Michael Parise

Firm: Lane Powell
Location: Anchorage - AK

  • 1600 A Street Suite 304
    Anchorage, Alaska 99501-5148
    USA
  • Tel : 907.264.3322
  • Fax : 907.276.2631
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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.

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.

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.
  • Financing of Alaska Company for Acquisition of Peak Oilfield Service Company
    Represented a National Bank in performing due diligence review and drafting transactional documents, for a credit facility financing a native corporation’s acquisition of Peak Oilfield Service Company.
  • National Bank Revolving Credit Facility
    Represented a national 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.

Lane Powell

Lane Powell is a widely respected law firm made up of diverse and cutting-edge thinkers who thrive on advocating for our clients — individuals, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies — by advising them on their critical business challenges and complex legal matters.

With nearly 200 attorneys across more than 35 practice areas and industries in offices located in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, we are well-versed in the challenges that face our clients on a regional, national and international level. The longstanding client relationships we have developed in Asia solidify our position as a gateway to and from the Pacific Rim.

Our role with an increasingly varied set of clients is expanding as we work to understand their businesses as well as they do. Not only do we serve as their trusted legal counsel, but also as advocates and advisors — occupying a more valuable seat at the table. We represent them on their boards. We empower their business strategies. We help clients confront and survive disruptions in their industries as we have in our own.

There’s never been a more interesting time to practice law, and there’s never been a better time to work with Lane Powell.

TRUSTED COUNSEL.

The people of Lane Powell have served as trusted counsel since 1875. We have redefined the attorney-client relationship with a value proposition focused on holistic strategy, a team approach and shared accountability. Through this process, we have become the preferred counsel for a full range of services among established businesses in the Pacific Northwest and the globe.

To clients, “trusted” means an unmatched standard of service and collaboration — a hallmark of our law firm for more than 145 years. However much the legal industry may change, we know that trust will always remain a value at our core.