NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care and Life Sciences Practice ranked No. 10 out of 53 firms on Modern Healthcare’s 2026 Largest Health Care Law Firms list, jumping nine spots from last year. The rankings are based on the number of attorneys dedicating at least 50 percent of their time to health care or life sciences matters at the end of 2025.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s leading Health Care and Life Sciences Practice encompasses the entire spectrum of health care and life sciences companies. The team collaborates across disciplines to solve complex legal challenges confronting clients, offering a full suite of corporate, intellectual property, regulatory, and litigation services. Few law firms have a comparable health care and life sciences practice, and Troutman Pepper Locke draws on its deep industry knowledge to provide the precise, holistic advice and guidance clients need throughout their business cycles.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
PHILADELPHIA – Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA) honored Troutman Pepper Locke with its Foundational Advocate Award in recognition of the firm’s longstanding support, pro bono service, and enduring partnership in advancing the organization’s mission to advocate for children and expand access to justice.
“From the earliest days of our organization, Troutman Pepper Locke has played an important role in helping lay the foundation for SCCA’s work,” said Lisa Barrimond, executive director of SCCA. “Their continued commitment has helped provide the stability needed for our programs to grow and serve our community year after year.”
For more than four decades, SCCA has served children who have experienced abuse or neglect by securing critical social services, identifying safe and stable homes when needed, and supporting children through court proceedings. The organization works to ensure safety, health, education, family permanency, and access to justice for every child in its care, and whenever possible, strives to keep children and families together in their own homes.
Each year, Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys dedicate thousands of pro bono hours in support of nonprofits, military veterans, children, the wrongfully convicted, civil rights and social justice initiatives, and so many other causes. Learn more at troutman.com/pro-bono.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper Locke has been awarded Client Savvy’s 2026 Excellence in Client Experience Bronze Award, recognizing the firm’s continued commitment to delivering exceptional client service. The award honors top-performing professional services firms based entirely on client feedback. Recipients are distinguished by their ability to consistently align with client expectations and deliver experiences that clients would highly recommend to others.
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects the voices of our clients,” said Linda Sanders, director of client experience. “At Troutman Pepper Locke, we are deeply committed to listening to our clients and translating those insights into meaningful action. This award reinforces our focus on building strong partnerships, delivering value beyond the bill, and continuously improving how we serve our clients.”
The Excellence in Client Experience Award is based on Client Savvy’s independent analysis of client feedback collected between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025. Firms that achieve this distinction demonstrate a consistent ability to deliver a high-quality client experience and foster long-term, trusted relationships.
Client Savvy is a premier provider of customer feedback software designed for architecture, engineering, construction, and legal organizations owned by ClearlyRated, a leader in client experience measurement and analytics for professional services firms.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s client experience strategy includes a robust client listening program, tailored client team initiatives, and ongoing investments in innovation and service delivery models designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s legal departments. In 2022, the firm launched its standard-setting client value program, Troutman Plus. The program combines the services of attorneys and skilled professionals across the firm to provide clients with tailored solutions in areas like innovation, pricing, legal project management, pro bono, and more. Clients of all sizes and across industries have benefited from the program.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
Troutman Pepper Locke partners Jon Aberman, Evelyn Meltzer, and Mark Silverman have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.
According to Lawdragon, those recognized are advisors who represent a burgeoning group of specialists reflecting the realities of the modern economy and who can keep their cool for companies, investors, governments, and others on the fiscal precipice.
The list is based on Lawdragon’s journalistic research, nominations, and vetting with peers, clients, and other professionals.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring group provides clients with creative solutions that prioritize recovery or return on investment. Clients impacted by distressed situations rely on the team’s know-how to enforce their rights and maximize value. The group’s deep understanding of pre- and post-insolvency issues from every stakeholder’s perspective enables them to help clients prevent and prepare for a financial crisis and, when needed, serve as trusted advisors to respond effectively to financial distress.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Mary Marshall Easley, David Dove, David Ghegan, and Leila Harrison, along with the firm, have been recognized by the Daily Report and Law.com as part of the 2026 Southeastern Legal Awards in the On the Rise in North Carolina, Best Mentors, Most Effective Deal-makers, Most Promising Newcomer, and Best Legal Innovation categories, respectively. The honorees will be celebrated at a gala on May 7, 2026, at The Whitley in Atlanta.
Winner
On the Rise in North Carolina – Mary Marshall Easley
Easley, associate in the firm’s Charlotte and Raleigh offices, received the On the Rise in North Carolina award in recognition of her relationship and community-focused approach to practice in commercial real estate, where she represents real estate funds, real estate investment trusts, developers, landlords, and tenants in transactions across the U.S. and involving all asset classes. The On the Rise award honors lawyers under 40 who are innovators in their fields, creators of distinctive practice niches, proven business generators, effective leaders, and dedicated contributors to both charitable and professional community service.
Finalists
Best Mentors – David Dove
Dove, partner in the firm’s Atlanta office, has been named a finalist in the Best Mentors category, which honors lawyers who have made a significant impact by supporting and advancing colleagues. As head of the firm’s Regulatory and Economic Investment Practice in the Southeast, Dove exemplifies the leadership and commitment to mentorship recognized by this award.
Most Effective Deal-makers – David Ghegan
Ghegan, partner in the firm’s Atlanta office, has been shortlisted in the Most Effective Deal-makers category, which recognizes lawyers who earn repeat business from their clients and successfully close transactions. He received this nomination for his work advising public and private companies on a variety of complex securities and corporate finance transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Most Promising Newcomer – Leila Harrison
Harrison, associate in the firm’s Atlanta office, is up for Most Promising Newcomer, an honor recognizing attorneys in their early years of practice who have demonstrated exceptional potential, work ethic, and legal acumen. She earned this recognition for her environmental regulatory compliance and due diligence work, as well as her litigation experience.
Best Legal Innovation
Troutman Pepper Locke is a finalist for the Best Legal Innovation award for the work of its nationally ranked and award-winning eDiscovery and Data Management subsidiary, eMerge. Led by practicing attorneys, eMerge’s Custom Solutions team develops innovative AI tools that address clients’ data-related challenges and enhance legal service quality and efficiency. By leveraging attorney-directed AI to more quickly surface the key facts clients need to prove their claims and defenses, eMerge helps our clients achieve superior legal outcomes without compromising accuracy or security.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
Troutman Pepper Locke today announced the industry’s first integration of Thomson Reuters’s Deep Research solution into a proprietary AI environment. This new integration embeds the powerful, agentic research tool directly into Troutman’s enterprise AI agent, Athena. This milestone further solidifies Troutman Pepper Locke as a leader in legal innovation and applied artificial intelligence.
Deep Research is Thomson Reuters’s advanced, agentic AI research solution designed to produce detailed, verifiable content that elevates and simplifies the legal research process for attorneys.
By integrating Deep Research into Athena, Troutman attorneys will be able to leverage trusted, AI-enhanced legal research within a secure, firm-controlled platform that they already use every day.
“Integrating Deep Research directly into Athena is a significant step forward in our efforts to leverage AI for better client outcomes and an improved attorney experience,” said Tom Cole, Chair of Troutman Pepper Locke. “We are excited to bring a leading, agentic legal research capability inside our own proprietary AI environment. This integration underscores our commitment to responsible, practical innovation that improves the way we serve our clients.”
Athena serves as Troutman’s centralized AI agent, giving lawyers a unified interface to securely access research, insights, and workflow support. The Deep Research integration means attorneys can now:
- Conduct complex legal research through Athena using Deep Research’s powerful, agentic capabilities.
- Receive detailed, verifiable responses grounded in trusted Thomson Reuters content.
- Streamline research workflows, reducing time spent on repetitive tasks while maintaining rigorous quality and accuracy.
- Work within a proprietary, secure AI environment designed specifically for the firm’s practices and clients.
“Deep Research is a powerful, agentic AI tool, and its integration into Athena is a major differentiator for our firm,” said Will Gaus, Chief Knowledge Management and Innovation Officer at Troutman Pepper Locke.
“Our lawyers can now tap into a next-generation research experience directly through our own AI agent. This is exactly the kind of practical, high-impact innovation our clients expect from our firm.”
Athena is Troutman Pepper Locke’s proprietary enterprise AI agent, designed to securely connect lawyers and business professionals with the knowledge, tools, and insights they need to serve clients more effectively. Built to operate within the firm’s governance, confidentiality, and security framework, Athena’s agentic approach harnesses multiple AI capabilities while reinforcing the firm’s commitment to quality and innovation.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
Dual Recognition Underscores Firm’s Practical, Results-Focused Use of Generative AI to Enhance Case Strategy and Client Service
NEW YORK – Troutman eMerge and Antonio Avant were recognized by Relativity, a leading legal data intelligence company, for their leadership in leveraging its generative AI-powered case intelligence solution, aiR for Case Strategy.
At a special ceremony during Legalweek, Troutman eMerge received the Transcripts Insights Award, and Avant was honored with the Champion User Award. The awards recognize standout contributors across the aiR for Case Strategy community whose creativity, innovation, and real-world impact are helping reshape how litigators develop and execute case strategy.
The aiR for Case Strategy awards are part of Relativity’s broader effort to recognize and support legal professionals who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with AI in litigation and investigations. Winners are selected by a panel of judges based on demonstrated impact, innovation, and measurable improvement in case preparation and litigation outcomes.
aiR for Case Strategy Champion User Award
Antonio Avant was honored with the aiR for Case Strategy Champion User Award for his leadership as a power user and advocate of aiR for Case Strategy across the firm. As the firm’s director of legal technology for Troutman eMerge, Avant has more than 20 years of experience consulting with attorneys and clients on all phases of electronic discovery, including forensic data collection, legal hold and preservation, data consulting, project planning, and trial technology. He oversees strategic and operational functions of the eMerge technical team, ensuring the seamless delivery of innovative and efficient technology solutions to support litigation and discovery processes.
“I am honored to receive this award, but it truly represents a team effort across Troutman eMerge, our practice groups, and our clients who are eager to thoughtfully embrace AI in their matters,” said Avant.
aiR for Case Strategy Transcripts Insights Award
Troutman eMerge received the aiR for Case Strategy Transcripts Insights Award for its innovative and disciplined use of aiR for Case Strategy to derive actionable insights from deposition and hearing transcripts. By combining the transcript analytics with Troutman eMerge’s litigation experience and process design, the team helps case teams rapidly surface key testimony tied to case themes and issues, identify inconsistencies and impeachment opportunities, ensure alignment with pleadings and discovery responses, and build more cohesive examination outlines, motion strategies, and trial narratives grounded in data-driven transcript review.
“This recognition reflects the creativity and hard work of the entire Troutman eMerge team and our litigators, who are focused on using AI not as a buzzword, but as a practical tool to deliver better outcomes and greater value for our clients,” added Alison Grounds, founder and managing partner of Troutman eMerge.
About Troutman eMerge
Troutman eMerge offers clients integrated legal, technology, and AI-enhanced services to address complex data-driven problems in litigation, transactional and compliance matters, government investigations, and information governance initiatives. eMerge’s lawyers have received numerous accolades from leading industry authorities, including Chambers USA and Legal 500. For more information, visit troutmanemerge.com.
Recognitions Highlight Firm’s Generative AI Innovations Transforming Knowledge Management, Collaboration, and E-Discovery Workflows
NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper Locke earned top honors at the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, winning Innovations in Knowledge Management for its generative AI tool Experience Connect. In addition, Troutman eMerge was recognized as a finalist in two categories: E-Discovery Technology and Innovation and Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, reflecting the firm’s technology-driven approach to delivering smarter, more efficient solutions for clients.
“These recognitions underscore how deeply innovation is woven into our culture,” said Will Gaus, Chief Knowledge Management and Innovation Officer at Troutman Pepper Locke. “With Experience Connect on our Athena platform, we’re not just experimenting with generative AI. We’re using it to make our collective experience instantly accessible, so attorneys can find the right teammates faster, collaborate more effectively, and deliver better outcomes for clients.”
Innovations in Knowledge Management, Winner
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Knowledge Management and Innovation team was honored for developing Experience Connect, a generative AI tool launched after the 2025 merger that formed a firm of more than 1,600 attorneys. Integrated into the firm’s AI platform, Athena, it enables attorneys and business professionals to quickly find colleagues with specific experience, credentials, and relationships, without relying on firmwide “Pardon the Interruption” (PTI) emails. Drawing solely on the firm’s internal experience database, the tool delivers precise, data-driven answers and has reduced PTI emails by 30 percent since its late September launch, with nearly 200 attorneys generating more than 1,000 conversations in the first month.
E-Discovery Technology and Innovation, Finalist
Troutman eMerge’s MatterWise platform was recognized as a finalist for its highly customizable, end-to-end litigation management solution that brings order to large portfolios and discovery-intensive matters. It centralizes matter details, deadlines, events, key players, dockets, arguments, discovery data, and outcomes in one place, reducing risk and cognitive overload while integrating with clients’ legal, IT, and operations systems to deliver a bird’s-eye view of each matter through a single pane of glass.
Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, Finalist
Quill, an AI-powered document intelligence platform from Troutman eMerge, was shortlisted for its ability to transform how litigators draft, edit, and iterate on responsive pleadings, discovery materials, confidentiality stipulations, and more. Unlike traditional chatbot tools that generate static text in separate prompt windows, Quill provides a natively agentic drafting environment that supports the dynamic, iterative nature of litigation document preparation.
Presented by Legaltech News, the awards honor individuals and organizations that have been at the forefront of legal innovation over the past year across three categories: law firms, legal departments, and technology providers. Over a dozen judges selected winners in over 40 categories from hundreds of worthy submissions.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
Troutman eMerge
Troutman eMerge offers clients integrated legal, technology, and AI-enhanced services to address complex data-driven problems in litigation, transactional and compliance matters, government investigations, and information governance initiatives. eMerge’s lawyers have received numerous accolades from leading industry authorities, including Chambers USA and Legal 500. For more information, visit troutmanemerge.com.
Natural gas emerges as near-term backbone for AI infrastructure amid interconnection bottlenecks and community resistance
The rapid expansion of off-grid data centers across the U.S. is emerging as a decisive answer to the power constraints reshaping the AI-driven digital economy, according to a new report from law firm Troutman Pepper Locke.
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for compute capacity, the firm’s report — Off-Grid Data Centers: A Potential Power Solution for AI — finds that developers, hyperscalers, and energy companies are increasingly turning to behind-the-meter and ‘island-moded’ generation to secure reliable, scalable electricity while avoiding grid congestion and regulatory delays.
The report lands at a pivotal moment. According to projections cited in the analysis, global data center investment could reach $6.7 trillion by 2030, with approximately $2.7 trillion of that invested in the U.S. market. Nowhere is the transformation more visible than in Texas, where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) forecasts that data center electricity demand could rise by 22GW between 2025 and 2031 — reaching 78GW, or roughly 36% of total statewide demand.
At the same time, AI-specialized server racks now require 50kW-100kW each, up from 5-10kW in traditional configurations just a few years ago. As microchips become more powerful and energy-intensive, the report concludes that power — not silicon — has become the primary constraint on AI expansion.
Natural Gas as the Bridge to Scale
One of the report’s central findings is the decisive shift toward natural gas as the preferred near-term solution for off-grid facilities. Developers are prioritizing dispatchable generation that can deliver the “five nines” reliability — 99.999% uptime — demanded by hyperscale AI operations.
While renewables remain a central part of long-term decarbonization strategies, the analysis notes that wind and solar alone cannot yet provide consistent, 24/7 baseload power at the scale AI requires without substantial overbuild and storage. Battery capacity, though advancing, remains limited in duration for utility-scale deployments. Small modular nuclear reactors hold promise but are not yet commercially deployable at scale.
Natural gas generation, by contrast, can be deployed relatively quickly and offers dependable output — making it the dominant choice for early off-grid adopters, particularly in Texas, where fuel supply and land availability align.
However, the report cautions that turbine supply chains are tightening, and competition for equipment, skilled labor, and transmission infrastructure is intensifying as AI-driven projects accelerate nationwide.
Interconnection Bottlenecks Fuel Off-Grid Momentum
Grid interconnection queues are increasingly congested, delaying projects in key markets. Developers are therefore pursuing behind-the-meter solutions as a bridge to eventual grid connection — or in some cases as a long-term strategy to maintain operational autonomy.
Texas’ deregulated electricity market and advanced behind-the-meter framework make it a focal point for this shift. Yet regulatory oversight is also evolving. Senate Bill 6, passed with bipartisan support in 2025, introduced new obligations for large-load users, including requirements tied to backup generation and infrastructure cost allocation.
At the federal level, policymakers are responding to the AI “gold rush” with measures designed both to accelerate data center permitting and protect grid reliability. Proposed initiatives such as the Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives (DATA) Act and large-load interconnection reforms could further clarify the treatment of private off-grid facilities and reduce compliance burdens.
The report suggests that regulatory clarity — rather than deregulation alone — will be essential to sustaining investment momentum while safeguarding broader system stability.
Community Scrutiny and the $64 Billion Delay Factor
Beyond infrastructure, the report highlights mounting community resistance. Research referenced in the analysis indicates that as of early 2025, approximately $64 billion in U.S. data center developments had faced delays due to bipartisan local opposition, often centered on energy costs, water use, and property impacts.
Off-grid systems can mitigate some of these concerns by reducing strain on public grids and shielding residential ratepayers from infrastructure cost allocation. Nevertheless, proactive community engagement and transparent economic value propositions remain critical.
The report also explores alternative models, including modular data centers co-located with renewable assets to absorb curtailed power — demonstrating that innovation in design and siting can complement traditional off-grid approaches.
The Partner Imperative
With gigawatt-scale campuses carrying price tags exceeding $1 billion per facility, counterparty strength and supply chain resilience are paramount. Developers and energy providers must conduct rigorous due diligence on turbine manufacturers, engineering teams, landholders, and off-takers.
In an off-grid environment, there is no utility fallback. Creditworthiness, long-term commitment, and technical capability become central risk determinants. The report underscores that competition is fierce and that some early entrants may struggle to scale without robust financial backing.
Reliability First – and Always
Ultimately, the report concludes that reliability eclipses all other considerations. Hyperscalers racing to lead the AI market prioritize guaranteed uptime over short-term cost arbitrage or energy trading opportunities. The business case for AI infrastructure depends on uninterrupted power, and developers are reshaping generation strategies accordingly.
Brandon Lobb, partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Energy Transactional Practice Group, said: “AI has shifted the center of gravity in the energy market. Power availability — not just price — is now the defining variable in digital infrastructure strategy. Off-grid solutions are emerging as a pragmatic response to interconnection delays, reliability demands, and community pressures. Companies that align regulatory strategy, supply chain discipline, and creditworthy partnerships will be best positioned to lead in this next phase of AI growth.”
As federal and state frameworks continue to evolve, off-grid data centers appear set to become a structural feature of the U.S. energy and technology landscape rather than a temporary workaround.
To read the full report, visit: Off-Grid Data Centers: A Potential Power Solution for AI.
As demand for power-intensive technologies continues to accelerate, the intersection of energy infrastructure and real estate development is becoming increasingly critical. Troutman Pepper Locke’s nationally recognized Energy team and national Real Estate practice advise clients navigating these challenges, combining the experience of more than 220 energy attorneys with a real estate platform experienced in complex development and financing transactions across the U.S. The firm works with utilities, developers, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other market participants on large-scale infrastructure projects, including the development, financing, and siting of energy-intensive assets such as data centers.
About Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
BOSTON – Troutman Pepper Locke’s nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group once again secured its place among the country’s premier public finance practices, ranking No. 10 on The Bond Buyer’s list of top bond counsel in the nation for competitive issues throughout 2025, with 114 issues totaling approximately $2.7 billion. The firm also secured several impressive regional top bond counsel rankings, including ranking No. 2 in Massachusetts, No. 3 in Vermont and Rhode Island, No. 5 in New Hampshire, and No. 6 in the Northeast Region.
Just a few of Troutman Pepper Locke’s recent notable public finance matters include representing:
- North Texas Tollway Authority in connection with its $486.6 million first-tier and $143.9 million second-tier system revenue refunding bonds, Series 2025.
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with its issuance of $700 million general obligation bonds, consolidated loan, 2025 Series A, and $395.35 million general obligation refunding bonds, 2025 Series A.
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency in connection with its issuance of $300 million revenue bonds, Boston University Issue, 2025 Series A, $284.29 million refunding revenue bonds, Boston University Issue, 2025 Series B-1, and $184.8 million refunding revenue bonds, Boston University Issue, 2025 Series B-2.
- City of Boston in its public offering of $464.2 million general obligation bonds, 2025 Series A.
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency in connection with the issuance of $199.73 million single-family housing revenue bonds, Series 241–244.
- City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in connection with its annual capital improvement program bond financings valued at $165.86 million.
- State of New Hampshire as bond counsel in the competitive sale of its $60 million general obligation capital improvement bonds, 2025 Series A, and $51.14 million general obligation refunding bonds, 2025 Series B.
- Town of Brookline, Massachusetts, in connection with its issuance of $106.33 million general obligation municipal purpose loan of 2025 bonds.
- Housing Finance Authority of Miami-Dade County, Florida, in connection with the financing of the construction of a new multifamily affordable housing project, and with the financing of a rehabilitation of a public housing facility, valued at $25 million.
- Palm Beach County, Florida, in connection with an innovative financing program to support the development of affordable and workforce housing.
- City of Worcester, Massachusetts, in connection with its annual capital improvement program bond financings.
- BofA Securities and 14 other co-managers in connection with the $1.64 billion Texas Transportation Finance Corporation SH 288 system subordinate tier toll revenue and refunding bonds, 2025 Series A.
- J.P. Morgan Securities and Jefferies in connection with the $181.14 million State of Texas Veterans Bonds, Taxable Refunding 2025 Series C, and $100 million State of Texas Veterans Land Bonds, Taxable 2025 Series A.
- Raymond James & Associates in connection with the $78.14 million Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds, 2025 Series A.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Public Finance Practice Group has one of the largest bond counsel practices in the country. For more than 135 years, the firm has been involved in the law of public borrowing and the federal tax and securities aspects of public debt obligations. The firm’s public finance lawyers have extensive experience nationwide serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters’ counsel, issuer’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, bank counsel, special tax counsel, and trustee’s counsel for governmental and quasi-governmental issuers, special purpose entities, tax-exempt organizations, and other entities and financial institutions.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.