Stewart M. Landefeld

Stewart Landefeld, partner and Chair of the firm's Business practice, has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of corporate governance and advice to boards of directors, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate finance, public offerings and IPOs, and venture capital. From December 2007 through October 2008, Stewart served as interim Chief Legal Officer, as interim Chief Compliance Officer, and then as Executive Vice President and General Counsel during the seizure of its banking subsidiaries and initial phase of Chapter 11filing of Washington Mutual, Inc.

Professional Recognition

• Received the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, 2009
• Listed in Who's Who Legal USA - Corporate Governance, 2006 - 2010
• Listed in Chambers USA, "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2005 - 2010
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2003 - 2010
• Listed in Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America

Professional Leadership

• Seattle University Director Institute, Founding Organizer
• SEC Hot Topics, Seattle Co-Chair

Community Involvement

• Seattle Symphony Foundation, Vice President, Board of Trustees
• Plymouth Housing Group, Board Member, Board of Trustees
• Seattle Art Museum, Board Member, Board of Trustees
• Seattle Foundation, Board of Trustees, Trustee and Immediate Past Chair
• Henry Art Gallery, Board of Trustees, Trustee and Past Chairman
• Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority, Past Council Chair
• Yale Capital Campaign Committee

Related Employment

• Washington Mutual, Inc., Interim Chief Legal Officer, December 2007 - June 2008, Interim Chief Compliance Officer, June 2008 - October 2008, Executive Vice President, General Counsel during seizure of Washington Mutual Bank and Chapter 11 filing of Washington Mutual, Inc.