Ann E. McQuesten
Companies from startups to industry leaders rely on Ann to proactively anticipate and address their legal needs.
Ann McQuesten advises clients on significant business transactions, corporate governance, securities compliance, and general business counseling. She leads multi-disciplinary teams to efficiently execute strategies for achieving clients' critical business objectives.
Ann works with clients to develop a legal structure and compliance framework for their business, beginning with incorporation through all stages of growth. She regularly guides companies and investors through equity and debt financing transactions, including seed-stage, angel, venture capital, and private equity investments. She also represents buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and other liquidity events.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, Associate Editor, Environmental Law Review
- Santa Clara University, B.S., Psychology, cum laude
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law, 2021-2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Oregon Startup Center, Director, 2024
- Willamette Partnership, Director
- Perkins Coie Portland Office Hiring Committee, Chair
- Perkins Coie Portland Office Women’s Forum, Co-Chair
- Oregon Women Lawyers, Member
- Multnomah Bar Association, Member
- Portland Business Alliance Leadership Portland Class of 2021
- Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section, Executive Committee Member, 2013-2017
- Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Futures Committee Member, 2012-2014
Community Involvement
- Eco-School Network, Board of Directors, 2019-present
- Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
Board of Directors, 2018-2021
PubTalk Committee Chair, 2016-2018
Angel Oregon Steering Committee Member, 2015-2017
- Mercy Corps Northwest, Women's Business Center Advisory Board, 2012-2020
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented The Papé Group in acquisitions of equipment and semi-truck dealerships
- Represented Vestas America Wind Technologies in its sale of Vestas Towers America to Korean-based CS Wind Corporation
- Represented S.D.S. Lumber Co. and S.D.S. Co., L.L.C. in their sale to Twin Creeks Timber, LLC, The Conservation Fund, and WKO, Inc.
- Represented Deschutes Brewery, Inc. in its acquisition of certain assets of Alein industries LLC (f/k/a Boneyard Beer LLC).
- Represented Sunriver Resort LP in the sale of Sunriver Water LLC and Sunriver Environmental LLC to NW Natural.
- Represented Sightbox, Inc., in its sale to a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
- Represented Vivid Learning Systems, Inc. in its sale to Health & Safety Institute
- Represented Next Wireless Group its sale to a subsidiary of Brightstar Corp.
- Represented CLEAResult Consulting in its acquisition of certain assets of ENGIE Insight Services (f/k/a Ecova)
- Represented VetSource in its acquisition of Vet Success Inc.
- Represented SRJ Investments in its acquisition of Kenworth Northwest
Emerging Companies, Venture Capital and Corporate Finance
- Represented VetSource in its growth equity investment by Bain Capital Ventures
- Represented Torch 3D in preferred stock financing
- Represented RFPIO in investment by K1 Investment Management
- Represented Megh Computing in preferred stock financing
- Represented Brew Dr. Kombucha in investment by Castanea Partners
- Represented Wildfang in venture capital and angel financings
- Represented Kerrits Activewear in strategic growth investment from Tenth Avenue Commerce