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Bernard L. Russell

Of Counsel

T 206.757.8188 Seattle
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Bernard Russell maintains a banking, securities, and corporate practice, and has significant experience in federal and state banking regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, bank securities offerings, bank consumer products, non-deposit investment products, and commercial transactions.

Practice Highlights

  • Representation of large thrift institution in more than 20 acquisitions of savings banks, savings associations, commercial banks, and financial services institutions
  • Representation of community banks in a variety of acquisition or sales transactions
  • Representation of depository institutions of all sizes in general corporate, regulatory, financing transactional and product development matters
  • Formation of trust companies, qualification of trust companies to do business in Washington state and operational issues pertaining to the business of trust companies
  • Handling of financing agreements and treasury function for large Northwest-based retailer with worldwide locations
  • Representation of large sovereign wealth fund in connection with investments in U.S. financial institutions
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1979
    • Editor, Harvard Law Review
  • B.A., Philosophy, Carleton College, 1969
    • Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Business Law Section and Uniform Commercial Code Advisory Committee, Washington State Bar Association

Professional Recognition

    • Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Banking Law by Best Lawyers, 1995-present
    • Selected by Best Lawyers as Seattle's "Lawyer of the Year" in Banking and Finance Law, 2014  
    • Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2002-2014
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