n 2001, Tom Bois & Jim Macdonald left a large international law firm to start a boutique law practice committed to taking a practical, businesslike approach to solving business’ problems. Bois & Macdonald's core competencies are: • business law, • construction, • employment, • environmental law, and • real estate law. We provide practical business solutions to our clients' legal problems. Our attorneys are skilled and tenacious advocates, but we recognize that the most aggressive (and expensive) approach may not be the best solution to a client’s problem. In every matter we handle we identify the client's primary business objective and then find and implement a solution to meet that objective. We learn our clients’ business and industry. As a result: • We are responsive. • We respect our clients' time and communicate with clients efficiently in plain English. • We help our clients avoid legal problems and prevent claims and lawsuits, government investigations, and support business risk management.