David Denecke
Shareholder | Portland Office
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Memberships/Affiliations

David has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1978 and is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Multnomah Bar Association. He has received an AV® rating by the Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory. David is active in several professional organizations, including the American Judicature Society, the Campaign for Equal Justice, the City Club of Portland and the Southern Willamette Research Corridor, among others.

Education

David received his JD from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1978. He also holds a BA degree from the University of Oregon.

Publications

• "Practical tips for family businesses," Oregon Business Magazine, page 50 (September 2006)
• "Measure 37: What's It Mean for Small Business?," Oregon Business Magazine, Small Business Handbook, pg. 8 (February 2005)

Mergers, Acquisitions and Finance Transaction Highlights

Hotel Sales

• Los Angeles, CA: Sale of 700-room hotel ($25,000,000).
• Las Vegas, Nevada: Bankruptcy litigation over ground leased hotel.
• San Francisco, CA: Sale of fee interest and retention management agreement hotel ($15,000,000).
• Albuquerque, NM: Sale of ground leased hotel with Port of Albuquerque .
• Valencia, CA: Sale of fee interest in hotel/resort ($5,000,000).
• California and Arizona: National Park Hotel. Sale of Grand Canyon and Death Valley National Park concessions.

Plant and Company Sales

• Oregon: Oregon Garden Products. Sale of largest container nursery in U.S. ($15,000,000).
• California: Amfac Nurseries. Sale of 200 acre container nursery Elsinore/Riverside.
• Philadelphia, PA: Sale of 30+ stores (in 7 states) of retail clothing company, including sale of inventory, assignment of commercial leases and trademarks ($30,000,000).
• Atlanta, GA: Sale of 15-state wholesale veterinary supply distribution business, including commercial lease assignments, distributor agreements and DEA controlled substance licenses ($20,000,000).
• Seattle, WA: Pacific Pearl Seafood. Sale of branded retail canned seafood business to C. Itoh Co. and sale of crab and salmon fishing fleet.
• Portland, OR: Portland Bottling Company. Sale of plants, warehouses and retail soft drink bottling business ($6,000,000).
• Atlanta, GA: Wakefield Seafood. Sale of branded retail frozen seafood business to Rich Products.
• Portland, OR: Lamb-Weston, Inc. Sale of potato processing company ($300,000,000).
• Alaska and Bellingham, WA: Seafood Plant Sales.

Plant and Company Purchases and Leases

• Boardman, OR: Purchase of processing plant, branded food product line, inventory and growing agreements on over 50,000 acres ($60,000,000).
• Richland, WA: Purchase of storage warehouses ($3,000,000).
• American Falls, ID: Long-term lease on cold storage facility.
• St. Louis, MO: Ralston Purina Co. Purchase of processing facilities ($20,000,000).
• Illinois and Florida: Purchase of manufacturing plants ($25,000,000).
• Houston, TX: Purchase of $60 million oil field, marine and pipe distribution businesses.
• Nationwide: Union Pacific Railroad. Negotiation of $100 million private rail transportation agreement.
• Navajo Indian Reservation: Negotiation for construction and operation of food processing joint venture with Navajo Indian Nation.
• Nationwide: Private Rail Fleet Agreement. Negotiation of 100-car private rail fleet lease agreement ($50,000,000).

Refinance

• Hawaii: Liberty House Stores. Refinancing of chain of department stores ($70,000,000).
• Nationwide: Fred Harvey Hotels & Resorts. Refinance national park concessions ($125,000,000).

International

• France: License and eventual termination of patent and trade secret.
• India: Formation of foreign subsidiary and negotiation of food processing joint venture in India.
• Mexico: Formation of Mexican subsidiaries of American corporation for manufacture and distribution of products in Mexico ; negotiation of real estate purchase.
• United Kingdom: Joint venture partner buy out of manufacturing and distribution.
• Mexico: Defended client in patent infringement matter.
• Mexico: Purchase of manufacturing plant and manufacturing agreements($30+million).

Real Estate

• Oregon and Washington: Purchase, sale and financing of over 2000 residential apartment units.
• Napa, CA, Clover Island, WA, Mammoth Mountain, CA , Kanapali Beach, HA, Poipu Beach, HA, Roche Harbor, WA: Planning, acquisition, sale and/or financing of destination resort, residential condominiums and marina developments.
• Nationwide: Negotiation and document preparation for the sale of a co-tenancy interest as part of a § 1031 tax-free exchange.

Residential/Commercial Real Estate Transactions

• Vancouver, WA: Purchase of 200 unit apartment complex
• Vancouver, WA: Purchase of 176 unit apartment
• John Day, OR: Purchase and lease back of assisted living facility
• Sheridan, OR: Purchase and sale of assisted living facility
• Vancouver, WA: Sale of 130 unit apartment
• Portland, OR: Purchase of 376 unit apartment
• Camas, WA: Sale of condominium development
• Vancouver, WA: Purchase of assisted living facility

Energy Project Transaction Highlights

• Mt. Poso, Bakersfield, CA: Coal fired power plant joint venture partner with Bechtel Corp. and Pyro Power Co.
• Soledad, CA: Urban wood waste powered plant joint venture.
• Long Island, NY: Gas fired 100MW cogeneration plant development joint venture.
• Crockett, CA: C & H Sugar cogeneration power plant development.
• Chatteau Gay, NY: Partnership to develop wood and industrial waste fired cogeneration plant.
• Stoneybrook, NY: State University of New York . Development of gas-fired steam and electric cogeneration plant.
• San Diego, CA: Sale of San Diego Central Cooling water plant and distribution system.
• Hanes, AL: Partnership in wood waste fired cogeneration plant.
• White City, OR: Biomass I, operator of wood waste fired cogeneration plant.
• Molokai, HA: Construction and operation of partnership-owned biowaste fired cogeneration plant.
• Turners Falls, MA: Partner in 20+MW cogeneration plant.
• Houston, TX : Joint venture with CRS-Serene to build and operate utilities.
• Camas, WA: Negotiated a contract for cogeneration plant at James River paper mill.
• Western United States: Represented Lamb Weston, Co. in numerous electric power purchase, fuel and engineering/construction projects at processing plants.