Business law deals with legal matters which arise from, or any action taken by or against a business. Examples include the contractual relationships that arise between a business, employees, suppliers, manufacturers, and customers.

It may also include commercial transactions, such as promises or obligations to pay money among individuals, businesses, or lenders, which may be a secured transaction. Secured transactions are those in which a debtor gives a creditor an interest in their property as security for the obligation.

Corporate law deals with actions taken by or against separate legal entities called corporations, but also may include Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships and other legal entities. This broad area of the law also includes formation of such entities, corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, dissolutions, purchase or sale of corporate assets or stock, shareholder agreements and shareholder disputes. Examples of services offered in this area include: