Cairncross & Hempelmann

Business / Corporate (M&A)

Partner

Dwight serves as an advocate and trusted advisor to his clients who span a broad range of sectors and business sizes. As an integral member of the CH& Business group, Dwight’s practice focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions, particularly in the area of cross-border mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. Dwight has extensive experience in representing multinational companies in connection with US transactions and operations and coordinating and managing multijurisdictional teams. As a strategic thinker, Dwight enables his clients to navigate the intricacies of each transaction while never losing sight of their overall goals. Dwight empowers his clients to make informed, objective decisions to quickly close transactions and provide the maximum value to all parties involved.

In addition to M&A, Dwight’s multi-faceted practice also emphasizes corporate governance, federal and state tax, and commercial contracts. Representing multinational, privately held and emerging companies, Dwight thinks outside of the box to deliver creative solutions for complex contract negotiations. His commercial contract clients span a wide array of industries including manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, technology, advertising and marketing, and service-oriented sectors. Dwight provides counsel on organizational structure, day-to-day management and fiduciary duties. Dwight also helps non-profit organizations achieve tax-exempt status and establish approved governance. Defined by his willingness to go above and beyond for his clients, Dwight provides respectful and responsive legal counsel across all aspects of his practice.

Representative Matters: 

Wave Broadband $2.36bn sale to TPG Capital Cross-border acquisitions exceeding $1bn Middle-market company sales and restructurings

Honours: 

Ranked in Washington State by Chambers USA in the area of Corporate/M&A since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Law since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Tax Law since 2021 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Mergers and Acquisitions Law since 2024 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) since 2024 Named on the Washington Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers® Magazine since 2025 Listed in The National Black Lawyers Top 100 since 2022 Named on the Top 10 Washington Attorneys list in Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions by Business Today 2023 Top Business Lawyer – Business Transaction, General Award Recipient, Seattle Business

J.D., University of Washington School of Law (1997) 

B.A., University of Washington (1994)