Ned Crady is a preeminent dealmaker who has represented energy companies and strategic investors in complex transactions for nearly three decades. Clients turn to Ned to guide them through high-stakes acquisitions, divestitures, project development and financing, joint venture planning, and corporate governance matters in the energy space.
Ned has facilitated numerous energy deals, including billion-dollar acquisitions, divestitures of business units, project development and capital raises. His practice also encompasses advising clients on the purchase, transport, storage, tolling and sale of various energy commodities including natural gas, LNG, crude oil, chemicals, and bio-fuels. Ned leverages deep industry knowledge to negotiate and structure these intricate transactions while proactively mitigating risks.
Ned has previously worked for several large international law firms as well as served as in-house counsel for a global energy company, allowing him to acutely understand the commercial drivers, operational factors and regulatory landscape impacting energy deals. Most recently, he spent the last three years as General Counsel of a private equity-backed renewable fuels company developing a plant that converts biomass into renewable syngas, and syngas into green methanol.
In addition to his energy practice, Ned routinely counsels U.S. and international companies on cross-border transactions, joint ventures, commercial contracts and compliance matters. He has handled matters in Argentina, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Trinidad, Uruguay and Venezuela.