lindsay Reynolds provided an overview on hiring…
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4.30.2018
Tonkon Talk Unpacks Oregon Benefit Companies
At the March 7 Tonkon Talk, Tonkon Torp business attorneys Jeff Cronn and Adam Adkin hosted a discussion on Oregon Benefit Companies. They discussed the ins and outs of organizing and operating as a Benefit Company, and used examples of Oregon…
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9.14.2017
Business Attorney Adam Adkin Joins Tonkon Torp
Adam Adkin has joined Tonkon Torp LLP as an associate in its Business Department. His practice is focused on working with business owners on the full breadth of business transactions, with an emphasis on purchase and sale transactions. Adkin comes to…
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Publications & Presentations
"Entity Formation for New Lawyers," Advising Oregon Business Series, MBA New Lawyers Section, September 2020
"Corporate and Business Law Fundamentals for Startups," TiE Oregon Bootcamp, March 2019
"Representations and Warranties Insurance: Go On, Take the Money and Run," Oregon Business Lawyer, December 2018
"Private Businesses Benefiting the Public: Oregon’s Benefit Company," OSB Nonprofit Organizations Law Section Newsletter, Spring 2018
"Oregon Benefit Companies – Greenwashing or a Real Change?" March 2018
"2016 Employment Law Update," June 1, 2016
"Mental Health in the Workplace: The Legal Perspective," February, 2016
"2015 Employment Law Update... And Oregon’s New Sick Leave Law," December, 2015
