Brian A. Cromer

Counsel to major healthcare services provider in multiple acquisitions of physical therapy and related businesses in numerous states, including the negotiation of debt

Counsel to industry-leading metallizing business in sale transaction with a Japanese public company’s U.S. holding company

Counsel to national provider of outsourced rehabilitation services in private equity-funded change of control transaction

Counsel to regional commercial insurance broker in change of control transaction with private equity platform company

Borrower’s counsel to public health care company in $450 million syndicated credit facility

U.S. counsel to public company affiliate in connection with £1.5 billion global revolving credit facility

M&A counsel to major insurance broker and financial services company in numerous transactions throughout the United States, including combination transaction with private equity-backed partner

Legal advisor in $10 billion combination transaction resulting in the formation of a new public company

Counsel to public and private company clients in numerous acquisitions and dispositions of long term care facilities

Lead counsel to European public company in the purchase of a major distribution business in Tokyo, Japan from multinational conglomerate

Seller’s counsel in sale of distillery and related assets to international purchaser

National acquisition counsel to public company in numerous acquisitions of staffing companies throughout the United States

Counsel to physicians and physician groups in sale of practices to hospital acquirers

Counsel to technology company in sale of business to private equity-backed investment group

Counsel to commercial lenders and borrowers in numerous asset-based multi-million dollar loan and financing transactions in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology, health care, financial services, consumer goods and basic materials

Counsel to buyer in financing and acquisition transactions involving ESOP-owned company and private equity partners

Lead counsel to public company in the construction of a greenfield manufacturing facility in South Korea as part of a $1 billion investment

Counsel to major investment adviser in disposition of large apartment communities

Counsel to management group in the formation of a hedge fund and offering of limited partnership units

Issuer’s counsel for initial public offering and secondary offering in rent-to-own industry

Counsel to Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development in its efforts to secure a foreign automobile manufacturer in a $1 billion transaction

Business & Finance Service Group, Chair

Management Committee Representative to the Southern Law Network

Management Committee, Former Member

Business & Finance Group, Former Louisville Office Chair

Recruiting Committee, Former Co-Chair

Louisville Economic Development Alliance (LEDA), Board of Directors (2024-present)

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Director; Executive Committee (2023-25)

Leadership Louisville Bingham Fellows, Class of 2021

Louisville Orchestra, Corporate Support Group

21st Century Parks, Steering Committee

Greater Louisville, Inc., Former Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Kentucky Wesleyan College, Former Member of Board of Trustees

University of Louisville, Former Member, Secretary and Treasurer of Board of Trustees and Chair of the Finance Committee (2017-18)

The Cabbage Patch, Former Board Member

Kentuckiana Minority Business Council, Former Board Member

The Lawyers Club, Former President

Harmony Landing Country Club, Former President

Leadership Louisville, Class of 2006

Martindale-Hubbell^® AV-Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated

Best Lawyers in America^®, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions (2006-25)

Kentucky Super Lawyers^®(2007-14)

Kentucky Super Lawyers^®, Top 50 Attorneys in the State (2010)

Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”

Louisville Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” for Business/Commercial Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2013, 2014)