Megan L. Oshiro

Associate (she/her/hers)


Diligent Business Lawyer

Megan has been exposed to the world of compliance and business law from a variety of different angles. While in law school, Megan interned at Willamette's Business Law Clinic, where she helped small businesses with their legal needs and externed with the Adidas in-house counsel in Portland. She also worked at the Oregon Department of Justice in the Financial Fraud and Consumer Protection Section, where she learned about compliance with laws and regulations from a regulator’s perspective.

Megan brings her legal skills, in addition to her great work ethic and listening skills, to her practice at Farleigh Wada Witt. Megan supports the firm’s business and financial services practices with research, analysis and preparation of compliance documents, contracts and other necessary compliance advice.

Prior to joining Farleigh Wada Witt, Megan was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Stephen K. Bushong at the Multnomah County Circuit Court. While clerking, Megan gained valuable insight into the judicial system and served members of the public by helping them understand the rules and procedures of the court.

Originally from Oahu, Hawaii, Megan moved to Oregon to attend Willamette University first as an undergraduate and then as a law student. During law school, she served as the notes and comments editor of the Willamette Law Review, the business editor of the Social Justice and Equity Law Journal, a writer for Willamette Law Online's US Supreme Court subscription, and a student assistant for a Legal Research and Writing course. In addition, Megan served as president of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Megan continues to enjoy being involved in the Oregon legal community, as the treasurer of the Oregon State Bar Diversity Section, as President-Elect of the Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and as Secretary of the Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund committee.


Played the viola | Has a black belt in karate | Backpacked around Europe for three weeks

Honors

Selected by her peers to the Oregon Rising Stars 2024-2025, Megan received an honor bestowed on only 2.5% of Oregon Lawyers under the age of 40 or in practice for less than ten years
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Representative Matters

Financial Services
  • Vendor management and contract negotiation
  • Consumer and commercial lending
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Loan documentation
  • Creditors’ rights
  • Trusts, estates, fiduciary matters
Corporate and General Business
  • Entity formation and re-organization
  • Commercial transactions
  • Business transition and succession
  • Commercial finance

Education

Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude 2018)
Willamette University (B.A., Rhetoric and Media Studies Major, Psychology Minor, magna cum laude 2015)
University of Roehampton, London, England, Study Abroad Student 

Admissions

Oregon State Bar
Hawaii State Bar

Associations

Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association Oregon State Bar
Business Law Section Oregon State Bar Diversity Law Section
Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund Committee
Risk Management Association Developing Professionals Committee
 

News & Events

SIX FWW ATTORNEYS SELECTED AS 2025 OREGON SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS

7/21/2025

Farleigh Wada Witt is pleased to announce that six of our attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Oregon for 2025. READ MORE

FWW Alert: The CTA Roller Coaster Continues

1/6/2025

Late on December 26, 2024, the merits panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the CTA. READ MORE

FWW Alert: CTA Landscape Changes – Again

12/26/2024

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order that stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on CTA enforcement. READ MORE

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