Anne provides general counsel and assistance to closely-held businesses from the formation stage, through growth and operations, to business succession, purchases, and sales.

Anne focuses her practice on:

• Corporate and business transactions

• Business purchases and sales (“M&A”)

• Business succession planning

• Estate planning

• Estate planning for artists

• Contracts

While Anne’s expertise and professional experience is applicable to a variety of industries, she specializes in the creative, food and beverage, and entertainment industries.  She also represents professional service firms.

Anne has worked with many of her clients for years.  She values these long-term relationships, as she can truly know the business and its owners and better advocate for each business’ individual needs.  Anne aims to provide practical, thorough, and personalized legal services.

Before joining IdeaLegal, Anne was a partner at Wyse Kadish LLP.  She currently serves on the board of Independent Venue Coalition and is a legal clinic volunteer for Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (for which she previously served as Board President and was a board member for many years).

As a musician, Anne is committed to supporting music and the arts through her volunteer and pro bono work.  She provides pro bono legal assistance to local non-profits and previously served on the boards of MusicfestNW and Disjecta.  Anne is a prior chair of the OSB Intellectual Property Section, a current MBA mentor, and a prior MBA YLS Board Member.

Anne is rated “AV preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a “Rising Star” in Superlawyers magazine.

Anne received her JD from Lewis and Clark Law School.  She is originally from Baltimore and received a BA in Music, cum laude, from Skidmore College.