Corporate
Business-minded counsel for transactions, capital, and growth
Startup → Expansion → Succession → Exit. Wherever you are, we are here.
WH Burkley advises businesses, owners, and investors on corporate matters across the full lifecycle of a company. From formation and day-to-day operations to financing, transactions, and exit, we provide strategic, practical guidance aligned with our clients’ business objectives.
We focus on middle-market companies, private investors, entrepreneurs, and founder-led businesses, delivering efficient legal solutions that support growth, manage risk, and facilitate successful transactions.
Our Approach
- Align legal strategy with business and transaction objectives from the outset
- Move matters forward efficiently from structuring through execution
- Coordinate across disciplines to support complex corporate and financing matters
- Focus on managing risk while supporting growth and strategic goals
- Prioritize responsiveness, clear communication, and reliable execution
Why WH Burkley
- Practical, business-minded counsel aligned with client objectives
- Experience supporting companies through growth, financing, acquisition, ownership transition, and exit
- Ability to advise on both day-to-day operations and transformative transactions
- Integration with real estate, tax, labor and employment, litigation, and private wealth capabilities
- Responsive, partner-level service focused on execution and results
RECOGNITION
Best Law Firms | Cleveland
- Band 1 – Banking and Finance Law
- Band 1 – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Band 1 – Corporate
- Band 2 – Banking and Finance
- Band 2 – Tax
Best Law Firms | Pittsburgh
- Band 2 – Litigation – Commercial
Best Law Firms | US
- Band 2 – Banking and Finance Law
- Band 3 – Banking and Finance
*Certain recognitions displayed on this page were earned prior to the formation of WH Burkley LLP and may reflect the accomplishments of our legacy firms, Walter Haverfield LLP and Bernstein-Burkley, P.C.