Kevin R. Crandall

Complex Business Litigation

• Represents debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re Bestwall LLC, Case No. 17-31795 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
• Represents debtor as special counsel for asbestos claims estimation matters in In re DBMP LLC, Case No. 20-30080 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.).
• Obtained dismissal of claims for conversion, unfair or deceptive trade practices, and breach of fiduciary duty in North Carolina Business Court case against software company.
• Represented estate in a wrongful death lawsuit relating to a CO2 paintball canister that exploded and killed a 38-year-old man.
• Obtained directed verdict in a federal jury trial on behalf of nonprofit employer in a case alleging religious discrimination.
• Represented former North Carolina Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. and former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Burley B. Mitchell Jr. as friends of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in Cooper v. Berger.
• Obtained dismissal, without discovery, of a putative class action filed against a national insurance company.
• Obtained judgment on the pleadings for national retail company in defense of claims alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.

Antitrust & Competition

• Regularly assists companies in complying with governmental reporting obligations under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and obtaining antitrust clearance of significant transactions. Representative transactions include:
• Represented Fresenius Medical Care in its $2 billion acquisition of NxStage Medical Care Inc. Negotiated FTC Consent Order limiting divestiture to product line agreed to in purchase agreement.
• Represented Fresenius Medical Care in its sale of Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings LLC to a consortium led by Summit Partners L.P. for $2.15 billion.
• Represented Enpro Inc. in the acquisition of AlpHa Measurement Solutions.
• Represented Enpro Inc. in the purchase of all of the equity of Advanced Micro Instruments Inc. for $210 million.
• Represented Enpro Inc. in the sale of its Fairbanks Morse division to an affiliate of Arcline Investment Management for $450 million.
• Represented a Houston-based public company in transaction valued at more than $400 million.
• Represented Fresenius Medical Care in its acquisition of an equity interest in Humacyte Inc.

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