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Curtis J. Crowther is a member of our firm’s Business Litigation Group with extensive experience litigating in all the state and federal courts in Delaware. His experience transcends many substantive areas of commercial and civil litigation including employment and restrictive covenants, Delaware corporate law, ERISA-governed benefits, trusts & estates, construction, commercial/business contract disputes, commercial collections, real estate, insurance, and other complex commercial and business litigation.

Curtis represents the interests of his clients from pre-litigation counseling and strategy development through trial and appeal processes. He has appeared in a variety of matters before all the courts in Delaware: Delaware Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, Justice of the Peace Court, United States District Court, Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Bankruptcy Court, as well as federal courts in Pennsylvania and around the country.

Curtis also has substantial experience in bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related litigation, contested matters and adversary proceedings involving myriad disputes that arise in Chapter 11 business bankruptcy cases. His experience includes both prosecuting and defending fraudulent transfer and preference litigation.

Curtis has significant experience as an advocate in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), utilizing ADR processes and procedures such as mediation or arbitration to assist clients in avoiding or reducing the costs that can be associated with protracted litigation, as well as assisting his clients in devising and implementing ADR plans and strategies necessary to protect their interests. He is also a recipient of the Delaware Superior Court’s Certificate in Advanced Mediation Training and is certified as an arbitrator for commercial law/litigation by the Delaware State Bar Association and as a certified mediator by the Delaware Superior Court.

Curtis also serves on our firm’s Pro Bono Committee and seeks to advance Robinson+Cole’s ongoing commitment to serving the communities in which we have offices.   

  • Widener University Delaware Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude)
    • Dean's Scholar Scholarship
    • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Neumann University (Bachelors, magna cum laude)
    • B.A., Political Science

  • State of Delaware
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana

2025 "Ch. 11 Reorganization of the Year”" in the under ($100MM) for the restructuring of Mariner Health Central Inc. and affiliates, presented at M&A Advisor's 19th Annual Turnaround Awards

Presented with the Chapter 11 Restructuring of the Year in the “mega” category (value: above $5 billion) as part of the Global M&A Network’s 15th Annual Turnaround Atlas Awards in recognition of serving as co-counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) in the Mallinckrodt plc, et al. chapter 11 cases

American Bar Association
Litigation, ADR and Business Law Sections

Delaware State Bar Association
Vice Chair, ADR Section (2016 - 2017)
Secretary, ADR Section (2015 - 2016)

American Bankruptcy Institute

Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc.

Faithful Friends Animal Society, Inc. – pro bono counsel