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Michael

Michael Parise

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Michael Parise counsels clients in commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, complex loan transactions, real estate, bankruptcy, loan restructuring, maritime vessel financing, business litigation, foreclosures and litigation under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Wells Fargo, KeyBank, Northrim Bank, First National Bank Alaska, Denali State Bank, Union Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, and JP Morgan Bank Europe Limited turn to Michael for counsel on matters related to complex commercial loans, mergers and acquisitions financing, revolving credit lines, real estate, loan workouts, bankruptcies and creditors’ rights.

He also represents parties in negotiations and litigation concerning oil and gas exploration financing, mining lease and royalty agreements, and timber sale and logging contracts.

Michael advises fisheries and other participants in the seafood industry on corporate and maritime vessel financing, North Pacific fisheries catch allocations and other regulations advancing species use and sustainability, licensing and distribution transactions, fish and wildlife issues and other commercial matters. He also regularly advises financial institutions with regard to fisheries loans.

Chambers® USA’s America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has listed Michael as a “Leading Lawyer” in the areas of Corporate M&A, Bankruptcy and Real Estate. The guide indicates that he is “well known for his expertise in real estate finance and ability to get the deals done,” and market commentators enthuse, “he is the best creditors’ lawyer in the state.”

Experience

Horizon Lines, Inc. $75M Term Loan for Purchase of Containerships
Served as local counsel for Horizon Lines, Inc. in its $75M term loan for the purchase of two D-7 class containerships.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing of Alaska Company for Acquisition of Peak Oilfield Service Company
Represented Wells Fargo in performing due diligence review and drafting transactional documents, for a credit facility financing a native corporation's acquisition of Peak Oilfield Service Company.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Revolving Credit Facility
Represented Wells Fargo Bank on a revolving credit facility secured by a portfolio of Alaska, Washington, Arizona and Texas residential apartment buildings.
Gruma International Foods, S.A. Acquisition of Solntse Mexico
Represented Gruma International Foods with respect to its acquisition of all of the stock of a privately held company, Solntse Mexico, doing business in the Russian Federation.
Canadian Investment Fund Financing of Alaskan Oil and Gas Exploration Company
Represented Canadian investment fund with respect to its multi-million dollar financing of an energy corporation for oil and gas exploration in Alaska secured by oil and gas tax credits.
Renaissance Minerals Ltd. Acquisition and Financing of Alaska Mining Company
Represented Renaissance Minerals Limited (Australia) and Black Peak LLC (Alaska) with respect to the Alaska transactional documents and due diligence review for the sale and acquisition of all the membership interests in the Alaska entity.
Alaska Maritime Documentation, Inc. Marine Mortgages and Vessel Documentation
Served as counsel to Alaska Maritime Documentation, Inc. with respect to preferred marine mortgages and vessel documentation.
A-1 Timber Consultants Inc. Timber Sale Agreements
Served as counsel to A-1 Timber Consultants Inc., with respect to timber sale agreements.
Gladstone Capital Sale of Assets of Spirit of Alaska Radio to Ohana Media Group
Represented lender Gladstone Capital in the sale of radio station assets out of the Spirit of Alaska Radio federal court receivership proceeding, and in closing the sale of the radio station assets to Ohana Media Group for $1.3M.
Brinker International Payroll Company, LP v. Duke Investments, LLC
Case No. 3:12-cv-00033U.S. District Court, District of AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska
Represented Brinker International, owner/franchisor of the Chili's restaurant brand, in a lawsuit seeking equitable relief requiring Duke Investments to cease all use of the Chili's brand for its ongoing failure to pay franchise fees.
Royal Bank of Canada In re Prism Helicopters Inc.
Advised Royal Bank of Canada with respect to a Canadian helicopter company, with affiliate companies based in Alaska, in multiple Canadian and U.S. bankruptcy matters.
In re Forcenergy
Served as counsel for creditor oil service company in the bankruptcy reorganization of an oil and gas company.
In re Pacific Forest Products
Served as debtor’s counsel for Chapter 11 of sawmill.
In re Wave Wholesale
Served as secured lender’s counsel in Chapter 11 of food wholesale distributor in rural Alaska.
In re Glacier Bay Airways
Served as counsel for creditor aircraft lender in air taxi Chapter 11 case.
In re Rocky Mountain Helicopters
Served as counsel for timber owner in Chapter 11 of logging company.
In re MarkAir
Served as counsel for flight attendants union.
In re Inlet Fisheries, Inc.
Served as bankruptcy counsel for seafood processor in reorganization under Chapter 11.
In re Yute Air
Served as counsel for creditor aircraft lender.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing for Rental Car Facility
Represented lender Wells Fargo in negotiating and drafting documentation for Construction and Term Loan financing for a quick turnaround rental car facility located at the Bismarck, North Dakota Airport.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Loan for Business Park Acquisition in Boulder, Colorado
Represented Wells Fargo regarding a loan for Business Park acquisition of the commercial property known as the Twin Lakes Technological Park located in Boulder, Colorado.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing of Acquisition and Construction of FedEx Ground Transportation Package-Handling Facility
Represented Wells Fargo in financing acquisition and construction of a FedEx Ground Transportation package-handling facility in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing to Alaska-based Service Provider for Oil and Gas Equipment Lease Financing
Advice and documentation for Wells Fargo's complex master line of credit with multiple interest rate options to an Alaska-based Service Provider for its acquisition and leasing of equipment to oil and gas exploration and production companies operating on the North Slope of Alaska.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing for Denali Tower Office Building Purchase
Represented Wells Fargo in performing a due diligence review and drafting transaction documents for bank financing in a borrower's purchase of an Anchorage office building.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Lake Otis Professional Center Acquisition Financing
Represented lender Wells Fargo in negotiating and drafting documentation for the borrower’s acquisition of a medical office building and surgery facility located in Anchorage, Alaska, a significant purchase in the Anchorage commercial real estate market.
Alaska Interstate Construction, L.L.C. Strategic Advise on Tercon Alaska Ltd. Receivership Asset Purchase
Advised Alaska Interstate Construction regarding possible acquisition of mining equipment out of Canadian court receivership proceedings in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Financing of Purchaser in the for Acquisition of Alaska Interstate Construction
Counseled Wells Fargo in the bank’s financing of an Alaska company’s acquisition of Alaska Interstate Construction, Inc., from AIC International, Nabors Alaska Services Corp and Peak Alaska Ventures, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Credit Facility to Purchaser of Alaskan Tourism Assets of Royal Celebrity Tours and Royal Caribbean Cruises
Represented Wells Fargo, providing advice, performing due diligence review and drafting the transactional documents for credit facilities financing a buyer's acquisition of the Alaska land-based tourism assets of Royal Celebrity Tours and Royal Caribbean Cruises.
International Banking and Financial Services Company Revolving Line of Credit for Alaska Regional Native Corporation
Advised Interntional Banking and Financial Services Company on multi-million dollar credit facility to an Alaska Regional Native Corporation, performing due diligence review and drafting the transactional documents.
J.F. Lehman & Company Acquisition of Ravn Air Group, Inc.
Served as local Alaska Counsel to J.F. Lehman & Company in negotiating and drafting documentation for its acquisition and financing of Ravn Air Group, Inc., a commercial passenger and cargo airline operating in Alaska.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Credit Facility to Waste and Recycle Service Provider for Sale of Business to Waste Connections, Inc.
Performed, on behalf of Wells Fargo, due diligence review, negotiation and drafting of documentation for a interim credit facility to an Alaska-based Waste and Recycle Service Provider, for the sale of its business to Waste Connections, Inc.
7Seas Fish Co. Ltd. Acquisition of Alaska Fish Factory Ltd.
Served as Alaska counsel for Canadian-based 7Seas Fish Co. Ltd. in its acquisition of an Alaska shore-based seafood and fish processor, Alaska Fish Factory Ltd.
ANZ Alaska Counsel on Financing Northern Star Resources' Purchase of Pogo Gold Mine
Served as Alaska counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on its financing of Northern Star Resources' purchase of the Pogo gold mine.

Community Involvement

Resource Development Council

Alaska Bar Association

Business Law Section
Bankruptcy Law Section
Real Estate Law Section

Thought Leadership

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February 2, 2016News
Twenty-five Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2016
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August 24, 2015News
Jamieson, Parise and Partnow Named as 2015 ‘Alaska Super Lawyers’
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August 17, 2015News
Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
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May 21, 2015News
Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2015
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February 11, 2015News
Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2015
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August 27, 2014News
Jamieson and Parise Named as 2014 ‘Alaska Super Lawyers’
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August 18, 2014News
Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
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Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2014
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Practices & Industries

Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Finance & Banking

Education

Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Williams College, B.A., cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Alaska
Massachusetts (Inactive)

Honors

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Special Achievement Award in Hazardous Waste Litigation Cases

"Alaska Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization (2021)

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A (2010-2020); Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2012-2020); Real Estate (2017-2020)

“Alaska Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Creditor/Debtor Rights (2017-2020); Business/Corporate (2012-2016); Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Banking (2009-2010)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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