Richard Goldfarb Named 2009 Seattle Banking Lawyer of the Year
3/2/2009
CONTACT: Kathleen A. Sebastian, Marketing Manager, (206) 386-7513
SEATTLE- Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, today announced that
Richard L. Goldfarb was named 2009 Banking Lawyer of the Year by
Best Lawyers.
Goldfarb is a member of the firm in the Corporate group. He practices in the banking, corporate and commercial law areas. With nearly 30 years in practice, he has special experience in secured transactions for banks, other financial institutions and borrowers, as well as in regulatory matters.
He is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D. cum laude, 1980) and Harvard College (A.B. magna cum laude, 1977) and is admitted to the state bars of Washington and Alaska.
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of leading attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2009) is based on more than 2.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. According to Best Lawyers, the attorneys being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings from their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
"I've known Rick for many years, and he has truly earned this important recognition," said Stoel Rives Managing Partner Robert D. Van Brocklin. "Rick's achievement reflects positively not only on his legal capabilities, but on the sophisticated work we regularly do for our banking industry clients. We feel very fortunate to represent some of the most successful and dynamic companies in the Pacific Northwest."
About Stoel Rives LLP: Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 12 offices in eight states. Stoel Rives is regarded as a leader in energy, real estate, project development, land use, construction, natural resources, environmental, litigation, employment, corporate and intellectual property law. The firm has offices in Anchorage, Alaska; Boise, Idaho; Denver, Colo.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Tahoe City, Calif.; and Vancouver, Wash. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.