Craig Thrift
Partner at Thrift McLemore
For over 15 years Craig Thrift has represented clients in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, real estate, leasing, corporate, limited liability company, partnership, securities, financing, and general business matters.
He serves as a trusted advisor to businesses and their owners in evaluating potential deals and developing strategies for success. Mr. Thrift brings a deep understanding of the legal, tax and business aspects of transactions to complex deals including mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, private offerings, financings and loan transactions, and structuring and restructuring of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships. He advises clients regarding loans, non-competition covenants, employment relationships, shareholders agreements, security, escrow and guaranty agreements, settlement agreements, promissory notes, secured financings and other types of business contracts. Mr. Thrift routinely negotiates and creates documents for entity organizations, shareholder and owner agreements, capital formation transactions, business combinations, sales of businesses, restructurings and breakups.
Mr. Thrift has handled transactions valued at over $700 million for public companies and investment banks and enjoys working with a diverse clientele ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to startups, family offices, and venture capital and private equity funds. His clients represent a variety of industry sectors, including real estate, timeshare/fractional, hospitality, technology, manufacturing, business consulting and other services. He has counseled over one hundred companies from inception through initial public offerings or successful sales.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Washington and Lee University School of Law
- J.D. (2006)
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- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- B.A. (2001)
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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- Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent 2021
- Martindale Hubbell
- Martindale-Hubbell is proud to announce that the following attorneys have achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Congratulations to: Craig Thrift of Thrift McLemore
- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Platinum Client Champion
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Highly Recommended
- Alignable
- State Bar of Georgia
- Member
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- State Bar of Georgia Business Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of Georgia Corporate Counsel Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of Georgia General Practice and Trial Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of Georgia Real Property Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of Georgia Franchise and Distribution Law
- Member
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