Deitra Crawley

Deitra Crawley is a partner at Townsend & Lockett LLC, a law firm based in Atlanta. She specializes in providing strategic counsel for domestic and international business transactions, corporate governance, and compliance.1 With over 20 years of experience, Crawley has served as a general counsel practitioner for several corporations, leading corporate governance, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, legal and compliance departments, and complex dealmaking.1

Areas of Expertise

Crawley's practice areas include:

• Corporate law
• General counsel services
• Real estate
• Energy sector

She represents a diverse range of clients, including:

• Entrepreneurs and developers in renewable energy
• Entertainment and professional sports clients
• General contractors and subcontractors
• Government contractors
• Restaurants and retail businesses
• Charter schools and collegiate institutions1

Professional Background

Crawley's professional experience includes:

• Partner at Townsend & Lockett LLC (current position)
• Partner at Taylor English Duma LLP (2015-2023)
• General Counsel at Concessions International, LLC (2018-2020, on secondment)
• Of Counsel at Law Office of Gary L. Rigney, Huntsville, AL (2010-2014)
• General Counsel at UNITECH, Inc., Centreville, VA (2006-2009)1

Education and Bar Admissions

• Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School (2001)
• Master of Public Administration from Auburn University (1992)
• Bachelor of Arts from Auburn University (1990)

Crawley is admitted to practice in:

• State Bar of Georgia
• State Bar of Maryland
• State Bar of Virginia (In-House Counsel Designation)1

Additional Roles and Involvement

Crawley is actively involved in various organizations and initiatives:

• Adjunct professor of law at Emory University, teaching dealmaking and transactional law
• Co-founder and board officer of Global Community Mothers in Law and Know-how, Inc. (MILK)
• Board member of Atlanta Area Council Scouts of America
• Board secretary of Fulton Technology and Energy Authority
• Board member of Trees Atlanta
• Member of the Board of Deacons at Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta1

Crawley's expertise extends to international projects, having fostered public-private partnerships in countries such as South Africa, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, among others.1