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David W.  Criswell
ShareholderCreditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Team Co-Chair
Portland
D 503.778.2198
criswelld@lanepowell.com

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 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
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022
  • W-H-Lawdragon-2022
  • 2022 Super Lawyers
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

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)

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

The Best Lawyers in America©, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights and Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2015-2023)

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

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Bankruptcy (2011-2022)

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

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