Elizabeth (Bettie) R. Newell

Elizabeth (Bettie) R. Newell

Office: 503.802.2052
E-Mail: elizabeth.newell@tonkon.com

Education:
J.D., cum laude Lewis and Clark Law School, 2006
B.A., Honors Portland State University, 2000

Admitted to Practice:
Oregon

Biography:
As a member of the firm’s Business Department, Elizabeth counsels on issues involving corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general business matters. She has experience in business formation for limited liability companies and profit and nonprofit corporations, advising on state and federal securities laws and corporate restructuring.

Elizabeth spent ten weeks staffed onsite with the NIKE Legal department in Fall 2007.

Her recent representative transactions include:

  • Acquisition by Aequitas Capital Management of a wholesale greenhouse company, Skagit Gardens, Inc.
  • Secured debt financing for a closely-held Oregon corporation.
Eizabeth earned her law degree, cum laude, from Lewis and Clark Law School, where she served as a managing editor for the law review. She is the author of "Competency, Consent, and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Mentally Ill Prisoner’s Right to Refuse Invasive Medical Treatment in Oregon’s Criminal Justice System," 9 Lewis & Clark Law Review 1019 (2005).

Prior to entering law school, Elizabeth worked as a clinic coordinator for Neighborhood Health Clinics and as a buyer and retail manager.

When not at the office, Elizabeth practices yoga, reads and enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.

Professional Organizations:
Oregon State Bar
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Women Lawyers

Community Activities:
Lewis & Clark Law School - Alumni Board of Directors
Small Business Legal Clinic