Joseph West

Business & Corporate Finance

Cannabis

Family-Owned & Closely Held Businesses

Financial Services

Real Estate

Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental

Joe focuses on guiding property owners, developers and lenders through multifaceted residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Joe has practiced in the areas of real estate, business and banking law in Oregon for more than 30 years. Joe’s real estate practice includes representation of owners, developers, tenants and lenders in a wide variety of matters, particularly in connection with residential and commercial real estate acquisition, leasing, development and finance.

He routinely negotiates and drafts joint venture agreements, purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, easements, option agreements and loan and financing documents. Joe also provides legal advice on title, land use, environmental and Section 1031 exchange issues.

His business practice includes business planning, limited liability company and other entity formation, joint venture agreements, negotiation and preparation of contracts, purchase and sale of business entities and corporate governance matters. Joe also represents several nonprofit corporations.

Joe formerly served as in-house counsel with U.S. Bancorp, where he provided legal advice regarding all aspects of finance and banking, including commercial and consumer lending, retail and electronic banking services and regulatory compliance.