PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper Locke represented Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP (WSHB), a national trial firm, in its formation of WSHB Support Services, a management services organization (MSO) that will provide non-legal operational infrastructure and support to WSHB, enabled by a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank), a middle-market investment firm. For more information, see the press release.
Charlesbank’s investment in the MSO will enable WSHB to expand in existing and new geographies, deepen capabilities across practice areas, and build the infrastructure to support continued growth.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised WSHB was led by Joe Kadlec and Samantha Peruto, and included Howard Goldberg, Barbara Sicalides, Mike Crumbock, Brent Hoard, Jim Schutz, Erin Whaley, Brad Boericke, Stefanie Brennan, Sara Longtain, Paul Mahoney, Jeff Goldman, Mia Marko, Taylor Williams, Kevin Cox, Madison Fitzgerald, Alex Cox, Julian Weiss, and Emily Newcomer. Troutman Pepper Locke served as co-counsel with Gipson Hoffman & Pancione on the transaction.
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