Bradley W. Crandall
Brad counsels and represents companies and entrepreneurs in a broad range of corporate and real estate transactions, with extensive experience in the following areas: (i) new business formation, funding and strategy; (ii) business succession, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; (iii) private equity and venture capital transactions; (iv) general business counseling; (v) drafting and negotiating all types of commercial contracts; (vi) structuring, negotiating and documenting credit facilities, loans and other financing arrangements; and (vii) all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, development, sale, and leasing of retail, office, hotels and other commercial properties.
Brad has experience with companies in a number of different industries, including manufacturing, distribution, construction, oil and gas, precision machining, hotels, restaurants, financial services, employment staffing, biomedical, life sciences, transportation, medical goods and services, software, technology, telecommunications and consumer goods.
Brad received his B.S. in Economics, cum laude, from Southwest Missouri State University in 1998 and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 2001. Brad is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Brad is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions
- Private Securities Offerings and Compliance
- General Business Counseling
- Corporate Governance
- Commercial Contracts
- Business Formation
- Business Planning
- Business Funding and Finance Structuring
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Maintenance
- Business Succession Planning
- Divestitures
- Commercial Finance
- Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Transactions
- Intellectual Property & Technology: Licensing and Distribution
Recent News & Publications
- Affinity Sponsors St. Louis Children’s Hospital Day at Six Flags: May 29, 2015
- Best in Value 2014
- Affinity Law Group Warns Missouri Corporations of Scam Alert
- One Of The Largest Law Firms: Firms To Watch
- Best In Business 2010
- Affinity Named Best In Reliability
- Affinity Named Top St. Louis Law Firm in 2009
Upcoming Events
2018 St. Louis Vistage Executive Summit
The Ten Things You’ll Overpay an Attorney for
Location/Time: | DoubleTree St. Louis – Chesterfield, 7:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Presenter: Bob Guest, Ira Potter, Kathleen Bilderback, & Brad Crandall
If we care for our health early in life, we’ll incur far less medical expenses later. The same is true of the law. Many executives create significant legal expenses for themselves that a little forethought and planning might have greatly reduced or even eliminated. The lawyers of Affinity Law Group, LLC will share ten opportunities that, pursued today, can save time, aggravation and quite often, considerable legal fees tomorrow. Bonus Section: The War for Talent: Unemployment is at record lows. Employers must take every possible action to protect their talent and recruit more. The Affinity team will share proven legal tactics to help prevent your team members from being pirated, and the legal aspects of prying talent from your competitors.