Background
Clarke, Leo was born on April 26, 1950 in Ontario, Oregon, United States.
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- Author: "Fiduciary Obligations of Lenders in Leveraged Buy-Outs," 54 Miss L.J. 423 (1984), reprinted in 28 Corporation Pract. Comment, 313 (1986)
- "The Contract Clause: A Basis for Limited Judicial Review of State Economic Regulation," 39 Miami L. Rev. 183 (1985)
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"The Futility of Current Approaches to Bank Regulation," 4 J. Law & Comm.
213 (1984). Co-Author: "Rights and Duties of Managing and Agent Banks in Syndicated Loans to Government Borrowers," 1982 Ill. L. Rev. 229, reprinted in Sovereign Lending: Managing Legal Risk (1984). "Choice of Home State Under the International Bank Act of 1978," 1980 Ill.
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Co-Author: "Rights and Duties of Managing and Agent Banks in Syndicated Loans to Government Borrowers," 1982 Ill. L. Rev. 229, reprinted in Sovereign Lending: Managing Legal Risk (1984). "Choice of Home State Under the International Bank Act of 1978," 1980 Ill.
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Leo Clarke
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1972). Harvard University; University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1975).
Career
Worked at Gordon & Polscer (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Insurance Coverage and Defense Law, Bad Faith Law, Professional Liability Law, Products Liability Law, General Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1975, California. 1980, District of Columbia.
1991, Washington.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Assistant Professor of Law, 1982-1984 and Associate Professor of Law, 1984, University of Mississippi.
General Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, 1987-1990. Adjunct Faculty, University of Washington School of Law, 1992-1993.
Continuing Education Presentations Include: "Using Negotiation Skills to Improve Litigation Management," Defense Research Institute, 1996.
"Pre-Trial Practice in Complex Insurance Coverage Cases, "Practicing Law Institute, 1995. "Environmental Insurance Coverage Issues," Washington State Trial Lawyers" Association, 1994. "Regulatory Developments Affecting Environmental Property Damage Claims," Environmental Claims Managers" Association, 1994.
Author: "Fiduciary Obligations of Lenders in Leveraged Buy-Outs," 54 Mission Lord Justice 423 (1984), reprinted in 28 Corporation Pract.
Comment, 313 (1986); "The Contract Clause: A Basis for Limited Judicial Review of State Economic Regulation," 39 Miami L. Review 183 (1985); "The Futility of Current Approaches to Bank Regulation," 4 J. Law & Commander
213 (1984). Company-Author: "Rights and Duties of Managing and Agent Banks in Syndicated Loans to Government Borrowers," 1982 Illinois.
L. Review 229, reprinted in Sovereign Lending: Managing Legal Risk (1984). "Choice of Home State Under the International Bank Acting of 1978," 1980 Illinois.
L. Forum 91. Member: Washington State Bar Association.
State Bar of California. The District of Columbia Bar.
Defense Research Institute. From our offices in Portland and Seattle, Gordon & Polscer represents insurers and other corporate clients in complex insurance coverage and defense litigation and in connection with novel risk management issues.
Our partners came together in 1994 from several prominent firms out of a shared interest in partnering with clients to reduce the high cost of litigation through stringent cost management, creative approaches to settlement, prompt and effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and pro-active and high quality representation.
We encourage "alternative" billing arrangements, detailed litigation planning and open communication with clients. Our practice is particularly geared toward toxic torts, environmental matters and other "long-tail" exposures and to emerging areas such as technology-related torts and mass tort claims. We advise clients on national programs, and we are active in litigation throughout the Western United States.
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Author: "Fiduciary Obligations of Lenders in Leveraged Buy-Outs," 54 Miss L.J. 423 (1984), reprinted in 28 Corporation Pract. Comment, 313 (1986)
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"The Contract Clause: A Basis for Limited Judicial Review of State Economic Regulation," 39 Miami L. Rev. 183 (1985)
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"The Futility of Current Approaches to Bank Regulation," 4 J. Law & Comm.
213 (1984). Co-Author: "Rights and Duties of Managing and Agent Banks in Syndicated Loans to Government Borrowers," 1982 Ill. L. Rev. 229, reprinted in Sovereign Lending: Managing Legal Risk (1984). "Choice of Home State Under the International Bank Act of 1978," 1980 Ill.
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Co-Author: "Rights and Duties of Managing and Agent Banks in Syndicated Loans to Government Borrowers," 1982 Ill. L. Rev. 229, reprinted in Sovereign Lending: Managing Legal Risk (1984). "Choice of Home State Under the International Bank Act of 1978," 1980 Ill.
L. Forum 91.
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Membership
Member: Washington State Bar Association. State Bar of California. The District of Columbia Bar.
Defense Research Institute.
