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Mike

Michael R. Silvey
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2195
C 503.780.8583
silveym@lanepowell.com

Mike Silvey advises clients on all aspects of commercial real estate, including purchase transactions, development and refinancing, construction agreements, leasing and land use approvals.  

He represents developers, investors and businesses, and his clients have described him as “highly intelligent, creative and thorough,” and “very good at getting transactions to the finish line.” Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business lists Mike as a “Leading Lawyer,” stating he “earns strong praise for his expertise in commercial real estate.” Best Lawyers® named Mike Portland’s 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Real Estate.

Personal Experience

Portland State University, Adjunct Professor

Lane Powell, Shareholder (2011-Present)

Foster Pepper LLP/Roberts Kaplan LLP

  • Partner (1993-2010)
  • Of Counsel (1991-1992)

Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (1971-1990)
 

Community Involvement

Board of Trustees, Multnomah Athletic Club (2018-2021)

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Oregon Chapter

  • Member (1994-2016)
  • President (1998)

Counselors of Real Estate, Oregon Chapter

  • Member (1999-2016)
  • Chairman (2002-2004)
  • Membership Officer (2009-2016)

Clackamas Community Land Trust

  • Board of Directors (1998-2012)
  • Executive Committee (2000-2011)
  • President (2005-2011)

Proud Ground

  • Member, Board of Directors (2013-2016)
  • Chair, Board of Directors (2014-2015)

Member, American Bar Association, Real Property and Trust Section

Member, Oregon State Bar, Real Estate and Land Use Section

Member, Washington State Bar, Real Property and Trust Section

Member, California State Bar, Real Property Section

Member, Idaho State Bar

Member, Multnomah Bar Association

Member, Commercial Association of Brokers

Member, International Council of Shopping Centers

Citizen Member, City of Lake Oswego Comprehensive Plan Review Committee (1992-1994)

YMCA of Columbia-Willamette

  • Board of Trustees (1991-1999)
  • Executive Committee (1992-1999)

Chair, Public Policy Committee, Oregon State YMCA (1993-1999)

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • June 1, 2022News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2022 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • May 20, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • April 23, 2020 News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2020 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • July 5, 2019News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • April 26, 2019News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2019 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 24, 2018News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 11, 2018Event / CLE
    Estoppel Certificates, Subordination Agreement and Landlord Waivers: The Basics and Why They Are Still Important
    The Seminar Group | Portland, Oregon
  • May 3, 2018News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • February 6, 2018News
    Silvey Elected to Multnomah Athletic Club Board of Trustees
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • July 10, 2017News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 30, 2017News
    Chambers® USA  Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • July 11, 2016News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • May 27, 2016News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • February 2, 2016News
    Twenty-five Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • July 8, 2015News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Four Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 21, 2015News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • February 11, 2015News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys and 11 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • November 14, 2014Event / CLE
    The Anatomy of a Development Project From Acquisition to Zoning
    The Ticor Title School of Real Estate | Portland, Oregon
  • September 16, 2014News
    VergePointe’s Oregon City Project Fetches $52.5M
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • July 9, 2014News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 24, 2014News
    Proud Ground Creating Proud Homeowners
    In the News
  • June 3, 2014News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • January 29, 2014News
    Twenty-two Lane Powell Attorneys and 12 Practice Groups Recommended in Chambers® USA 2014
    Awards & Honors
  • January 14, 2014News
    Silvey Elected Board Chair of Proud Ground
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022

Practices & Industries

  • Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Private Investment Funds

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., with honors, 1971
    • Order of the Coif
  • University of California at Santa Barbara, A.B., History, with honors, 1967

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • California
  • Idaho
  • Washington

Honors

“Portland Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers®, Real Estate (2016)

"Humanitarian Award," Commercial Association of Realtors® (2011)

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate (2013-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate (2013-2023)

“Oregon Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Real Estate (2006-2019)

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

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