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Liz

Elizabeth A. Davis

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Liz Davis advises businesses and nonprofits — from startups to established market leaders — on corporate and transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, business formation, corporate reorganizations, succession planning and general corporate counseling.

Liz has extensive transactional experience, providing counsel to businesses of all sizes and types, including middle-market, startups, and private equity funds. She has worked with businesses of varied ownership structures, including venture-backed, employee-owned, family-owned, founder-owned, and publicly traded companies. Liz is familiar with the industry-specific nuances and regulatory requirements of many deals, having advised clients in the health care, child care, technology, senior housing industries. She has experience representing buyers, sellers, and operators of senior housing facilities on corporate governance matters and in a variety of deals, including mergers and acquisitions, sales/leasebacks of real estate, joint ventures, and loan financings.

Liz also advises clients on antitrust matters, including filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for large transactions.

Experience

2018 Acquisitions of Early Education Centers Across the U.S.
Co-Counsel in Acquisition of Rainbow Child Care Centers (150 locations)
“Tuck-In” Acquisitions
Acquisition of Crème de la Crème Child Care Centers (47 locations in 14 states)
Acquisition of Multiple Senior Housing Facilities in Several States

Professional Experience

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Corporate Associate (2015-2017)
Summer Associate (2014)

The State University of New York Office of General Counsel, Legal Intern (2013, 2014)

Flink Smith, PLLC, Legal Intern (2013)

Community Involvement

Campaign for Equal Justice (Oregon Legal Aid), Associate Representative (2019-2022)

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Volunteer (2015-2017)

Junior Achievement of Central New York, Volunteer (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)

Thought Leadership

August 15, 2024News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Recognizes 128 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2024News
Nineteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2024
Awards & Honors
December 28, 2023News
Davis and Clark Featured in Portland Business Journal Article 'From Death Threats to $65M Verdicts, 6 Oregon Attorneys on Their Cases of the Year'
In the News
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
June 22, 2023Event / CLE
Startups & Emerging Companies Summer Series – Growing Your Business the Right Way
Lane Powell | Portland, Oregon
January 26, 2023Event / CLE
Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate Anatomy of a Transaction
LeadingAge Oregon | Portland, Oregon
January 18, 2023Event / CLE
Future Leaders - Anatomy of the Deal
Commercial Real Estate Women Network | Portland, Oregon
January 3, 2023News
Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders
Firm Announcement
August 18, 2022News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
August 19, 2021News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
August 20, 2020News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 1, 2020Publication
Oregon Legislature Continues Eviction Moratorium
COVID-19 Resource
April 3, 2020Publication
Oregon Governor’s Executive Order Bars Commercial Lease Evictions
COVID-19 Resource
August 29, 2018News
Lane Powell Represents KinderCare Education in Acquisition of Rainbow Child Care Center
Client Conversations
November 13, 2017News
D’Agostino Joins Lane Powell on Corporate, Securities and M&A Team
Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

Corporate, Securities, and M&A
Business Transitions
Health Care Transactions
Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
Real Estate
Startups & Venture Capital

Education

Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2015
- Albany Law Review, Executive Notes and Comments Editor
Union College, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2012
- Pi Sigma Alpha

Admission

Oregon

Honors

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law (2021-2025); Nonprofit/Charities Law (2023-2025); Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-2025)

"Oregon Rising Star," Thomson Reuters, Business/Corporate (2024)

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