
Adam D Rose
Top Rated Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney in Lake Oswego, OR
Adam Rose is the founder and principal attorney at Rose Law Firm, P.C. His practice focuses on representing shareholders as they plan for and navigate business ownership change of control events—whether in a transactional setting or in shareholder dispute litigation.
Adam has substantial experience with mergers & acquisitions, business ownership succession, complex Delaware corporate legal issues, corporate governance, corporate finance, securities laws, joint venture relationships, and fiduciary duty advising.
Adam also has represented clients in numerous corporate and litigation matters: shareholder partnership disputes, business divorce, minority shareholder rights, derivative actions, corporate dissenters’ rights, and securities litigation.
Prior to forming the Rose Law Firm in 2012, Adam was a shareholder in the corporate practice group at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC. Before that, Adam was a corporate, real estate, and securities litigation associate at Stoll Berne, PC.
Adam has represented clients in Oregon and Washington for over twenty five years. Adam’s work has been recognized around the U.S. and he is regularly called upon to speak to business owners, lawyers, CPAs, and other financial professionals.
In 2011, Adam was honored by the Portland Business Journal as a recipient of the “Forty Under 40” Award, which recognizes individuals who have excelled in their professional lives and made outstanding contributions to their communities.
Adam graduated from Harvard Law School in 1997 and is an active and licensed member of the Washington and Oregon State Bar Associations.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Family Business Succession
- Corporate Disputes
- Commercial Transactions
- Free Consultation
- Oregon
- Oregon State Bar
- ID Number: 973850
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- Washington
- Washington State Bar Association
- ID Number: 34889
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1997)
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- Super Lawyers: 2022
- Super Lawyers
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 Selected to Rising Stars: 2008, 2012 - 2013
- Forty Under 40
- Portland Business Journal
- Washington State Bar Association  # 34889
- Member
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- Adventist Medical Center
- Member of the Board of Directors
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- East Metro Economic Alliance
- United Way Campaign Cabinet Member
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- Author, "Selling Your Business to a Competitor Can Fetch a Better Price,"
- Portland Business Journal
- Co-author, "Passing a Winery to the Next Generation Requires Planning,"
- Portland Business Journal
- Author, "Building Value in a Down Economy: A Perspective from the Trenches,"
- Leiden Capital Report
- Author, "Judicially-Implied Terms, Statutory Regulation of Contracts,"
- Chapter 15, Contract Law CLE, Oregon State Bar
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Sales of Closely or Family Held Businesses, Oregon Convention Center
- Oregon Law Institute
- Steps to Take Today to Create Value and Opportunities Tomorrow
- Multnomah Athletic Club
- Staying Legal: Legal Tools and Strategies for Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk in Your Management Consulting Practice
- Institute of Management Consultants USA Breakfast Meeting
- Moderator: Selling in the Sweet Zone: Why You Should Plan Now for Your Future Business Transition Event
- , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Business Transitions Group
- Interview; Business Transition Issues
- NewsRadio 101FM KXL's Business Briefing with Brian Bushlach
- Website
- Website