Owen Blank

Practice Areas

Business Law

Corporate Finance & Transactions

Alternative Investments

Media, Sports & Entertainment

Mediation & Arbitration Services

Mergers & Acquisitions

Nonprofit Organizations

Real Estate & Land Use

Transaction Tax

Retail Manufacturing

Professional Services

Career

Owen has an extensive range of legal experience in business, commercial, real estate, and corporate matters. Among the clients he represents are small family-held businesses, national and international corporations, nonprofit organizations, and charitable foundations. His industry experience includes manufacturing, retail, sports, media, entertainment, and technology. He has also represented foundations and governmental entities in making alternative investments.

Representative transactional matters Owen regularly handles include:

- Real estate sales, acquisitions, financing, and investment transactions

- Business mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions

- Professional sports and media matters

- Business contracts

- Nonprofit organization formation, mergers, and dissolutions

- Alternative investment transactions on behalf of public and private investors

Owen’s experience also includes counseling nonprofits on their governance, operational, and investment issues. He has served as a member, officer and/or director of many civic, professional, and nonprofit organization committees, task forces, and boards of directors. For over 30 years, Owen and his colleagues at Tonkon Torp have provided pro bono legal services to Albina Head Start, which serves approximately 1,000 children and their families.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Oregon State Bar

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Multnomah Bar Association

Awards