Kenneth M. Crane

Partner

VCard

Chicago

[email protected]

Phone: (312) 360-6603

Fax: (312) 360-6520

Contact

Terri Davila
Call
(312) 360-6439
Email
[email protected]

About

Ken Crane is a Partner and Leader of the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Private Equity, Emerging Industries, and Food Industry Teams.

He is a deal lawyer who represents private equity, venture capital and family office–backed companies, focusing on acquisition and sale transactions. Ken gets involved at all stages in the business growth and succession process, from acquisition, capital raising, financing and growth equity transactions, strategic partnering and joint ventures, to pre-sale and succession planning. Ken works with entrepreneurs and companies from inception through closing of realization transactions. He also frequently represents the portfolio companies of his private equity, emerging growth and other clients in a wide range of transactions and legal matters, including equity-based compensation plans, manufacturing, distribution and sales agreements, and intellectual property licensing and development.

Education

J.D. University of Illinois College of Law
B.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

State Bar Admissions

Illinois

Community Service

Les Turner ALS Foundation, Director, Executive Committee Member and Chairman of Governance Committee, 2001 - present
Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, Chicago Corporate Event Chair, 2013 - present

Representative Matters

Represented a large distribution company in connection with its efforts to manage an FDA inspection and to prepare the necessary 483 response, corrective action plan, and a food reconditioning plan. Ultimately, a state agriculture department adopted our food reconditioning plan, a model for handling large scale food adulteration matters.
Represented Borrower in $125,000,000 timber secured loan facility.

Honors & Awards

Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell (AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards, and policies.)
The Best Lawyers in America® - Venture Capital Law, 2007 - present
Named Best Lawyers' Chicago, "Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year," 2017
Illinois Leading Lawyers - 2020 (cited in multiple years)