Brian A. Craddock

Overview

Brian Craddock, a Charlottesville native, concentrates his practice on business transactions. He advises business clients at all stages, specifically focusing on entity formation; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; regulatory compliance; and drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.  Brian has significant experience advising clients in heavily-regulated industries, including beverage, clinical trials, healthcare and government subcontracting. 

Brian lives in Crozet with his wife, Meaghan, and their young children. On weekends, he can be found sneaking out of the house before dawn with his chocolate Lab, Bear, to train retrievers, hunt waterfowl or fly fish.

Experience

• Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and services across a wide variety of industries
• Advised clinical trial sponsors, contract research organizations and clinical research institutions regarding services agreements and regulatory compliance
• Counseled health care providers on achieving and maintaining compliance with HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and Virginia privacy laws and regulations
• Represented Virginia wineries and breweries in matters relating to business formation, purchase and sale of assets, distribution and regulatory compliance
• Handled dozens of acquisitions and divestitures, with most transactional values ranging from $100,000 to $10,000,000, across a variety of industries
• Formed scores of limited liability companies and corporations
• Guided businesses clients through numerous commercial financings and refinancings ranging from $100,000 to $10,000,000

Admissions

• Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Recognitions

• Selected to “Legal Elite,” Legislative / Regulatory / Administrative, Virginia Business, 2015, 2019
• Recognized as a “Virginia Rising Star,” Business/Corporate, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2017 - 2019

Professional Involvement

• Virginia State Bar
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association
  • Treasurer (2012-2014)
• Virginia Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Building Goodness in April
  • Steering Committee (2012-Present)
• Leadership Charlottesville, Class of 2012
• Ducks Unlimited
  • Area Chair (2015-2016)
• Virginia Vineyards Association

News

December 3, 2019Fifteen Flora Pettit Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 “Legal Elite” Survey Conducted Annually by Virginia Business Magazine

October 30, 2019David Pettit and Brian Craddock Assist MWP Supply, Inc., in Acquisition of Blue Ridge Builders Supply, Inc.

April 23, 2019Flora Pettit Attorneys Honored

May 11, 2018Eight Lenhart Pettit Attorneys Honored

January 11, 2018Lenhart Pettit Elects Three New Shareholders

April 24, 2017Ten Lenhart Pettit Attorneys Honored

December 1, 2015Fourteen Lenhart Pettit Lawyers Named “Legal Elite”