Charles O. Richert
Senior Associate
Office: Indianapolis
crichert@kdlegal.com
p: 317-808-5874
f: 317-636-1507
Charlie Richert is a Senior Associate in the Firm's Business Practice. He assists clients in various matters across diverse industries, including mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiations, and governance issues for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
Mr. Richert also has experience in compliance audits and assisted with the 2021 follow-up audit of USA Gymnastics’ compliance with the Daniels Report for the Protection of Young Athletes.
Charlie is an active member of the Indianapolis community and serves as an at-large committee member of the IndyBar Business Law Section. Additionally, he is currently on the Board of Directors for a local nonprofit in central Indiana and volunteers for an international anti-human trafficking organization.
In addition to his corporate law practice at Krieg DeVault, Mr. Richert served as an attorney for nearly 2 years for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Merger and Acquisition Deals
- Lead counsel in sale of private security company
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in sale of ESOP-owned auto-parts retailer chain
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in sale of cyber risk management firm
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in purchase of architectural design firm
- Assisted lead counsel in the sale of 100% stock of industry-leading automotive protection company
- Assisted lead counsel in acquisition of component-parts manufacturer
- Assisted lead counsel in sale of trampoline park
Entity Formation, Corporate Governance, and Shareholder Relations Projects
- Lead counsel in the formation and organization of numerous entities
- Assisted lead counsel to shareholder in shareholder dispute matter
- Advise and draft equity incentive plan for company employees
Non-Profit and Exempt Entity Projects
- Represented exempt organization in formation and application for tax-exempt status, including drafting of organizational documents
Banking and Financial Institutions
- Assist of the United States’ largest financial institutions in the negotiation of banking services agreements, including agreements providing banking services in over 40 countries
- Assisted lead counsel in several credit union acquisitions of state banks across Indiana
- Assisted various financial industry trade associations with regulatory and compliance issues, including drafting and submitting correspondence to federal regulators
Professional Associations
- Member Business Law Section, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2025
Publications
- Author, "Foreign Entities – To Register or Not to Register," July 11, 2024
- Co-Author, "Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations," February 23, 2024
- Co-Author, "Delaware Duty of Oversight Extended to Officers – What about Indiana?" March 23, 2023
Education
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J.D., summa cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019
- Indiana Law Review, Associate Articles Editor
- B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 2019
Practices
Industries
Running
Reading
Sports
Business
Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations
February 23, 2024
Charlie Richert is a Senior Associate in the Firm's Business Practice. He assists clients in various matters across diverse industries, including mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiations, and governance issues for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
Mr. Richert also has experience in compliance audits and assisted with the 2021 follow-up audit of USA Gymnastics’ compliance with the Daniels Report for the Protection of Young Athletes.
Charlie is an active member of the Indianapolis community and serves as an at-large committee member of the IndyBar Business Law Section. Additionally, he is currently on the Board of Directors for a local nonprofit in central Indiana and volunteers for an international anti-human trafficking organization.
In addition to his corporate law practice at Krieg DeVault, Mr. Richert served as an attorney for nearly 2 years for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Merger and Acquisition Deals
- Lead counsel in sale of private security company
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in sale of ESOP-owned auto-parts retailer chain
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in sale of cyber risk management firm
- Assisted lead transaction counsel in purchase of architectural design firm
- Assisted lead counsel in the sale of 100% stock of industry-leading automotive protection company
- Assisted lead counsel in acquisition of component-parts manufacturer
- Assisted lead counsel in sale of trampoline park
Entity Formation, Corporate Governance, and Shareholder Relations Projects
- Lead counsel in the formation and organization of numerous entities
- Assisted lead counsel to shareholder in shareholder dispute matter
- Advise and draft equity incentive plan for company employees
Non-Profit and Exempt Entity Projects
- Represented exempt organization in formation and application for tax-exempt status, including drafting of organizational documents
Banking and Financial Institutions
- Assist of the United States’ largest financial institutions in the negotiation of banking services agreements, including agreements providing banking services in over 40 countries
- Assisted lead counsel in several credit union acquisitions of state banks across Indiana
- Assisted various financial industry trade associations with regulatory and compliance issues, including drafting and submitting correspondence to federal regulators
Professional Associations
- Member Business Law Section, Indianapolis Bar Association
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2025
Publications
- Author, "Foreign Entities – To Register or Not to Register," July 11, 2024
- Co-Author, "Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations," February 23, 2024
- Co-Author, "Delaware Duty of Oversight Extended to Officers – What about Indiana?" March 23, 2023
Education
-
J.D., summa cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019
- Indiana Law Review, Associate Articles Editor
- B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 2019
Practices
Industries
Insights
Business
Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations
February 23, 2024