About Brent
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.
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.
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Compliance 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
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Case History
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Financial Services Regulation Law, Cleveland (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Banking and Finance, Cleveland (2023)
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Recognized: Commercial Finance Law
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Recognized: Corporate Compliance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Governance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Derivatives and Futures Law
- Recognized: Financial Services Regulation Law
- Recognized: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Recognized: Litigation - Municipal
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Recognized: Project Finance Law
- Recognized: Public Finance Law
- Recognized: Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Practice Area: Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Practice Area: Arbitration
- Practice Area: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Practice Area: Copyright Law
- Practice Area: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Practice Area: Economic Development Law
- Practice Area: Entertainment Law - Music
- Practice Area: Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Practice Area: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Practice Area: Municipal Law
- Practice Area: Privacy and Data Security Law
- Practice Area: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- 2014 Legal Who's Who - Top Attorneys in the Nation for High-Stakes Litigation (Corporate Responsibility Magazine)
- 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