Portland, Oregon Business Attorney
Bill Du Val has been a practicing business attorney in Portland, Oregon for nearly 20 years.
Bill has extensive experience and knowledge regarding Entity Formation, Starting Up a Small Business, Oregon Small Business Laws and Operations, Corporate Finance, Raising Capital, Buying and Selling a Business, Licensing a Business, Real Estate Development, Employment Law, and Dispute Resolution.
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Bill Du Val
Business Attorney, Portland, Oregon
and Southern Washington
Founder of Du Val Business Law
503.827.3003
bill@duvalbusinesslaw.com
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Education:
J.D., 1992 Willamette University College of Law
B.A. 1981 Whitworth College, Spokane Washington
Memberships and Activities:
Oregon State Bar:
Washington State Bar
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum
Association for Corporate Growth- Portland Chapter
Experience:
Bill served as co-founder and in-house business attorney for WorldVoice, an innovator of VoIP and unified messaging technology applications. He oversaw all aspects of human resources, facilities management, contract negotiations, patent portfolio management, and mergers and acquisitions. As corporate counsel, Bill's leadership in contract negotiations with large corporate entities, including Microsoft, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Speechworks, led to successful negotiations of multi-million dollar lines of credit, closed sales transactions in the same range and managed the ongoing protection of valuable trade secrets.
He went on to found Du Val Business Law in Portland, Oregon, where the firm serves its Oregon-, Washington- and California-based clients which include everything from multi-milliion dollar firms to mom and pop small business owners. A native Portlander, Bill Du Val enjoys a substantial contacts network. His ability to provide sound legal and business advice regarding small business and technology related issues is enhanced by his assertive manner and eagerness to introduce and match ambitious entrepreneurs with the appropriate vendors, partners, customers and investors.
Personal Statement:
"In 2001 I founded Du Val Business Law in a beautiful mansion on King's Hill in SW Portland, Oregon. The Portland market needed a non-traditional law firm that would serve the needs of large and small business owners in a high-quality, affordable, responsive, and accessible manner. I had been a business owner and operator myself for years and experienced first-hand what I needed, and what I didn't, in a business attorney. I set out to create a firm of attorneys who had business ownership experience themselves, won't be subject to aggressive billable hour requirements, and who would be highly responsive to their clients. This vision has resonated on the West Coast and has resulted in not merely an extremely high client retention rate, but also - to my pleasant surprise - the best referral base I could ask for."
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