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Leon  Simson

Leon Simson

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Overview

A member of the firm's Corporate Finance & Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups, Leon is an experienced corporate and business restructuring attorney. He represents corporate clients in a wide range of business matters, including finance, license agreements, customer and supplier issues, equipment purchasing and financing, acquisitions and divestitures, and shareholder and director issues.

Leon has represented the purchasers in several transactions in which businesses were purchased from various debtors. The purchased businesses included four steel foundries, an electric power plant, a pulp mill, an RV manufacturer, a cab company, and two printing companies.

Leon's extensive experience also includes advising clients in complex, court-supervised bankruptcy cases as well as out-of-court restructurings and workouts.

From 1975-76 he served as a law clerk to the Oregon Supreme Court. Leon has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1987.

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Featured Work

Solar Project Sale Shines Light on Tonkon Team

Tonkon Torp represented our long-standing client, Obsidian Renewables, in sale of the Black Cap Solar II project to PSEG Solar Source, a New Jersey-based utility. Find details and more featured cases here.

Tonkon Torp Completes Complex Asset Sale for Privately Held Business

In late 2014, Tonkon Torp represented a privately held heavy industrial equipment manufacturer in a complex transaction that included selling business assets and real property, and leasing other related business property. The selling company is a long-term client of the firm.

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Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
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Awards & Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America

1987–2020, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Chapter 12 Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Out-of-Court Workouts, Workouts and Restructurings)
2013–2020, Corporate Law
Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers

2014-2019, Oregon Super Lawyer – Business/Corporate
2007-2010, Oregon Super Lawyer – Mergers & Acquisitions
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Recent News

8.15.2019

2020 List for Best Lawyers in America® Includes 48 Tonkon Torp Attorneys

Forty-eight Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. A majority of attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and most have been recognized for more than five…
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7.16.2019

31 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2019 Super Lawyers Lists

Thirty-one Tonkon Torp attorneys in nine practice areas have been included in the 2019 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists.
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8.17.2018

Best Lawyers in America® Names 51 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2019 List

Fifty-one Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 41 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years
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7.24.2018

31 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2018 Super Lawyers Lists

Thirty-one Tonkon Torp attorneys in 11 practice areas have been included in the 2018 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists. Tonkon Torp partner and bankruptcy authority Albert Kennedy has been once again recognized on the Top 50 list of Oregon…
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5.31.2018

Tonkon Torp Attorneys Present at May 2018 TiE Bootcamps

Through the efforts of Tonkon Torp's Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group, Tonkon Torp attorneys presented at, or attended, five TiE Bootcamps in May. Tonkon Torp hosted a Bootcamp on May 3, at which Lindsay Reynolds provided an overview on hiring…
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11.29.2017

Tonkon Torp Attorneys Lead Legal Session at TiE Startup Bootcamp

Attorneys from Tonkon Torp’s Entrepreneurial Services and Labor & Employment practice groups spoke to Oregon start-ups at the TiE Oregon Bootcamp on October 25. TiE Oregon is the local chapter of a global entrepreneurial organization that seeks to…
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8.16.2017

Best Lawyers in America® Names 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2018 List

Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years…
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7.11.2017

28 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2017 Super Lawyers Lists

The national attorney rating service Super Lawyers has named 28 Tonkon Torp attorneys in 10 practice areas to its 2017 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for Oregon. The annual Super Lawyers list represents the top 5 percent of attorneys in Oregon…
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5.9.2017

Tonkon Talk Helps Founders Avoid Common Mistakes

During the May 3 Tonkon Talk, business attorney Leon Simson and guest Jim Huston, co-managing director of Portland Seed Fund, shared a blueprint to help founders build a healthy startup while avoiding common mistakes. A key takeaway of the…
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1.12.2017

Tonkon Torp Attorneys Speak to Startups at TiE Bootcamp

Attorneys from Tonkon Torp’s Entrepreneurial Services and Labor & Employment practice groups spoke to Oregon startups at the TiE Oregon Bootcamp on November 28. TiE Oregon is the local chapter of a global entrepreneurial organization that seeks to…
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Publications & Presentations


"Formation Issues Faced by Startups," TiE Oregon Bootcamp, October 2017

"Building a Healthy Startup: Avoiding Common Founder's Mistakes," May 2017

"When Do You NEED to Talk to a Lawyer," TiE Oregon Bootcamp, November 2016

"Demystifying the Cap Table," November 2016

"Hot Topics in 363 Sales," 27th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, Oregon and Washington State Bar, April 2014
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Services

Mergers & Acquisitions Entrepreneurial Services Bankruptcy & Reorganization Corporate Finance & Transactions Business Law
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Education

J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1975, Order of the Coif

M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1971

B.A., Oberlin College, 1968
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Bar & Court Admissions

Oregon State Bar
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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