Buchalter

Legal Services | Oregon, USA
tel: 503 226 1191 | fax: 503 226 0079
1331 NW Lovejoy St. Suite 900 | Portland | Oregon | 97209 | USA

Main Contacts

Adam J. Bass

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Shareholder

Todd A. Mitchell

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Shareholder

Overview

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm that has been teaming with clients for eight decades, providing legal counsel at all stages of their growth and evolution, and helping them meet the many legal challenges and decisions they face. Our clients are engaged in a diverse global economy governed by complex laws and regulations, and they trust us as advisers and business partners because we are involved in their world. They rely on our forward-thinking to help them resolve problems before they arise.

At Buchalter, we practice in that spirit.

Our founding principle-providing our clients with the best business solutions-continues to lead us. We value each client relationship, recognizing that their success is our success. Our overarching goal-getting the best results for the client in a timely manner with sensitivity to cost-has engendered client loyalty, and the firm has grown from that loyalty.

Our lawyers are accessible, resourceful, skillful and adept at responding to change. Our technological capabilities keep case law and rule changes at our fingertips and client communications current, enabling us to create efficient, superior outcomes.

We strongly believe that technology is a tool that furthers the practice of law and have used that belief to develop a cutting edge platform for our firm. We use a meshed (NVPN) network to facilitate work among offices, Cisco VoIP telephony and Video-over-IP conferencing. Sharing documents is seamless through FileSite, which is also utilized to create our Client Extranets. To support our litigation matters, we use Concordance and Opticon, as well as LiveNote and Sanction. Unlike many firms, we have the capacity to process e-Discovery in-house, reducing client costs.

Buchalter lawyers are also active members of the communities in which they live and work. Leadership is a value the founding partners practiced and passed on to the current generation of attorneys. Our lawyers sit on the boards of prominent organizations, teach and lecture frequently. We actively participate in many associations and groups including the Public Law Center, San Francisco Legal Aid Society, Practicing Law Institute, California State Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the LACBA Domestic Violence Project, the Sojourner Center, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Phoenix and many others.

Buchalter is consistently ranked among the leading law firms by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, The Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Business Journal. It is also ranked among the leading firms nationally by American Legal Media and the National Law Journal.

Buchalter's commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities in which we practice is more than eight decades strong. The firm's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all.

Lawyers Worldwide: 476

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Jonathan A.  Ater

Jonathan A. Ater

Partner Emeritus
Andrea  Bartoloni

Andrea Bartoloni

Shareholder
L. David  Connell

L. David Connell

Shareholder
Frank X.  Curci

Frank X. Curci

Shareholder
Kirsten J.  Day

Kirsten J. Day

Shareholder
David J.  Elkanich

David J. Elkanich

Shareholder
Daniel P.  Larsen

Daniel P. Larsen

Shareholder
Leah  Lively

Leah Lively

Shareholder
Akana K. J.  Ma

Akana K. J. Ma

Shareholder
Todd A.  Mitchell

Todd A. Mitchell

Shareholder
John C.  Ramig

John C. Ramig

Shareholder
Joe   Sakay

Joe Sakay

Shareholder
Marcus J.  Williams

Marcus J. Williams

Shareholder

Of Counsel

Amber  Bevacqua-Lynott

Amber Bevacqua-Lynott

Senior Counsel
Daniel  Lis

Daniel Lis

Senior Counsel
Alison M.  Pear

Alison M. Pear

Senior Counsel
Claudia K.  Powers

Claudia K. Powers

Special Counsel
John M.  Schultz

John M. Schultz

Of Counsel
Alexandra  Shulman

Alexandra Shulman

Senior Counsel
Kirk W.  Smith

Kirk W. Smith

Senior Counsel

Articles

Washington State Imposes Further Restrictions on the Use of Noncompetition Agreements

April 2, 2024 By: Leah Lively and Alexandra Shulman On June 6, 2024, new amendments to Washington State’s noncompetition statute (RCW 49.62) will go into effect, which place further limitations on the use of noncompetition agreements in Washington.  Substitute Senate Bill 5935 introduces several modifications to RCW 49.62 that Washington employers (and employers with Washington employees) should be aware of: Broader definition of “noncompetition covenant...

The California Supreme Court Sends A Message That Any Employer Control Over Employees—Even If The Employees Are Not Actively Working—May Constitute Compensable Time Worked

By: Jennifer Misetich March 26, 2024 On March 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors, which provides certain clarity on nuanced wage and hour issues and the scope of the term “hours worked.” In this case, Plaintiff George Huerta and other workers were hired by a subcontractor to assist CSI Electrical Contractors (CSI) with procurement, installation, construction, and testing services at a solar power facility located on privately owned land in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties...

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Press

Buchalter’s Community Development Finance Group Releases its 2023 Year in Review Report

Buchalter's Community Development Finance Group has experienced remarkable growth, boasting a team of 15 lawyers and 4 paralegals spread across 6 offices along the west coast. This year marked a significant milestone as we facilitated our clients' investments in projects exceeding $4.6 billion nationwide. These ventures encompass a diverse range of initiatives including the provision of safe and affordable housing, urban revitalization efforts, fostering community equity, and the implementation of much-needed renewable energy solutions...

Buchalter Welcomes New Shareholders in Denver, Expands Family Law Practice

10 April, 2024. Buchalter is proud to announce the addition of two new Shareholders in its Denver office - Rajesh “Raj” Kukreja and Kara Chrobak have joined the firm’s Family Law practice. Both come to Buchalter from Sherman & Howard. "We are thrilled to welcome Raj and Kara to the firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Their wealth of experience and dedication to excellence will further strengthen our capabilities in serving clients' diverse family law needs." Buchalter launched their High Net Worth Family Law practice in March 2023, with the addition of Monica Mazzei, the chair of the Firm’s Family Law group...

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