Mike Parnes is a Senior Counsel in Buchalter’s Sacramento office. He is a member of the Health Care Law and Litigation Practice Groups. Mr. Parnes focuses his practice primarily on healthcare litigation and complex business litigation. Mr. Parnes also counsels entrepreneurs, investors, and managers seeking opportunities in California’s legal cannabis industry.

In his health care litigation practice, Mr. Parnes represents health systems, physician groups, and a diverse array of other health care clients in high stakes litigation in federal and state court, as well as in arbitration. Mr. Parnes has successfully litigated large reimbursement cases against health plans and the government, recovering millions of dollars on behalf of health care providers. Mr. Parnes also defends health care providers in complex class action litigation. Mr. Parnes has vindicated his clients’ rights from pre-litigation through final hearing and/or trial.

Mr. Parnes has extensive experience representing various entities, stakeholders, lenders, owners, and real property developers in contract disputes, unfair competition actions, business tort cases, anti-SLAPP actions, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Parnes’s clients look to him for practical and measured advice, including navigating disputes to avoid litigation where possible.

Recognitions

• Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Northern California “Rising Star” from 2022-2024.
• Named as one of Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers in the field of General Litigation, Health Care from 2023-2024 .

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Davis School of Law
• San Diego State University

• Protection for Cannabis Properties: Bankruptcy, Receivership, and Other Alternatives to Bankruptcy
• Non-contracted Providers Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies for Medicare Advantage Claims
• Your Ancillary Cannabis Company May Need to Collect Sales Taxes
• California Sales and Use Tax Law Applicability to Cannabis
• The Taxation of Legal Cannabis Part 4 – California State Income Tax
• The Taxation of Legal Cannabis Part 3 – Allocating Expenses to a Separate Line of Business
• The Taxation of Legal Cannabis Part 2 – Cost of Goods Sold
• The Taxation of Legal Cannabis Part 1