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Sheila Swanson
Law Clerk
My favorite part of a transaction is identifying the risks and addressing how to mitigate them.
Sheila R. Swanson works with the firm’s business and tax practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Sheila worked extensively in finance as a private equity investor, an equity securities analyst, and a commercial lender. As a Chartered Financial Analyst, she focused on investment acquisitions and strategic divestments. Sheila uses her years of experience in finance and corporate development in the lower 48 and with an Alaska Native Corporation to help clients grow their business.
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Education
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J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2019, magna cum laude
- CALI Award for Excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions, UCC Secured Transactions, Persuasive Writing and Oral Advocacy, LLC and Partnership Tax, Trial Advocacy Alaska, and Introduction to Practice
- CALI Award for Excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions, UCC Secured Transactions, Persuasive Writing and Oral Advocacy, LLC and Partnership Tax, Trial Advocacy Alaska, and Introduction to Practice
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M.B.A., University of Alaska Anchorage, 2009
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B.S., Finance, University of Connecticut, 1987
Memberships & Affiliations
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- President, 2012-2015, Board of Directors, 2009-2016 – Alaska Women's Gold Nugget Triathlon
- President, 2012-2015, Board of Directors, 2009-2016 – Alaska Women's Gold Nugget Triathlon
Background
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- Legal Extern, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, 2019
- Legal Extern, Old Harbor Native Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska, 2019
- Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Anchorage, Alaska, 2018
- Law Clerk, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Anchorage, Alaska, 2017
- Senior Director, Business Development, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Anchorage 2000-2016
- Securities Research Analyst, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1997-1998
- Securities Research Analyst, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1996-1997
- Securities Research Analyst, First Manhattan Co., New York, N.Y., 1994-1996
- Senior Consultant, Financial Institutions Consulting Group, BDO Seidman, New York, N.Y., 1993-1994
- Assistant Vice President, Corporate Banking Division, Fleet Financial Group, New York, N.Y., 1987-1993