Craig R. Culbertson has joined Blank Rome as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and as a member of both the Energy and Financial Services industry teams in the Chicago office.
Blank Rome entered the Chicago market in June 2019 with the notable addition of partners Kenneth J. Ottaviano, Karin H. Berg, William J. Dorsey, and Paige Barr Tinkham, and most recently welcomed Andrew J. White as a finance associate.
Culbertson joins from McGuireWoods where he previously served as a managing partner of the Chicago. Prior to that, he was a co-chair of the corporate and finance department and a member of the executive committee at Jenner & Block.
“We are thrilled to have a corporate, energy, and financial services veteran like Craig join our Firm,” said Grant S. Palmer, Blank Rome’s managing partner and CEO. “With decades of unmatched experience, Craig will be a tremendous asset to Blank Rome both in the corporate and finance counsel he will be able to extend to our clients and in contributing to the expansion of our growing Chicago office.”
Culbertson represents private and public companies, banks, funds, boards of directors, and special committees in a variety of corporate and finance transactional and other matters, including corporate governance, international projects, mergers and acquisitions, and complex commercial arrangements. His clients include Fortune 100 companies in a wide range of industries, including oil logistics and trading, aerospace, food and beverage, banking and finance, and steel manufacturing.
He has a particular focus on representing domestic and international mid-stream oil and gas companies and funds, including oil refineries, terminals, pipelines, and gathering systems, among others. His practice in this area involves acquisitions, joint ventures, pre-export financings, minority investments, and complex commercial arrangements.
