Mary Ann Frantz

Practice Areas

Financial Services

Securities

Business & Corporate

Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology & Emerging Business

Career

Mary Ann Frantz concentrates her practice in the areas of securities regulation, capital finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder meetings and proxy contests. From a transactional standpoint, she has assisted clients with equity and debt securities offerings, both public and private; mergers, acquisitions, and sales of businesses; executive compensation; and other business transactions. Mary Ann also advises public and private companies on compliance with SEC reporting and disclosure requirements and counsels business and nonprofit corporations regarding corporate governance issues. She enjoys working with clients across many industries in preparing complex disclosure documents and identifying and finding creative solutions to problems before they become serious, which she likens to her lifelong passion for solving puzzles. Mary Ann has worked with companies in several regulated industries, including banking, alcoholic beverages, and healthcare.

Companies that Mary Ann advises with respect to securities and corporate issues include AccuShoot, Inc.; Bank of Commerce Holdings; Barrett Business Services, Inc.; BigML, Inc.; First Northwest Bancorp; Glacier Bancorp; and Pacific Financial Corporation.

Professional Memberships

Oregon State Bar, Member

-Securities Regulation Section, Executive Committee, Chair, 1990-1991

-Business Section, task force to rewrite the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act, 1988-1991

American Bar Association, Member & Federal Regulation of Securities, Committee Member

Education