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Chuck

Charles R. Ekberg

Counsel to the Firm

Chuck Ekberg counsels clients on bankruptcy matters, reorganizations, workouts, creditors’ remedies, receiverships, and real estate litigation and financing. Chambers USA has stated that he is “extensively praised by clients and peers alike,” who say: ‘He is fantastic — very experienced and approachable, with great business sense.’”

Chuck is a member of the Business Bankruptcy Subcommittee of the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and has served four terms on the Executive Committee of the Washington State Bar Association’s Creditor/Debtor Section.

He has frequently appeared as a speaker at various seminars on bankruptcy practice and has authored numerous articles or papers which have appeared in various publications relating to bankruptcy practice.

Chuck is a former Chairperson of the King County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Section and has also served on local bankruptcy rules committees in both the Western District of Washington and Eastern District of Washington. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.

Experience

Turning Point Consulting Sale and Liquidation of Briggs Nursery, LLC
Advised Turning Point — in its capacity as general receiver — in the sale and liquidation of Briggs Nursery, LLC.
In re Liberty House, Inc. Bankruptcy
Representation of Nordstrom, Inc. in Liberty House, Inc.
In re TreeSource Industries, Inc. and Quality Bankruptcy
Representation of General Electric Capital Corporation in TreeSource Industries, Inc. and Quality Bankruptcy.
In re Inside Sports Magazine
Represented Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Inside Sports magazine.
In re Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. Inc. Bankruptcy
Co-counsel to Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. Inc., debtor in Chapter 11 case.
In re Vanguard Electronics, Inc. Bankruptcy
Representation of Chase Manhattan Bank in Vanguard Electronics, Inc.
In re Western Farmers Association Bankruptcy
Representation of Western Farmers Association, debtor in a Chapter 11 case.
American Marine Bank v. Riverstone Development LLC
Represented Robert Steinberg, the general receiver of a local development company that owns a partially completed condominium project, in completion and sale of the units.
Bitvestment Partners LLC f/k/a Dalsa Barbour LLC In re Alydian
Represented creditor client, Bitvestment, in fighting a debtor's request to auction its bitcoin-mining rigs, which has resulted in a settlement in Bitvestment’s favor.
KeyBank N.A. In re Matrix Development Corporation a/k/a Legend Homes
Case No. 08-32798U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon
Represented KeyBank as regional northwest counsel on various land development and other loans to borrowers in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, as well as on a variety of defaulting real estate loans.
In re CHG International, Inc. Bankruptcy
Counsel to CHG International, Inc. in Chapter 11 case.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell PC

Counsel to the Firm (2017-Present)
Shareholder (1978-2017)
Associate (1971-1977)

Community Involvement

American Bar Association

Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Rules

American Bankruptcy Institute, Member

Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative

Western District Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee

Kids’ Discovery Museum, Director

American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow

Bainbridge Foundation, Former Director

Hamlin Robinson School, Former Director

University of Washington Law School Foundation, Former Director

Island Volunteer Caregivers, Board Member

Thought Leadership

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June 14, 2013News
Thirty-Six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Sixteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
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June 13, 2012News
28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ 12 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
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August 9, 2011News
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Practices & Industries

Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy

Education

University of Washington, J.D., 1971
- University of Washington Law Review, Board of Editors (1970-1971)
- Research Associate to Professor William H. Rodgers, Jr. (1969)
- Order of the Coif
University of Washington, B.A., with honors, 1968

Admissions

Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Language

Swedish (Proficient)

Honors

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2005-2024)

"Washington Super Lawyer," Thomson Reuters, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2003-2022); Bankruptcy: Business (2023-2024)

Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2020, 2022-2023)

"Top 100 Washington Super Lawyer," Thomson Reuters (2008-2010)

Recognized for his work in bankruptcy law by The Legal 500 United States (2009)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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