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We believe that businesses benefit from long term relationships with legal counsel. Nothing compares with the perspective gained from years of working with an individual business client. Accordingly, our business attorneys strive to learn a client’s business so that they can be effective counselors and advisors over the long haul.

Too often businesses find themselves in court because they fail to consider and plan for all the possible legal consequences of the business decisions. Our attorneys distinguish themselves as creative, forward thinking advisors who can foresee problems and suggest ways to avoid them. Creative solutions, perseverance, and communications are the means by which we deliver top quality legal services that our clients are entitled to expect.

A comprehensive approach is also important to your business. Many of the attorneys in our business group are either Certified Public Accountants, or hold advanced degrees in either taxation (LLM) or business administration (MBA). Our business lawyers also hold leadership positions in business and professional associations. As such, our attorneys have the experience needed to address your legal issues efficiently and effectively.

Although we are an Oregon based law firm, we have many lawyers admitted to practice in Washington, California, and other states. As such, we commonly represent clients in proceedings and business transactions throughout the country.

As part of our business practice, we routinely handle matters in the following areas:

• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Capital Acquisition
• Construction Issues
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Law
• Employee Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Programs
• Employment Law
• Entity Formation
• Environmental Issues
• Estate and Trust Administration
• Estate and Wealth Preservation Planning
• Executive Deferred Compensation Arrangements
• Leases
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Organization of Tax-Exempt Entities
• Real Estate Lending
• Real Estate Purchases and Sales
• Tax Deferred Exchanges
• Tax Planning and Tax Appeals

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