Business Law & Taxation Law

About

The Business Law & Taxation Law Group focuses its practice on serving the needs of Northwest businesses and entrepreneurs. Lawyers in this group form and maintain business entities, serve as legal counsel throughout the life of the business, and represent the business and its owners in sales and acquisitions.

The Business & Taxation Group works with businesses and business owners within the Northwest’s most prominent industries, including agriculture, wood products, manufacturing, real estate development, software, and health care.

The Business & Taxation Group collaborates with lawyers from other firm practice groups to deliver fully integrated business solutions.

Attorneys

The Business & Taxation Group’s regular services include:

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Entity Selection & Formation

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Mergers & Acquisitions, Including Distressed Businesses

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Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

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Restructuring & Reorganization of Corporate and Partnership Enterprises

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Contract Negotiation & Drafting

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Succession Planning & Business Transition

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Corporate Governance

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Debt Financing

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Formation & Governance of Non-Profit Organizations

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Intellectual Property & Licensing

Business Law Representative Transactions

Sale of more than thirty nursing care facilities in eight different states to a large publicly held company for $30 million plus.
Sale of multi-state contracting company to a large publicly held company for $20 million plus.
A two-step sale of a real estate intensive business by selling the land and improvements to a large REIT for $20 million plus and the subsequent sale of the operating business to key employees.
Many sales of professional practices, including medical and dental practices.

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Tax Planning

The group’s lawyers frequently meet with clients and their accountants to structure business transactions and operations in a more tax efficient way. The result of such planning may lead to changes in business operations, tax free spin-offs of business divisions, mergers, more formal contracts between related entities, the use of new or different business entities, etc.

Tax Disputes

The group’s lawyers work closely with the client’s accounting team in audits and in the appeals process. Their representation occurs both at the administrative level before an appeals officer, as well as in both state and federal tax court.

Property Taxation

The group’s lawyers regularly assist owners of commercial and industrial properties in disputes regarding the tax-assessed value of their properties. They work closely with qualified appraisers to prepare and present the client’s case at both the Board of Property Tax Appeals and the Oregon Tax Court. In many cases, a successful appeal will result in significant tax savings on large properties.