The law firm of Wohlforth, Johnson, Brecht, Cartledge & Brooking, A Professional Corporation was founded in 1967 and has built a diverse and comprehensive practice in the areas of public finance, business, securities, banking, commercial, environmental, real estate, labor, employment, municipal and state agency law, and civil litigation. With our offices based in Alaska, we are vitally interested in, and maintain a keen awareness of, the current status of Alaska law and economic and governmental conditions. The firm is nationally recognized for its municipal and public finance practices and has deep grounding in Alaska. Clients include banks, trust companies, investment banks, securities issuers, corporations, various enterprises, non-profit corporations, rural Alaska communities and municipalities and state agencies. Its members have served as Commissioner of Revenue, Director of Banking, Securities and Corporations, Director of Petroleum Revenue, Chair of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and other Alaska governmental positions. Representation is comprehensive, as the firm has an active trial and appellate civil litigation practice, and regularly appears before numerous state and municipal administrative and regulatory agencies.
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Julius J. BrechtJulius J. Brecht, Shareholder
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Phone: (907) 276-6401
Fax: (907) 276-5093
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Julius J. Brecht has been in private practice since completing his service as director of the Alaska Division of Banking and Securities in 1980. His principal areas of practice include state and federal securities law and business and finance law.

Mr. Brecht represents private business entities, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, and Native corporations formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. His work before the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators involves registrations, filings, and opinions for clients, including ones having publicly traded securities. He advises clients on business structure and transactions. He was instrumental in organizing, and continues to advise, the Alaska Trust Company, the first independent trust company in Alaska.

Mr. Brecht has been involved in drafting agreements and legislation. He serves on a special committee established by the Alaska Division of Banking and Securities to address comprehensive legislation to replace the current Alaska Securities Act. He was the drafter of the Alaska Municipal Port Authority Act.

Mr. Brecht enjoys his involvement in various civic and community organizations including, Great Alaska Council Boy Scouts of America, Anchorage Rotary, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Anchorage Rotary and Commonwealth North. He presently co-chairs the Anchorage Planet Walk Committee of Anchorage Rotary, formerly worked for NASA and has long enjoyed the pursuit of astronomy. See http://www.anchorageplanetwalk.org/

Areas Of Practice:
State and federal securities law
Business and nonprofit organizations
Alaska Native corporations
Mergers and acquisitions
Banking and financial institutions
Administrative law

Education:
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 1974)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, (M.S. Physics, 1969)
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.S. Physics, 1964)

Admitted to Practice:

Alaska
 
U.S. District Court, District of Alaska

Publications, Presentations:
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Present Service of Legal Nature:
Member special committee formed by Alaska Division of Banking and Securities to Address Proposed Replacement of Current Alaska Securities Act with New Model Act (from 2006 to present)
State liaison between Alaska Administrator of Securities and American Bar Association State Securities Regulation Committee and member of that committee (from 1981 to Present)

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Alaska Bar Association
Member, 1975 - Present
Member, Business Law Section, 1981 - Present
 
Investment Advisory Commission for Municipality of Anchorage
Member, 1989 - 2001
Past Chair
Past Vice Chair
 
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Member, 1981 - Present
Past Member, Board of Directors, 1996 - 1999
Past Chair, Education Committee
 
Anchorage Rotary Club
Member, 1996 - Present
Co-Chair, Anchorage Planet Walk Committee, 2005 - Present
Past member, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2002
Past Secretary of board, 2001 - 2002
 
Great Alaska Council, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Board of Directors, 1983 - Present
Member, Executive Committee, 1994 - Present
Vice President, Planning, 1997 - Present
Chair Strategic Planning Committee, 1997 - Present
Past President, 1996
Past Vice President Administration, 1994 - 1995
 
Commonwealth North
Member, 1981 - Present
Past Member, Board of Directors
 
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Council
Member, 1982 - 1985
Past Chair


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