Michael Fletcher

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Reorganization

Business Law

Corporate Finance & Transactions

Auto Dealers

Career

Mike’s practice emphasizes general corporate counseling, debtor-creditor matters, and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience representing private and public companies, shareholders, receivers, borrowers, lenders, debtors, and creditors.

Mike regularly handles mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and receivership proceedings, secured and unsecured transactions, and formation of LLCs and corporations. He also provides general business counseling.

Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Mike served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John R. Gibson of the United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Mike also worked as Vice President of Affordable Equity Partners, Inc. (a company specializing in syndicating tax credits and providing gap financing to real estate developers) and also as a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers in St. Louis, Missouri.

Professional Memberships

Turnaround Management Association

Multnomah Bar Association

Work Highlights

Tonkon Torp Successfully Represents Ad Hoc Committee of Loan Claimants in BlockFi Chapter 11 Cases

Tonkon Torp is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its representation of the Ad Hoc Committee of Loan Account Holders in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Blockfi, Inc. and its affiliates in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The Tonkon Torp Bankruptcy & Reorganization team was led by partner Danny Newman, who was assisted by partners Michael Fletcher and Tim Conway.

Tonkon Torp-Led Sale of NORPAC Foods, Inc. Named Global 2020 M&A Deal of the Year

The Tonkon Torp-led sale of NORPAC Foods, Inc. has been named an M&A Deal of the Year ($100MM-$250MM) in the 19th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, which selects the finest deals and professionals within the global M&A and Turnaround industry annually.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Oregon State Bar

Washington State Bar Association

Missouri State Bar

Kansas State Bar

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Awards

Education

Experience

Tonkon Torp Successfully Represents Ad Hoc Committee of Loan Claimants in BlockFi Chapter 11 Cases

Tonkon Torp is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its representation of the Ad Hoc Committee of Loan Account Holders in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Blockfi, Inc. and its affiliates in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The Tonkon Torp Bankruptcy & Reorganization team was led by partner Danny Newman, who was assisted by partners Michael Fletcher and Tim Conway.

Tonkon Torp-Led Sale of NORPAC Foods, Inc. Named Global 2020 M&A Deal of the Year

The Tonkon Torp-led sale of NORPAC Foods, Inc. has been named an M&A Deal of the Year ($100MM-$250MM) in the 19th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, which selects the finest deals and professionals within the global M&A and Turnaround industry annually.

In re Christensen Shipyards, Ltd.

Tonkon represented Miles Stover, the court appointed general receiver for Christensen Shipyards, Ltd. CSL is the premier manufacturer of 50 meter composite fiberglass motor yachts in the U.S. The sale price of the yachts is in the range of $34 million. Mr. Stover was appointed and retained Tonkon on March 20, 2015. Virtually all employees at the shipyard had been laid off and all operations had ceased. Three yachts were in process. We assisted the Receiver in negotiating financing facilities with each of the yacht purchasers that enabled the shipyard to bring back approximately 140 employees and restore operations. Subsequently, we assisted the Receiver in the sale of the shipyard to Christensen Shipyards LLC, an entity formed by the yacht purchasers. Thereafter we represented the Receiver in a lawsuit asserting claims against insiders and affiliates and seeking recovery of fraudulent conveyances. Following the sale and the settlement of the lawsuit, the Receiver paid the claims of secured and priority creditors in full and the claims of unsecured creditors in excess of 70%.