Barbara Simpson Kraft

Barbara Simpson Kraft's practice is equally split between real estate advice, including entitlements work, and corporate advice. She handles all aspects of real estate ownership, including: acquisition, financing (purchase, construction and long-term), permitting and entitlements, construction, occupancy issues (including leasing), and sale. Barbara regularly deals with state and local agencies on permitting, entitlement and lease issues both in Anchorage and in remote areas of the state. She represents owners, developers, contractors, investors, banks, and purchasers.

On the corporate side, Barbara's practice involves mergers, acquisitions, stock sales, governing document drafting and amendments, and presentations on fiduciary duties and other issues necessary for a board of directors to properly govern a corporation. She advises small closely held companies with three directors as well as corporations with boards of 30 or more. In addition, she prepares loan documents for secured and unsecured loans with varying collateral.

In both areas of practice, Barbara's clients come from different industries including ANCSA corporations, hospitality, fishing, and health care entities, as well as national retailers. She also handles issues arising from a corporation's for-profit or nonprofit status. Barbara is a long-time Alaskan with roots in the state and contacts throughout.