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David

David W. Criswell

ShareholderCreditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Team Co-Chair

David Criswell is a member of the Creditors’ Rights, Finance and Banking, and Real Estate Teams. His principal areas of practice are business bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, loan workouts, insolvency and real estate. He has represented numerous debtors-in-possession, secured lenders and purchasers in complex Chapter 11 cases. He has also represented lenders and borrowers in out-of-court loan restructurings. David is often sought out by community banks and hedge funds in the Pacific Northwest and beyond for assistance with loan recoveries, loan documentation and other financial services issues.

Professional Experience

Ball Janik, Partner (1992-2017)

Rudnick & Wolfe (now DLA Piper), Attorney (1989-1992)

Community Involvement

Oregon State Bar Association, Debtor/Creditor Section, Member

Thought Leadership

August 15, 2024News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Recognizes 128 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2024News
Nineteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2024
Awards & Honors
June 14, 2024News
Two Lane Powell Attorneys Named in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024
Awards & Honors
June 6, 2024News
Lane Powell Ranked Again Among Top Firms in 2024 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2023News
Nineteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2023
Awards & Honors
June 1, 2023News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2023 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
August 18, 2022News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 1, 2022News
Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2022
Awards & Honors
June 1, 2022News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2022 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
January 26, 2022News
Three Lane Powell Attorneys Named in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers List for 2022
Awards & Honors
August 19, 2021News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 15, 2021News
Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
Awards & Honors
August 20, 2020News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2020Publication
Oregon Banks Challenge Constitutionality of HB 4204
COVID-19 Resource
August 6, 2020News
Three Lane Powell Attorneys Named in Lawdragon 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2020
Awards & Honors
July 7, 2020Publication
Oregon Imposes Foreclosure Moratorium on Real Estate Lenders
COVID-19 Resource
July 6, 2020News
Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2020
Awards & Honors
August 15, 2019News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 5, 2019News
Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
June 4, 2019News
Lane Powell Announces New Leaders, Reinforcing Focus on Innovation & Talent
Firm Announcement
August 15, 2018News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 24, 2018News
Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
Awards & Honors
June 5, 2018Event / CLE
Northwest Receivership & Insolvency Professionals Forum
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
May 21, 2018Event / CLE
Legal Considerations and Diligence in Asset-Based Lending & Owner-Occupied Real Estate
In-house Presentation to National Banking Client
August 15, 2017News
Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
Awards & Honors
August 14, 2017News
Criswell Joins Lane Powell’s Creditors’ Rights Team
Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Finance & Banking
Real Estate

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., cum laude, 1989
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1986

Admissions

Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Honors

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

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2022-2024)

Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2020, 2022-2024)

“Top 50 List Oregon Super Lawyers,” Thomson Reuters, Bankruptcy (2020-2022)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Bankruptcy (2011-2024)

“Oregon’s Top Rated Lawyers,” The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Magazine (2013)

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