Sydney A. Nguyen
Associate
One Financial Center121 SW Morrison Street, Suite 600
Portland OR 97204
snguyen@fwwlaw.com
503.228.6044
Practice Summary
Sydney practices in several areas including business, estate planning and administration, and real estate, hereby enabling her to assist companies and individuals with a full-range of legal and business challenges.
Sydney is a member of the Associate’s Committee for the Campaign for Equal Justice, the Young Lawyers Section of the Oregon State Bar, and the Oregon State Bar Estate Planning Section’s Executive Committee New Lawyers Sub Committee. In these roles, she is able to contribute to the enrichment of the legal profession by donating her time and support to these and other worthy legal causes.
Sydney earned her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree at Linfield University. At Gonzaga, she served as a volunteer for the Juvenile Record Sealing Project, the Environmental Law Clinic, and the Civil and Human Rights Advocacy Clinic. She also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for transactional skills and was a Merit Scholarship recipient.
Prior to joining Farleigh Wada Witt, Sydney was a legal intern at a local Pacific Northwest law firm, the Environmental Land Use and Hearings Office in Washington, and the Growth Management Hearings Board in Eastern Washington.
In her free time, Sydney enjoys reading, yoga, and playing pickleball.
Sydney is a member of the Associate’s Committee for the Campaign for Equal Justice, the Young Lawyers Section of the Oregon State Bar, and the Oregon State Bar Estate Planning Section’s Executive Committee New Lawyers Sub Committee. In these roles, she is able to contribute to the enrichment of the legal profession by donating her time and support to these and other worthy legal causes.
Sydney earned her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree at Linfield University. At Gonzaga, she served as a volunteer for the Juvenile Record Sealing Project, the Environmental Law Clinic, and the Civil and Human Rights Advocacy Clinic. She also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for transactional skills and was a Merit Scholarship recipient.
Prior to joining Farleigh Wada Witt, Sydney was a legal intern at a local Pacific Northwest law firm, the Environmental Land Use and Hearings Office in Washington, and the Growth Management Hearings Board in Eastern Washington.
In her free time, Sydney enjoys reading, yoga, and playing pickleball.
Representative Matters
Estate and Succession Planning- Estate & Tax Planning
- Business Succession & Transition Planning
- Estate & Trust Administration
- Entity formation and governance
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Commercial transactions
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Business transition and succession
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Commercial finance
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Purchase and sale transactions
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Lease preparation and negotiation
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Loan documentation
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Due diligence
Education
Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., cum laude 2022)Linfield College (B.A., magna cum laude Political Science 2016)
Admissions
Oregon State BarWashington State Bar
Associations
Multnomah Bar AssociationClark County Bar Association