Brent M. Buckley
Recognized since 2011
Cleveland, Ohio
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Derivatives and Futures Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Municipal
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Public Finance Law
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.
- Lawyer Page: https://buckleyking.com/attorneys/brent-m-buckley/
- 1400 Fifth Third Center
600 Superior Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114
- English
- Cleveland State University, J.D., graduated 1982
- Case Western Reserve University, BA, graduated 1977
- Ohio, Supreme Court of Ohio
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- 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
8 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Cleveland (2024)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Cleveland (2023)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Municipal
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland
- Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio
- Best Lawyers in America - Corporate Law
- Best Lawyers in America - Banking & Finance Litigation
- The Top Legal Minds in Northeast Ohio - Leading Lawyers
- Top Rated Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers - Corporate Law
- Super Lawyers - Business & Corporate Law
- AV-Preeminent Rated (Martindale-Hubbell)
- People of Vision Award - 2012 Honoree, (Prevent Blindness Ohio)
- Leadership Cleveland - Class of 2000
- 2014 Legal Who's Who - Top Attorneys in the Nation for High-Stakes Litigation (Corporate Responsibility Magazine)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Arbitration
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Economic Development Law
- Entertainment Law - Music
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Municipal Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
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