Ryley Carlock and Applewhite

Welcome to Ryley Carlock & Applewhite

Our registered trademark is The Business of Solutions?. Above all, that is what we provide our clients--whether they be solutions to vexing legal challenges or solutions in reducing legal costs over all, what drives us is finding the right solution for our clients.

In growing a law firm that addresses the issues most vital to the region, we've assembled a team of people who bring both legal expertise and genuine concern for clients and the community.

We provide legal and business solutions by helping clients maximize opportunity and minimize or remove risks and impediments. At Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, a cohesive team of creative and diverse problem-solvers are eager to assist and be a part of that solution.

The facts that matter most to us are those that underscore our clients' business objectives. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We think that's why some have been clients for more than seven decades. We are passionate about a diverse and satisfying workplace, and we think that is why so many of our lawyers have been lawyers here since they began the practice of law.

We look forward to working with you.

Since our founding in Phoenix in 1948, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite has been a major influence on Arizona's development. Over the years, our firm grew by serving the burgeoning banking, mining and real estate industries. Today, as Phoenix has become the nation's fifth largest metropolitan area, our firm represents all segments of the Arizona business community, ranging from large, established corporations and banks to start-up ventures in emerging growth areas like software and sophisticated electronic products. Our broad practice, capabilities and experience allow us to handle nearly every type of transactional or litigation matter for our clients, who range from start-ups, construction companies and real estate development enterprises to manufacturers, health care organizations and banks. In litigation, clients turn to us for assistance on myriad issues, including complex commercial tort, antitrust, product liability, intellectual property, securities, bankruptcy and condemnation matters. In the corporate area, we regularly assist clients with transactional representation for debt and equity financing, including securities and bonds, intellectual property, immigration, lending, real estate development, franchising, tax, and compensation and benefit matters. When necessary, we guide distressed businesses through bankruptcies and workouts, and we also assist individual clients with tax and estate planning issues. Through our active employment and labor law practice, we represent clients throughout the Southwest and elsewhere in the United States. Our water, natural resources and environmental practice is widely known throughout the region. In the arid Southwest, where nothing happens without water, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite has achieved extraordinary success in obtaining water for clients. Our firm has played a major role in the development of Arizona's water law and policy. We regularly negotiate water accords between private interests and Indian Tribes, and actively represent water interests throughout the Southwest. Ryley Carlock & Applewhite's water law practice is unrivaled.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Phoenix,	22
Scottsdale, AZ	2
Sun City, AZ	2

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Bankruptcy	6
Corporate	24
Data Privacy	4
Energy and Oil & Gas	4
Environmental and Land Use	3
Finance	18
Insurance	6
IP	4
Labor & Employment	5
Litigation	16
Real Estate	14
Tax - Controversy and Dispute Resolution	5
Transportation	2
Trusts and Estates	8