Brian C. Crawford, Esquire

Brian Crawford’s practice focuses primarily on business transactions and litigation. Brian has argued before the Court of Chancery, Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Justice of the Peace Courts in Delaware as well as the Federal District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. He has also assisted in appeals filed with Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, and appeals from Bankruptcy Court to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Brian advocates for clients and has represented clients in matters including:

• General contract drafting and negotiation
• Business asset sales and commercial real estate sales
• Advising clients with respect to matters of entity formation and corporate governance
• Representing Clients involved in commercial loans and leases
• Negotiating franchise licenses and advising with respect to franchise disclosure documents
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, employee handbooks and similar company documents, policies and procedures
• Buyout and separation of business owner interests
• Estate Planning
• Trusts and Estates dispute litigation
• Litigating family business owner disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duties litigation
• Litigating business divorce
• Litigating derivative actions
• Contract dispute litigation including rights with respect to real property
• Defending confessions of judgment
• Litigating bankruptcy adversary proceedings involving claims of voidable preference, fraudulent transfers, and fiduciary duty claims
• Assisting creditors filing proof of claims in bankruptcy
• Representing clients with out-of-state counsel appearing pro hac vice in litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery, Superior Court, United States District Court for the State of Delaware and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• Defending against parallel litigation strategies arising from out-of-state litigation
• Sherriff’s office executions, judgment collections and charging orders against LLC member interests
• Transfer of out-of-state judgments to Delaware
• Issuance of out-of-sate subpoenas and Delaware subpoenas for out-of-state litigation
• Corporate and LLC books and records demands and books and records actions
• Delaware opinion letters for commercial lending
• Trademark registration, office action responses and renewals
• Regulatory compliance
• Company investigations of employee disputes such as sexual harassment and discrimination complaints

Brian has represented a variety of clients including private funding and financial consulting firms, private investors, minority shareholders, entrepreneurs, doctors, veterinarians, lawyers, landowners, family farm operators, crypto currency executives, crypto mining companies, cyber security, heavy machinery welding companies, franchisees.

Brian acts as general counsel for an operator of a family owned and operated multi-unit, multi-state Arby’s Restaurant Franchisee based out of Delaware. Brian advises the company and its affiliates with respect franchise matters, compliance, and regulatory issues as well as business governance and labor/employment issues.