Contacts James A. Rutledge or Alexander M. Brown

Bricker & Eckler has long working relationships with local and national investment sources, including investment bankers, venture capitalists, commercial banks, and insurance companies. The firm's lawyers routinely work closely with lenders in developing creative financing alternatives, whether for business succession, making an acquisition, or generating additional operating funds.

The Business Law transaction group has a wide variety of experience and expertise, and together with access to firm-wide resources in other specialized practice areas, we can meet the needs of any private business. The attorneys regularly involved in this practice area include Jim Rutledge, Alex Brown and Kevin Kinross. Certain attorneys in the Business Law group, including Alex Brown and Kevin Kinross, devote a significant portion of their time advising smaller private businesses, as their billable rates are conducive to the needs and capital constraints of growing companies and Emerging Businesses.

We believe our service and responsiveness to private business clients are second to none. Upon request, the Business Law Group would be pleased to provide names and telephone numbers of several existing private business clients who currently use Bricker & Eckler as general or outside counsel. Bricker & Eckler believes its satisfied clients provide the best (and most objective) evaluation of the quality of our service in this area.