Whether you run your business from the boardroom or the spare room, you have the right to the very best advice from your law firm. Buckley LeChevallier’s unique interdisciplinary team has extensive experience representing all kinds and sizes of businesses, from small entrepreneurial start-ups to large enterprises. We represent privately held corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietorships, nonprofit entities and companies positioning for public status.

Our attorneys bring both practical legal advice and sound business judgment to bear on a wide variety of issues. We have helped launch hundreds of businesses, and we can assist you with business entity formation, corporate governance, finance, taxation, and business planning. For established firms, we often work on issues related to business purchases and sales, succession planning , and reorganizations. We also offer a complete range of services related to employment law, with an emphasis on managing risk and minimizing exposure to workplace liability.

In keeping with our emphasis on preventive law, we provide our business clients with a yearly Corporate Check-up, the business equivalent of an annual physical. This service thoroughly and methodically reviews the required administrative reports and filings for your business, ensuring that all necessary information is current, complete, and accurate. Our employment lawyers provide a similar review of employer compliance with federal and state employment laws.

Frequently requested services

Starting a business

• Business plans, private placements, and financing
• Organizing and choosing a form of entity
• Qualifying to do business in Oregon and other states
• Professional companies

Operating a business

• Contracts and leases
• Doing business electronically in Oregon
• Vendor sales and distribution agents
• Employer-employee issues
• Protecting trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
• Employee and executive compensation
• Tax planning and representation

Businesses in transition

• Business acquisitions and sales
• Succession planning

Officers, directors, and shareholders

• Compensation arrangements
• Duties and liabilities of corporate directors
• Stock option planning
• Shareholder meetings and litigation

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