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Practice Areas
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50% Business
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25% Securities Offerings
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25% Mergers / Acquisitions
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Résumé
License
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33 years since Evelyn Cruz Sroufe was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Washington |
Active
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1978 |
01/31/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Washington School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1978 |
| University of Washington |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1970 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2010 |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2009 |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2008 |
| Avvo Top Mergers/Acquisitions Lawyer |
Washington CEO Magazine |
2008 |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2007 |
| Washington's Super Lawyers |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2006 |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2006 |
| Listed - Corporate Governance |
Who's Who Legal |
2006 |
| Washington's Super Lawyers |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2005 |
| America's Leading Business Lawyers |
Chambers USA |
2005 |
| Washington's Super Lawyers |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2004 |
| Listed |
Best Lawyers in America |
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See all 12 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Director |
National Association of Corporate Directors, Seattle-Northwest Chapter |
2003-present
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| Chair |
Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section |
1993-1994
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| Chair |
Hispanic Bar Association of Washington, Judicial Evaluation Committee |
1992-1994
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Competitive Bidding in M&A Transactions: Delaware Court Enforces Deal Protections and Recognizes Common Law Fraud Claims |
Deal Lawyers |
2010 |
| In a Leveraged Buyout With a Controlling Stockholder, Loyal Directors Must Actively Negotiate |
VC Experts |
2009 |
| Lyondell Chemical Corp v. Ryan: Delaware Supreme Court Holds Board's Accelerated Process for Sale of Company Did Not Constitute Bad Faith Breach of Revlon Duties |
LexisNexis publication |
2009 |
| "Director, Assess Thyself: Board Self-Evaluations, an Emerging Best Practice |
Corporate Governance Advisor |
2005 |
| "Leaky Raincoats After Disney: Time to Reincorporate in a Model Act State?" |
Securities Regulatory Update |
2003 |
| "CEO and CFO Certifications under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act" |
Practical Lawyer |
2002 |
| "Observations of an 'Outside' Outside Director: A Weyerhaeuser Nominee on the Willamette Board" |
The M&A Lawyer |
2002 |
See all 7 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| The Government Is Watching--Enforcement, Investigations and Board Oversight |
Northwest Directors Series |
2010 |
| Exit Strategies: The Board's Role in M&A |
Northwest Directors Series |
2008 |
| No Seat at the Table: Women in the Corporate Boardroom |
Center on Corporations, Law & Society |
2007 |
| Mergers & Acquisitions Trends and Developments |
Bowne & Co., Inc./Practicing Law Institute |
2005 |
| Corporate Governance Reform — New Developments in Securities Laws |
Bowne & Co., Inc./Practicing Law Institute |
2005 |
| Director Duties, Liabilities and Ethical Protection: What Every Director Needs to Know |
Seattle-Northwest Chapter of NACD / Seattle, WA |
2005 |
| Board Fiduciary Duties |
Mergers and Acquisitions in Today’s Market Seminar |
2004 |
| Liability, Indemnification and Insurance |
Directors and Officers in the Spotlight |
2003 |
| How to Meet Shareholder & Regulatory Demands through Board & Management Excellence |
Corporate Governance Conference / Washington, D.C. |
2002 |
See all 9 speaking engagements
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