Bradley Thoreson

Bradley Thoreson is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Seattle office and a member of the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Brad’s complex commercial litigation practice focuses on commercial real estate for some of the largest owners and developers in the United States. Recently, Brad had the opportunity to represent Unico Properties, Blackstone, EQ Office, Revantage, BRE, Hudson Pacific, MassMutual, LBA Realty, Holland Partner Group, Madison Development Group, and MainStreet Property in substantial real property disputes with most claims exceeding $10,000,000. Brad’s practice also includes “bet the company” litigation. He has successfully tried cases involving large sums including a $97,000,000 jury verdict in Federal Court and a $230,000,000 recovery for the University of Washington Treasury Department adverse to its former custodial bank. Most recently, Brad was able to save a company through litigation with the US Customs and Border Control, and in another, effectively represented the outgoing President/CEO of a large international private company adverse to its Chairman of the Board/majority shareholder in a multi-million buy-out dispute. Awards and Recognition America's Top 50 Lawyers - 2023 Washington Super Lawyers list, 2003-2021 2019 Lawyer of Distinction, New York Times 2010-2020 Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan magazine 2013-2020 Top 1% on the America’s Most Honored Lawyers list Top Rated Lawyers in Banking and Finance Law, Martindale-Hubbell 2013 Nominated Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2014 Martindale-Hubbell, AV rating Areas of Practice Real Estate Litigation Corporate Law Industry Specialties Sports Industry Law Construction Law & Public Contracts Title Insurance & Escrow Mr. Thoreson earned his J.D. from the University of Puget Sound in 1988, and his B.S. from Seattle Pacific University in 1985. Court Admissions: Federal District Court, various districts U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States Supreme Court Community: Board of Trustees, Seattle Pacific University Board of Governors, Washington Athletic Club Adjunct Faculty, Seattle Pacific University- teaching the MBA Graduate Legal Environment of Business class Elect to Board of Trustees, 101 Club, 2019-2021 Board Chair of the Corporate Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of King County Co-Chair, Annual Key Events Contact info:Direct: (206) 319-7036Email: [email protected] Click here to visit website