South Carolina Business and Real Estate Attorneys
For All of Life’s Transactions
Buxton & Collie, LLC provides experienced counsel for the deals, decisions, and transactions that will shape your next chapter.
Our Practice Areas
Business Law
Buxton & Collie advises business owners, companies, investors, and closely held businesses on the legal work behind growth, ownership, investment, and transition.
Our business law team serves clients throughout South Carolina, with deep experience along the coast, the Upstate, and the skill to support transactions that extend across the Southeast and beyond.
Our business law practice includes business sales and purchases (M&A), business planning and corporate governance, family office matters, private equity, private offerings, and outside general counsel.
Real Estate Law
Buxton & Collie represents clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions involving significant property, investment, and closing decisions.
Our commercial real estate practice reaches across South Carolina, from coastal markets to the Midlands and Upstate, and we regularly work with clients and advisors outside the state when a transaction crosses jurisdictions.
Our residential real estate practice is primarily focused on Charleston and the surrounding Lowcountry. Our real estate work includes commercial purchases and sales, leasing, development-related matters, title issues, residential closings, and other transaction needs involving real property.
About Buxton & Collie
Behind every deal is something bigger: the company you’ve grown, the home you’ve chosen, the investment you’re making, or the future you’re working toward.
Since 2010, our firm has helped clients close more than $1 billion in deals, with work spanning business sales and purchases, corporate planning, commercial real estate, residential closings, private offerings, and outside general counsel relationships.
Our team is here to guide and advise as your businesses, portfolios, and goals evolve.
Move Your Goals Forward With Buxton & Collie
The earlier we understand the vision, structure, and people involved, the better we can guide the transaction and help you achieve them. Reach out to our team to get started.
The Value We Bring to the Table
We handle transactions with the urgency they demand, cutting through complexity to keep deals on track. Our clients return because we build lasting partnerships that extend far beyond the closing table.
We Move at the Speed of Business
Important transactions do not wait for slow answers. Our team is built to respond with substance, helping clients understand the issue, make informed decisions, and keep the deal moving.
Transactional Law Is What We Do
Business and real estate transactions are not side services at Buxton & Collie. They are the center of our work, from business sales and purchases to commercial real estate, private offerings, corporate planning, and residential closings.
We Think Beyond One Closing
Many clients come to us for one transaction and continue working with us for years. We often serve as outside general counsel, helping businesses coordinate legal needs, plan for growth, and bring in the right advisors when needed.
A Small Business Partner of the Clemson Tigers™
Success happens with the right team behind you. Buxton & Collie is proud to connect with South Carolina business owners who are thinking seriously about growth, investment, transition, and what comes next.
Getting Started with Buxton & Collie
Share the Key Details
Tell us what you’re working on, what stage you’re in, and any timing or transaction details we should know from the start.
We Review the Circumstances
Our team reviews your information to understand the matter, identify the right internal path, and determine what follow-up makes sense.
We Help You Move Forward
If we’re the right fit, we’ll help you understand the next steps and begin the process with the right attorney or team.
Recognition That Reflects the Work
Buxton & Collie’s attorneys received numerous awards and have contributed to major South Carolina business law publications, including the South Carolina Business Law Handbook and Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Practical Law resource, “Corporation Law: South Carolina.” These honors reflect the focused experience and practical judgment clients look for in important business and real estate matters.
News & Insights
Stay current with firm news, legal updates, and practical guidance for South Carolina business owners, investors, real estate clients, and professionals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about business law, real estate, and working with Buxton & Collie.
A transactional law firm helps clients with legal matters that involve deals, documents, planning, ownership, property, and closings rather than courtroom disputes. Buxton & Collie focuses on business law and real estate law, including business sales and purchases, corporate governance, private equity, commercial real estate, residential closings, and outside general counsel relationships.
It's best to involve a business lawyer before major terms are finalized. Early legal guidance can help you prepare for due diligence, identify risks, review deal structure, and understand what obligations may continue after closing. For many owners, the legal work begins before a buyer ever sees the full picture.
Yes, legal guidance can be important before you commit to buying a business. A South Carolina business attorney can review the transaction structure, purchase agreement, due diligence materials, liabilities, financing issues, ownership documents, and closing requirements. The goal is to understand what you're actually buying before you sign.
Outside general counsel gives your business ongoing legal support without creating an in-house legal department. Buxton & Collie works with companies on contracts, corporate governance, ownership questions, business planning, transactions, and coordination with other advisors. This can be especially helpful for established businesses that need steady legal direction as they grow.
Corporate governance refers to the rules, documents, and decision-making structure that guide how a business operates. This may include operating agreements, bylaws, shareholder agreements, meeting records, ownership rights, voting rules, and management authority. Strong governance can help prevent disputes, support growth, and make future transactions easier to manage.
Businesses, investors, and family offices should consider legal counsel when raising capital, investing in a company, structuring ownership, reviewing private offerings, or entering a complex transaction. These matters often involve securities rules, governance issues, risk allocation, and long-term control concerns that should be addressed before documents are signed.
A commercial real estate attorney may review purchase agreements, leases, title materials, financing documents, easements, entity structure, due diligence items, and closing requirements. In commercial real estate, small details can affect future use, cost, liability, and resale value. Legal review helps clients understand those issues before closing.
Yes. South Carolina real estate closings must be handled under the supervision of a South Carolina licensed attorney. Buxton & Collie helps buyers, sellers, agents, and lenders through the residential closing process, including document review, title-related issues, closing coordination, and communication before closing day.
Yes. Many transactions involve both business and real estate concerns. For example, buying a company may include leased space, owned property, financing, title questions, or entity planning. Buxton & Collie's work in both business law and real estate law allows the firm to address connected issues with a practical view of the full transaction.