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Practice Emphasis Business Law Professional Experience Chris Walther is an associate in the Business Law Department at Lionel Sawyer & Collins. While earning his law degree, Mr. Walther served as Judicial Extern to the Honorable Mary Ann Bearden, Presiding Judge of Lane County Circuit Court, Eugene, Oregon. He also served as Research Assistant to B.A. Kliks Professor of Law Dominick Vetri, University of Oregon School of Law. Mr. Walther has also been employed as a law clerk for the in-house legal department of a national childcare and education provider, where along with resolving contract, regulatory and licensing issues, a significant portion of his work involved drafting merger documents as part of a multimillion-dollar corporate restructuring and refinancing plan. Professional and Civic Affiliations Member, State Bar of Nevada Education University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2006 Oregon Law Review Executive Editor, 2005-2006; Staff Editor, 2004-2005 University of Oregon School of Law Award of Excellence Scholarship, 2003-2006 Brown University, A.B. in Political Science and Business Economics, 2003 Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society, 2002 Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantships Program Fellowship, 2001 Varsity Football Team (1999 Ivy League Champions), 1999-2002 Academic All-Ivy Team, 2002 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete of the Year Scholarship (Portland, Oregon chapter), 1998. | 