• Formation, financing and development of business entities.
• Representation of business entities and their owners in business acquisitions and sales transactions.
• Advice to owners on business structure issues and succession planning.
• Development and financing of industrial, commercial and residential real estate projects.
• Estate planning for business owners, managers and professionals.
• Expert witness in corporate and business matters in state and federal courts.

Mr. Crump has been recognized by Virginia Business Magazine as a member of Virginia's "Legal Elite" in Business Law.  He is also recognized by Virginia Super Lawyers as a "Super Lawyer" in both the Business Law and Commercial Real Estate categories.

• Sale of regional chain of convenience stores.
• Sale of growing subcontractor to private equity fund.
• Development and financing of over 4 million square feet of industrial warehouse facilities.
• Sale of warehouse portfolio to NYSE REIT.
• Leasing of industrial warehouse space to major tenants.
• Reorganization of software sales and consulting company to accommodate minority investment by leading international investment bank.
• Tax free exchange of manufacturing facilities.
• Conduit financing of hotel property.
• Sales of hotels.
• Purchase of land, development and construction of hotels.
• Syndication of private equity investments.
• Private offerings of exempt securities.
• Development of software licensing and consulting contracts.
• Development of dealer and agency agreements.
• Conservation and open space easements on undeveloped real estate.
• Acquisition of multi-state enzyme manufacturer.
• Represented land owner in sale of land for multi-phase multi-family residential real estate development.
• Structuring and recapitalization of various privately held companies.
• trademark registrations.
• Acquisition of assets of multi-state construction company.
• Acquisition of a chain of convenience stores.
• Sale of a computer software development company to Fortune 500 company.
• Purchase of a west coast computer software business.
• Acquisition of an automobile parts manufacturing company.
• Financing of $530,000,000 power plant in Hanover County, Virginia, for international lending institution, serving as local counsel.
• Counsel to management owner group in leveraged buy-out of manufacturing company with annual sales of approximately $700,000,000, serving as local counsel.
• Structured tax-advantaged reorganization of real estate developer in complex acquisition and refinancing of numerous real estate limited partnerships and limited liability companies.
• Represented private auto parts manufacturer in acquisition by public company with acquired owners becoming largest shareholders, president and chairman of surviving company.
• Partnership reorganization acquisition and conduit financing of a group of shopping centers.
• Joint venture combinations of two industrial machine tool manufacturers.
• Buyer and seller representation in the sale of numerous businesses, including radio stations, drug stores, marketing company, professional service companies, publishing company and bio-tech company.
• Commercial real estate transactions as lending institution counsel.
• Estate plan preparation for high net worth individuals to pass on privately held business to succeeding generation with a minimum of adverse tax consequences.
• Assistance with formation, development and acquisition of chain of retail health stores with subsequent sale to strategic purchaser.
• Representation of management in founding of holding company involved in national roll up of luxury travel entities.
• Assistance with acquisition and sale of marinas.
• Representation of sellers of national beverage company to strategic buyer.
• Representation of sellers of frozen dessert manufacturer to strategic buyer.
• Representation of growing regional construction company in strategic acquisitions.
• Representation of operating entity in merger of public company with foreign holding company.
• Representation of private paper company in sale of assets to public company.

Admitted to Practice:

• Virginia, 1968
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit;
• The United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; and

Voluntary Bar Memberships

• Virginia Bar Association –
  Member, Sections on Business, Real Estate, Trusts and Estates
• American Bar Association –
  Member, Sections on Business, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
• Richmond Bar Association –
  Member, Real Estate Section

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• University of Virginia, B.A. 1963
• University of Virginia School of Law, L.L.B. 1968
• New York University, L.L.B. (Taxation) 1971
• United States Navy, 1963-1965 (Lt. USNR Ret.)

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