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  • Ranked as a Corporate/M&A and Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy lawyer by Chambers USA, 2011 (Band 1 and 2)
  • Ranked one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA, 2007 & 2010 
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
  • Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights, 2003-2012
  • Co-Chair of Bankruptcy Section of Alaska Bar, 1995-1997

  • University of Michigan (J.D., 1987)
  • University of Queensland, Australia (1984), Rotary Foundation Fellowship
  • University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983), Classics

  • Alaska
  • Washington

Michael R. Mills

Partner
Anchorage
P: (907) 276-4557
F: (907) 375-2989
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Mike is a partner who represents clients in complex commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and business disputes.

Representative Work

Transactional Matters
  • VECO Corporation (represented major shareholder in $463,000,000 sale to CH2M HILL of oil and gas related engineering and construction company)
  • The Chenega Corporation (represented The Chenega Corporation in numerous multi-million dollar acquisitions from 2007-present, one over $50,000,000)
  • Janicki Industries, Inc. (represented borrower in $52,000,000 financing, $15,000,000 Utah plant expansion and $62,000,000 financing)
  • Café del Mundo (represented seller of Anchorage coffee company)
  • Corporate Restructuring (represented numerous companies and also creditors in successful debt restructurings)

Commercial Disputes
  • Aleut Enterprise, LLC v. Adak Seafoods and Independence Bank (obtained summary judgment for owner of fish processing plant in complex lease dispute)
  • Tikigaq/Global Services v. Alaska Petroleum Contractors (obtained a jury verdict of approximately $700,000 against Alaska Petroleum Contractors in the Alaska Superior Court)
  • Alltel Publishing v. Alaska Communication Systems (represented Alltel Publishing of Akron, Ohio, subsidiary of Alltel Corporation, in Alaska Superior Court in multi-million dollar breach of contract action over termination of yellow page contract)
  • Ownership Disputes (represented owners in disputes, sales and dissolutions)

Bankruptcy Matters (Debtor, Creditor and Trustee Counsel)
  • Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska, Inc. (Diocese of Fairbanks) (confirmed Chapter 11 plan) (Debtor Counsel)
  • Inlet Fisheries, Inc. (confirmed Chapter 11 liquidating plan of fish processor) (Debtor Counsel)
  • Pacific Energy (DE case)(represented CIRI as pipeline lessor and natural gas lessor in debtor’s sale of oil field on west side of Cook Inlet)
  • Era Aviation (represented Seacor Holdings, Era Helicopters, Era FBO, largest unsecured creditors and member of unsecured creditors’ committee in Chapter 11, full payout plan)
  • Martech, Inc. and Chapter 7 trustee (represented NYSE listed construction/remediation company in Chapter 11 and served as special counsel for Chapter 7 trustee)
  • MarkAir, Inc. and Chapter 7 trustee (largest Chapter 11 in Alaska's history. Alaska based airline. Successfully reorganized in 1993. Second Chapter 11 case converted to Chapter 7 in 1995. Served as special counsel for Chapter 7 trustee)
  • Trustees (represented trustee in over 100 chapter 7 cases) 

Representative Clients

  • The Aleut Corporation
  • Calkins & Burke, Ltd./C.B. Magnum, Inc. (Vancouver)
  • The Chenega Corporation
  • Deloycheet, Inc.
  • Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
  • Inlet Fisheries, Inc./Inlet Fish Producers, Inc.
  • Janicki Industries, Inc. (Sedro-Woolley, WA)
  • Partusch Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
  • Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers America, Inc.
  • TerraSond Limited, Inc.

Professional Activities

  • Federal Court Fund (2006-7, Chair 2007)
  • Alaska Bar Association (Chairmen, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1995-1996)

Civic & Community Activities

  • Covenant House Alaska (Board member 2008-present)
  • Smile For A Lifetime (Board member, founded in January 2012)
  • South High Soccer Booster Club (president 2010-present)