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Chuck

Charles R. Ekberg
Counsel to the Firm
Seattle
D 206.223.7012
C 206.953.8989
ekbergc@lanepowell.com

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
 

Thought Leadership

  • July 14, 2022News

    Forty-four Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington 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
  • July 15, 2021News
    Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • May 20, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 6, 2020News
    Three Lane Powell Attorneys Named in Lawdragon 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • July 16, 2020News
    Thirty-Two Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • April 23, 2020 News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2020 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • June 10, 2019News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • April 26, 2019News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2019 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • June 18, 2018News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 3, 2018News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • June 9, 2017News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 30, 2017News
    Chambers® USA  Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • May 27, 2016News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • February 2, 2016News
    Twenty-five Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • June 12, 2015News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 21, 2015News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • February 11, 2015News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • February 2, 2015News
    Lane Powell Obtains $1.1 Million Monetary Sanction in State Court Proceedings
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2014News
    Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 3, 2014News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • January 29, 2014News
    Twenty-two Lane Powell Attorneys and 12 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • June 14, 2013News
    Thirty-Six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Sixteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2012News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ 12 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • August 9, 2011News
    Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 20, 2011News
    Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • July 20, 2010News
    58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 6, 2010News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010
    Awards & Honors
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022
  • W-H-Lawdragon-2022
  • Washington Super Lawyers 2022

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 (2005-2022)

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

"Washington Super Lawyer" Thomson Reuters, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2003-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Bankruptcy Litigation (1986-2018)

"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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