Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi
Practice Emphasis
additional practice emphasis
Business Transactions
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington, 1996
______________________________________________________________________Kumi focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning and governance, and general business transactions. Her experience includes both private and public company mergers, stock and asset sales and purchases, “going-private” transactions and other corporate planning measures. She assists financial institutions with state and federal banking matters and has worked on numerous new bank formations, holding company reorganizations, business combinations, and regulatory compliance issues. She has also spoken on corporate governance and M&A topics at local and national conferences.
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Kumi has lived in Seattle since graduating from law school in Boston.
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Board of Directors, Japanese American Chamber of Commerce
Member, Washington State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle
RECOGNITION
Washington CEO Magazine, “Top Attorneys in Business Law,” 2007
Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Star,” 2003 - 2008
Washington CEO Magazine, “League of Justice,” 2006
LANGUAGES
Japanese, French
EDUCATION
J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1995
B.A., cum laude, Wellesley College, 1992
