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While fully engaged as Managing Partner of Buckley King, Brent Buckley counsels and represents financial institutions, private equity firms, lenders, businesses and executive management on business issues, complex and structured finance, workouts, asset-based lending, corporate internal investigations, and commercial litigation matters. Brent is nationally recognized for excellence in both corporate law and banking and finance litigation. He is named among the prestigious Legal Who's Who as one of the nation's top attorneys for high-stakes litigation by Corporate Responsibility Magazine, the Best Lawyers in America®, one of the "Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland," "Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio," and Super Lawyers. Brent's business judgment and experience makes a distinctive impact at the closing table and in the courtroom. Brent is regularly retained in matters involving "bet the company" litigation, multi-district litigation, class actions and business disputes primarily on behalf of corporations, financial institutions and educational entities. He also has successfully defended directors and officers and matters involving professional liability. Brent is active on community, professional and civic boards serving in leadership roles for many non-profit organizations. He is often sought to speak to the legal community and business organizations on commercial litigation issues, business and governance matters.
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Cleveland, OH 44114
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Credentials
Bar admissions
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Ohio, Supreme Court of Ohio
Education
- Cleveland State University, J.D., graduated 1982
- Case Western Reserve University, BA, graduated 1977
Affiliations
- Cleveland Institute of Music - Board of Trustees, Vice Chair
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Business, Banking & Corporate Counsel Section, Chair
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law - Board of Visitors
- College Now Greater Cleveland - Board of Directors, Secretary
- First Tee . Cleveland - Board of Directors
- Friends of James A. Garfield National Historic Site - Trustee
- Greater Cleveland Film Commission - Board of Trustees
- Greater Cleveland Sports Commission - Board of Trustees
- Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court - Member
- Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District - Life Member
- St. Vincent Charity Medical Center - Board of Directors, Secretary
- United Way of Lake County - Board of Directors