Search Tips
Advanced Search
Search Tips
To search for an exact phrase, place it in quotation marks, as in:
“aircraft financing”
.
To search on all forms of a root word, add an asterisk, as in:
financ*
. Results will include pages with
finance
,
financial
,
financing
, etc.
To search only a specific section of the site, such as People or Advisories & Blogs, use Advanced Search.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
H
|
I
|
J
|
K
|
L
|
M
|
N
|
O
|
P
|
Q
|
R
|
S
|
T
|
U
|
V
|
W
|
X
|
Y
|
Z
View All
Office
Anchorage
Bellevue
Los Angeles
New York
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Shanghai
Washington, D.C.
Title
Associate
Counsel
Of Counsel
Partner
Senior Counsel
Professional Staff
Patent Agent
Practice
Advertising, Marketing & Promotions
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Business Transactions
China
Communications Regulatory
Communications, Media, IP & Technology
Employment, Labor & Benefits
Energy
Entertainment
Environmental & Natural Resources
Financial Services
Food, Beverage, Restaurants & Hotels
Government Relations & Litigation
Health Care
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Media & First Amendment
Payment Systems
Privacy & Security
Real Estate
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Technology
Trusts & Estates
Advanced Search
Advertising, Marketing & Promotions
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Business Transactions
China
Communications Regulatory
Communications, Media, IP & Technology
Employment, Labor & Benefits
Energy
Entertainment
Environmental & Natural Resources
Financial Services
Food, Beverage, Restaurants & Hotels
Government Relations & Litigation
Health Care
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Media & First Amendment
Payment Systems
Privacy & Security
Real Estate
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Technology
Trusts & Estates
Can't find what you are looking for?
Click here
to view all practices.
Anchorage
Bellevue
Los Angeles
New York
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Shanghai
Washington, D.C.
Anchorage
T
907.257.5300
Suite 1100
188 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503-3985
Bellevue
T
425.646.6100
Suite 2300
777 108th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004-5149
Los Angeles
T
213.633.6800
Suite 2400
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2566
New York
T
212.489.8230
27th Floor
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-6708
Portland
T
503.241.2300
Suite 2400
1300 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR 97201-5610
San Francisco
T
415.276.6500
Suite 800
505 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-6533
Seattle
T
206.622.3150
Suite 2200
1201 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-3045
Shanghai
T
011.8621.6170.9500
Suite 701-704
Two International Finance Centre
8 Century Avenue, Pudong District
Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 200120
Washington, D.C.
T
202.973.4200
Suite 800
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006-3401
Advisories By Practice
Access to Public Records & Proceedings
Advertising, Marketing & Promotions
Agribusiness
Antitrust
Appellate Litigation
Arbitration
Art & Images
Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Business Transactions
Cable
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Cards, Payment Systems & Loyalty Programs
China
Class Action Defense
Cleantech
Climate Change
Cloud Services
Commercial Lending
Commercial Speech & Advertising
Communications Regulatory
Communications, Media, IP & Technology
Construction Contracting & Litigation
Consumer Lending
Copyright
Copyright Litigation
Corporate Finance & Securities
Corporate Governance
Credit Cards, Enterprise Risk & Bankruptcy
Defamation & Privacy
Digital Media
Education
Electric Power
Electronic Discovery
Emerging Payments
Employee Benefits
Employment Class Actions
Employment Counseling
Employment Litigation
Employment, Labor & Benefits
Energy
Energy Project Development & Finance
Energy Regulation & Litigation
Energy Transactions
Entertainment
Entertainment Transactions
Environmental & Natural Resources
Environmental Litigation
Export Control Compliance
Family Business
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Film
Financial Services
Food & Beverage
Food, Beverage, Restaurants & Hotels
Franchising
Games
Government Contracts
Government Controversies and Investigations
Government Financing
Government Regulation of Content
Government Relations & Litigation
Health Care
Health Care Business & Transactions
Health Care Finance
Health Care Litigation
Health Care Operations
Health Care Real Estate
Health Care Reform
Health Care Regulation & Compliance
Health Care Reimbursement & Payment
Health Information
Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response
Health Information Technology
Hospitals
Hotels & Resorts
Hydroelectric Licensing & Compliance
Immigration
Intellectual Property
Internet & E-Commerce
Labor
Land Use
Lifeline Program
Litigation
Manufacturing
Media & First Amendment
Medical Staff
Mergers & Acquisitions
Music
Natural Gas
Patent
Patent Litigation
Petroleum
Physician Groups
Pole Attachments
Privacy & Security
Product Stewardship
Publishing
Radio & Television Broadcast
Real Estate
Real Estate Leasing
Renewable Energy
Restaurants
Retail Financial Services Legislation & Regulation
Right of Publicity
Securities Litigation
SLAPP Litigation
Smart Grid
Solar
Startups & Emerging Companies
Subpoenas & Reporters' Privilege
Supply Chain Counseling
Tax: Federal
Tax: State & Local
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Technology
Telecommunications
Television Programming & Production
Trademark
Trusts & Estates
Water Law
Wind
Wineries, Breweries & Distilleries
Wireless
Blogs By Name
Broadband Law Advisor
California Energy Law Blog
Hospitality Law
Lifeline Law Advisor
Media Law Monitor
Northwest Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Payment Law Advisor
Privacy and Security Law Blog
Real Property & Development Review
Restaurant Reporter
Startup Law Blog
View All
05.20.13
Cloud Computing: U.S. Export Controls Reach for the Sky
05.20.13
Supreme Court Upholds FCC Authority to Address Wireless Siting
05.17.13
New Guidance Issued on Social Media Use for Alcohol Beverage Companies
View All
05.20.13
What Merchants Need to Know About the Mobile Payments Services Ecosystem: Patent Infringement Disputes
05.17.13
Mythbuster! Some Things Really Aren't Better with Bacon!
05.17.13
Handing Out Phones in Person Challenged
Firm Overview
Careers
Diversity & Inclusion
Events & CLEs
In Our Communities
News
Pro Bono
Professional Development
Success Stories
Sustainability
Related Practices
Business Transactions
Asset-Based Finance
China
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
,
1961
Ronald K. Ragen
Ragan
Ragen
Ronald Ragan
Of Counsel
Download vCard
Portland
T
503.778.5301
F
503.778.5299
Ron Ragen represents companies and individuals throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim in business and corporate, real estate, and finance transactions, including joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, sales and similar matters. He serves as general counsel for Asian corporations doing business in the United States, and represents domestic companies seeking to operate or operating in Asia and other foreign locations. Ron brings four decades of legal experience to representing a wide variety of local businesses, including startups, in a full range of legal areas.
Practice Highlights
Serves as outside general and special counsel to various types of business entities based in Oregon, outside of Oregon, and outside the United States
Forms and represents Oregon subsidiaries for parent entities, especially Asian, based outside of Oregon and outside of the United States
Works with start-ups, especially in the medical field, including formation, financing, and both internal and external operational matters
Serves as informal mediator to resolve internal business disputes without resort to formal dispute resolution
Representative Experience
Corporate transaction for Fujimi Corporation/Fujimi Inc.
Form Oregon subsidiary, buy and sell land, construct campus, work on personnel tax, securities, lease and internal corporate matters. Serve as general counsel for Oregon subsidiary and as outside counsel for Japanese parent for transactions in English worldwide. (Ongoing)
Outside general counsel for Ames Technology Inc.
Serve as outside general counsel for start-up medical device company. (Ongoing)
Renewable energy transactions for Northwest Geothermal/Newberry Geothermal
Work with geothermal developer and lead team to obtain rights, negotiate power contract, obtain financing and permits, and construct geothermal power facilities. (Ongoing)
Professional & Community Activities
Member, Japan-America Society of Oregon
Chair, Board of Trustees, Lewis & Clark College
Past Board Member; Past President, World Affairs Council of Oregon
Board of Visitors, Past Member, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Emeritus Trustee, Oregon Health & Science University Foundation
Past Chair, International Trade Commission, State of Oregon
Past Chair, Medical Research Foundation of Oregon
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Lewis & Clark College, 2011
Download Basic Bio
Download Full Bio
Education
J.D., Stanford Law School, 1961
B.A., Yale University, 1957
Related Practices
Business Transactions
Asset-Based Finance
China
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
,
1961