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Education
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University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D., with high distinction, 1990
Editor-in-Chief, Kentucky Law Journal; Order of the Coif
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Bellarmine College
B.A. 1983
Business Administration
Silver Knight Award, 1983 (exceptional athletic achievement and outstanding sportsmanship); College basketball
Admissions
Kentucky
Service Areas
- Business & Corporate Services
- Corporate Finance & Securities Offerings
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Practice
- Securities
- Lending & Commercial Finance
- Corporate Governance and Disclosure
- Corporate General Services
- Entrepreneurial Services
- Banking
- Health Care
- Health Care - Business Transactions and Finance
Industry Experience
- Tobacco
- Banking / Financial Services
- Financing
- Health Care
- Insurance Carriers / Brokers / Agents
- Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association, former Chair and Vice-Chair of the Business Law Section
- American Health Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
". . . brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to his lending practice."
- ChambersUSA 2010
". . . part of the next wave of great lawyers."
-ChambersUSA 2005
Brian Cromer's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities law, international law, commercial and real estate law, venture capital and general corporate matters. Brian advises clients regularly on complex business transactions, corporate governance issues and other business matters, and he has been involved in a large number of merger and acquisition transactions for public and private companies. Brian is a member of the firm's Management Committee and the Service Group Leader for the firm's Business & Corporate Services Group in Louisville. He is listed in Chambers USA as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Brian is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2006-12) for Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law in 2012 and in Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine (2007-11) where he is listed among the Top 50 Attorneys in the State (2010) .
Recent Articles and Speaking Engagements
- "Are long-term care operators facing new IRS challenges?," Medical News, October 2010
Before Stites & Harbison
Before attending law school, Brian worked as a commercial banking officer for a major financial institution.
More than Stites & Harbison
Brian is a member of the Board of Directors of The Cabbage Patch, a non-profit organization that helps at-risk children and families. He is a member of the Steering Committee of 21st Century Parks, a non-profit organization that is acquiring, preserving and developing up to 4,000 acres of parkland in Metro Louisville. Brian is the President of Harmony Landing Country Club. He is a former Chair and Vice Chair of the Business Law Section of the Louisville Bar Association, and a former board member of the Kentuckiana Minority Business Council. Brian is also a graduate of the 2006 class of Leadership Louisville.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Brian enjoys thoroughbred horse racing, golf and coaching youth sports.