Gina Eiben
- Firmwide Co-Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice
A skilled practitioner with a keen business sense, Gina guides clients through critical corporate transactions.
Recognized for her thoughtful approach to crafting practical solutions and attention to client service, Gina Eiben partners with public and private companies in their mergers and acquisitions (M&A)-based liquidity events, investments, acquisition programs, dispositions, and complex business combination transactions. Gina also has extensive experience representing companies in public and private offerings and providing advice on securities compliance, disclosure matters, and corporate governance practices, which she brings to bear in advising on and executing M&A deals and corporate transactions for public companies.
Gina’s work spans a broad range of industries, including consumer/retail, energy, transportation, forest products, and manufacturing, and she has substantial experience with transactions in software and technology.
An active member of the community, Gina is a former board member of Campfire Columbia, a nonprofit supporting youth development, and a past board chair of the Portland Parks Foundation.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review
- Case Western Reserve University, M.B.A.
- Miami University, A.B., English Literature
- Miami University, B.S., Management Information Systems
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
Related Employment
- Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Cleveland, OH, Associate, 2004-2007
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyers" for Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions, 2022-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law, 2020-2025; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Camp Fire Columbia, Board Member, 2018-present
- Portland Parks Foundation, Board Member, 2010-2017, Board Chair, 2015-2017
- Oregon Women Lawyers, Board Member, 2010-2013
- The Lawyers' Campaign for Equal Justice, Associates Committee Member, 2009-2011; Associates Committee Co-Chair, 2010
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
CAI International Inc.
Represented CAI International Inc. in its sale to Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.
MariaDB Corporation Ab
Represented MariaDB Corporation Ab in its business combination with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation.
Shasta Forests Timberlands
Represented Shasta Forests Timberlands in the sale of its timberlands.
Sale of S.D.S. Lumber and Timber Holding
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.
Acquisitions by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of Xamarin Inc., Cycle Computing LLC, ADRM Software, Inc. and The Marsden Group.
Represented Microsoft in its acquisition of Xandr Inc. from AT&T.
Sale of New Seasons Market
Represented New Seasons Market LLC in its merger with Good Food Holdings.
Sale of PNC Investment Management Business
Represented Bank, N.A. in its sale of certain components of its investment management business.
Sale of Planar Systems
Represented Planar Systems in its public company sale to Leyard, a Chinese public company.
Sale of CityBase, Inc.
Represented CityBase, Inc. in its sale to GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.
Strategic Transaction by Teekay Corporation
Represented Teekay Corporation in strategic transaction with Brookfield Business Partners.
Sale of NaturalPoint, Inc.
Represented NaturalPoint, Inc. in its sale to Planar Systems, Inc.
Acquisitions by Jive Software, Inc.
Represented Jive Software in its acquisition of Meetings.io (operated by Bitplay, Inc.) and StreamOnce, Inc.
Disposition by Voyager Learning Company
Represented Voyager Learning in its business combination with Cambium Learning, Inc.
Disposition by Digimarc Corporation and Related Spinoff
Represented Digimarc in the sale of its ID Systems business to L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. and concurrent spinoff of its digital watermarking business to its public shareholders.
Digimarc Corporation
Represented Digimarc Corporation with respect to a $53,500,000 investment from TCM Strategic Partners L.P. in a private placement.
Sale of Tripwire Inc.
Represented Tripwire in its sale to Thoma Bravo LLC.
Platt Electric Supply, Inc.
Represented Platt Electric Supply in its sale to Rexel Holdings USA Corp.
Acquisition by Seaspan Corporation
Represented Seaspan Corporation in its acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited.
Disposition by Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
Represented Vitesse Semiconductor in the sale of its storage products business.
Acquisitions by Endeavour Capital, Inc.
Represented Endeavour Capital in its acquisitions of radio stations through Alpha Broadcasting.
Acquisition by Danaher Corporation
Represented Danaher Corporation as local counsel in its $2.8 billion acquisition of public company Tektronix Inc.
Corporate Finance
Tripwire Inc. S-1 Filing
Represent Tripwire Inc. in filing its initial public offering.
Teekay Tankers Ltd. IPO
Represented Teekay Tankers in its initial public offering.
Digimarc Corporation
Represented NASDAQ-listed Digimarc Corporation in establishing its $30 million dollar at-the-market offering program.
PacifiCorp
Represented PacifiCorp in public first mortgage bond offering.
Teekay LNG Partners, L.P.
Represented Teekay LNG Partners, L.P. in public equity offering.
Teekay Offshore Partners, L.P.
Represented Teekay Offshore Partners, L.P. in multiple offerings of bonds listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Portland General Electric Company
Represented Portland General Electric in equity public offering.
Strands Inc. Preferred Stock Offering
Represented Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, A.S.’s subsidiary in its purchase of preferred stock of Strands Inc.