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Evelyn Cruz Sroufe

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Of Counsel

Evelyn Cruz Sroufe

Evelyn Cruz Sroufe, an of counsel in the firm's Corporate practice, focuses her practice on corporate finance and securities, acquisitions and takeover defense and corporate governance.

Education & Credentials

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Law Review, 1978
  • University of Washington, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1970

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Related Employment

  • Willamette Industries Inc., Portland, OR, Director,  2001-2002
  • The WebSea Group Inc., Seattle, WA, President and CEO, 2001
  • Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, Vice President, 2000-2001
  • Visio Corporation, Seattle, WA, Senior Vice President, 1998-2000
  • Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1979-1984; Partner, 1985-1998

Clerkships

  • Evelyn Cruz Sroufe > Clerkships, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional Recognition

  • Named Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law, 2009, 2016; Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2010, 2017-2018, 2020

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2005-2024

  • Listed in Who’s Who Legal USA – Corporate Governance, 2006

  • Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Business Lawyers," 2005-2015

  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington's Super Lawyers," 2004-2014, 2017-2019

  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell

    (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • National Association of Corporate Directors, Seattle-Northwest Chapter, Director, 2003-2013
  • Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section Executive Committee, Chair, 1993-1994
  • Hispanic Bar Association of Washington, Chair of Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1992-1994

Community Involvement

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center, Board Member, 2001-2012
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center, Chair of Governance Committee, 2003-2007
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center, Vice Chair of Board, 2004-2012
  • Washington Research Council, Board Member, 2006-2007 
  • South Downtown Foundation, Board Member, 1999-2006
  • Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Judge, 1999-2001
  • Software & Information Industry Association, Member, 1998-2000

Professional Experience

Public Companies

Federal Home Loan Bank Exchange Act Registration

Represented Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle in the Registration of Equity securities under Securities Exchange Act.

RealNetworks Convertible Notes

Represented Goldman Sachs & Company in the private offering of $100 million of zero coupon convertible notes by RealNetworks.

Safeco Accelerated Share Buyback Program

Represented Safeco Corporation in an accelerated share buyback program for $620 million of common stock.

Safeco Equity and Debt Offerings

Represented Safeco Corporation in the public offerings of $286 million of common stock and $500 million of senior notes.

Safeco Tender Offers for Debt and Capital Securities

Represented Safeco Corporation in tender offers for $850 million of capital securities and $200 million of senior notes.

Weyerhaeuser Company

Represented Weyerhaeuser and Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company in public offerings of common stock.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC) Merger with Quantum Corporation

Represented Advanced Digital Information Corporation in its $770 million cash merger with Quantum Corporation.

Visio Corporation Merger with Microsoft

Represented Visio in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Microsoft.

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