Bio

Jessica Morgan is a partner at Tonkon Torp LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Department. Her practice includes regulatory compliance, securities and general corporate law, and assisting clients on regulatory legal matters throughout the life of their businesses. Her extensive experience spans more than a decade and focuses mainly on financial service businesses and investment management legal work. Jessica has her finger on the pulse of regulatory change within these industries and is widely recognized as a thought leader and a strong client advocate. Jessica co-chairs the firm’s Financial Services & Investment Management Practice Group and advises pooled investment funds, private equity funds, financial institutions, and investment advisers on all types of regulatory issues, including: the Securities Act of 1933, Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, self-regulatory organization rules, and state blue-sky regulation. She also works on advising clients, both HNW and institutional, on investment decisions. She previously worked as in-house counsel for a private equity company and brings that real-world experience to her practice, where she is known for her business-minded, client-focused perspective, as well as for her efficiency and responsiveness. Through her work in advising investment funds, Jessica has worked within the cannabis industry since 2015, when recreational use was legalized in Oregon. She advises funds and investors on the unique legal landscape governing cannabis from both an historic and contemporary perspective and has worked on hundreds of cannabis industry transactions, including some of the largest to date. During her personal time, Jessica is a member on the PSU Impact Ventures Investment Committee and assists PSU MBA students with their investing programs. She also coaches the La Salle High School cheerleading team. She and her husband are busy raising two children and operating a car rally event business called the Gambler 500.