NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper Locke’s Private Equity, Emerging Company and Venture Capital, and Mergers and Acquisitions practices announced 2024 and Q4 rankings in global league tables reflecting maintained strength in key categories. Notably, the firm advanced in Pitchbook’s M&A: Most active in U.S. Companies category.
“Prior to our merger, our legacy firms have consistently demonstrated strength and agility among different transaction types, and that is evident in these rankings. Our private equity team has showcased remarkable adaptability, excelling in different industries and markets even before combining forces,” said Paul Mahoney, leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Practice. “The integration of our teams has not only expanded our capabilities but also opened new avenues for growth and innovation. These developments underscore our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional results for our clients while becoming a top law firm in the country for private equity across the middle and lower middle market. We look forward to continuing this trajectory of growth moving forward in 2025.”
PitchBook’s 2024 Annual and Q4 Global League Tables
Private Equity Deals – 2024 Annual
U.S. Regions
Most Active in Mid-Atlantic (#25 Troutman Pepper)
Most Active in South (#19 Locke Lord)
Most Active in New England (#21 Locke Lord)
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Most Active in U.S. Companies (#25 Troutman Pepper)
VC Deals – 2024 Annual
U.S. Regions
Most Active in Great Lakes (#22 Troutman Pepper)
M&A Deals – 2024 Annual
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Most Active in U.S. Companies (#20 Troutman Pepper)
Private Equity Deals – Q4 2024
U.S. Regions
Most Active in New England (#14 Locke Lord)
Most Active in South (#20 Locke Lord)
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Most Active in U.S. Companies (#22 Troutman Pepper)
M&A Deals – Q4 2024
Representing
Most Active in U.S. Companies (#22 Troutman Pepper)
Most Active in U.S. Companies (#22 Locke Lord)
With Intelligence’s Q4 2024 Private Equity League Table
Private Equity Law Firms (#27 Troutman Pepper)
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle and lower middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.
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.
HOUSTON – Troutman Pepper Locke advised zdSCADA, an established leader in cloud-based supervisory control and data acquisition technology, in its sale to Quorum Software, a leading provider of energy software worldwide. For more information, see the press release.
The addition of zdSCADA complements Quorum’s industry-leading FLOWCAL measurement software and Coastal Flow measurement services, enhancing its end-to-end digital oilfield capabilities. By combining zdSCADA’s advanced capabilities with Quorum’s premier upstream and measurement solutions, operators will benefit from optimized production and measurement operations, improved efficiency, and enhanced digital connectivity between the field and office.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team advising zdSCADA was led by Greg Heath and Rachel Fitzgerald and included Ed Razim, Buddy Sanders, Mark Backofen, Shumaila Dhuka, Andrew Nelson, and Mackenzie Purvis.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle and lower middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.
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.
CHICAGO – David Navetta, a highly accomplished leader in privacy, information security, and technology law, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner in the firm’s esteemed Privacy and Cyber Practice Group. Navetta, who is ranked in multiple categories by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in privacy, cybersecurity, and incident response, will co-lead the privacy and cyber team.
Prior to joining Troutman Pepper Locke, the Denver-based Navetta was a partner with Cooley and led the build out and scaling of its global privacy practice. He is known as an innovative and strategic thinker with a track record for building and managing world-class privacy and data security legal teams. Navetta has experience counseling clients on novel and cutting-edge data protection issues, including strategic privacy and AI advice, data breach response, cybersecurity risk management, consumer and employee privacy compliance, incident response planning and preparedness, technology transactions, vendor management, board of director advice and consultation, regulatory investigations, litigation, and due diligence in corporate transactions.
His clients seek him out to develop data privacy, ownership and monetization strategies in conjunction with the development of their business models, products, and services. Navetta has helped some of the world’s top corporations effectively respond to complex data security breaches and protect their enterprises. His clients range from startups to large Fortune 500 multinationals across a range of industries — including e-commerce, SaaS, consumer products, name-brand, traditional brick-and-mortar companies, hotels and hospitality, real estate and property management, social media, AI, technology, professional services, health care, financial institutions, and energy.
“David’s arrival expands our 360-degree approach to creatively solve client needs by strategically growing the firm’s capabilities to address the complexity of data protection and cybersecurity challenges in this constantly evolving landscape,” said Ronald Raether, leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Privacy and Cyber Practice Group. “He is an incredibly well-known and respected data privacy attorney, and his robust practice, particularly as it pertains to understanding the enhancing, handling and protection of data assets, will be a tremendous asset to providing comprehensive and cutting-edge solutions to our clients’ most pressing data governance issues.”
“David’s leadership elevates our multidisciplinary approach, pairing his technical experience with the strategic insights of former CPOs, CISOs, and regulators on our team,” added James Koenig, co-lead of the firm’s privacy and cyber team. “This synergy allows us to offer clients not just compliance but further extends the range of services that we can provide our clients around innovation in privacy, AI, and cybersecurity resilience.”
Known for his leadership and extensive experience in privacy and data protection law, Navetta is recognized by Chambers USA as an elite lawyer for privacy and data security, by Chambers USA and Chambers Global for privacy and data security: incident response, by The Legal 500 US as a leading lawyer for international litigation and data protection and privacy, as well as by Who’s Who Legal in the areas of information technology and data privacy and protection. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
“A pioneer in the data security and privacy legal space with nearly 30 years of experience, David’s extensive background paired with his leadership acumen make him a wonderful fit for our team,” said Andrea Verney Kerstein, Chicago office managing partner. “The respect, trust, and experience he has built up throughout his career is a wonderful addition to the firm.”
Navetta’s diverse legal experiences spanning his career have provided him with a unique perspective and pragmatic approach to enterprise security — including serving as the former U.S. co-chair of Norton Rose Fulbright’s data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity practice group; building his own entrepreneurial endeavor co-founding InfoLawGroup; working as former assistant general counsel for American International Group’s eBusiness Risk Solutions Group in New York for more than three years; serving as former co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Information Security Committee and former chairman of the organization’s Contracting and Risk Management Working Group; and acting as former co-chair of the Payment Card Industry’s Legal Risk and Liability Working Group.
“I am thrilled to join Troutman Pepper Locke and contribute to this multitalented team,” said Navetta. “The firm has demonstrated remarkable growth and success, and I am eager to help further propel the outstanding momentum the team has already established.”
For decades, Troutman Pepper Locke has represented leading global, as well as emerging, technology and life sciences companies. The team, recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and The Legal 500 as one of the top privacy practices in the U.S., includes privacy and cybersecurity thought leaders and pioneers in emerging issues relating to implementation and compliance, litigation, regulatory investigations, and incident response. Troutman Pepper Locke’s experience leading some of the most high-profile litigation matters and regulatory enforcement actions uniquely positions the firm to address emerging privacy and cyber issues that the world — and the law — have never had to confront before.
The firm’s Privacy and Cyber team extends the range of privacy and cyber services traditionally offered by law firms, drawing upon its unique combination of global knowledge and experience in key areas such as privacy program creation and implementation, licensing, financing and M&A transactions, incident response, litigation, and regulatory investigations and enforcement. This comprehensive 360-degree approach helps the firm provide holistic and innovative solutions to clients’ most complex privacy and cybersecurity challenges.
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 – Thomson Reuters has recognized 39 Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys as “Stand-out Lawyers.” As part of Thomson Reuters’ Sharplegal study, more than 2,000 senior legal buyers around the world are asked to nominate up to three lawyers they have worked with within the last 12 months who have stood out to them above all the other lawyers they interact with.
Those recognized are noted for their ability to improve client satisfaction, increase client advocacy, grow share of wallet, strengthen their firm’s brand, enhance people engagement, and increase profits per partner.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s 2025 Stand-out Lawyers:
Patrick Hatfield
Thomson Reuters’ Stand-out Lawyers database features more than 15,000 client-nominated, stand-out lawyers in private practice. Those included are identified as stand-outs by senior in-house counsel in large organizations. The database is entirely free from law firm influence.
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’s amicus curiae brief on behalf of a large coalition of trade organizations has contributed to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, a major case under the Clean Water Act. In that decision, the Court held that the EPA does not have the authority to impose conditions that make the permittee liable for “crushing penalties” based on the ultimate quality of the water body into which it discharges, while quoting the amicus brief to support its reasoning.
Misha Tseytlin, leader of the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, and Kaitlin O’Donnell filed the brief in support of petitioners, including the National Mining Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Pork Producers Council, National Association of Manufacturers, American Farm Bureau Federation, and NFIB Small Business Legal Center.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s nationally recognized Appellate and Supreme Court Practice has the experience and insight to present compelling arguments to appellate courts at any level, and to work with trial counsel to best preserve issues for appeal. The firm regularly appears before the Supreme Court of the United States — in oral argument and on brief — winning several landmark cases. The firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice has in-depth understanding of the Clean Water Act and extensive experience with water-quality and coastal-development matters.
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 partner Bennet Moskowitz has been named to the 2025 Law Power 100, a list of the most influential legal professionals in New York politics and government compiled by City & State New York.
The list features high-profile elected officials, powerful prosecutors, high-ranking appointees, partners at prominent firms, defense attorneys, public defenders, legal scholars, and others who advise or oversee governmental bodies, advocate for policy changes, or argue cases before the highest courts.
At Troutman Pepper Locke, Moskowitz’s practice focuses on litigation involving contract law, business torts, election law, judgment enforcement, and creditors’ rights, among other areas. He represents clients in federal and state courts throughout the country, in all phases of litigation, including trials and appeals.
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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, CHICAGO, DALLAS, NEW YORK – Demonstrating its unwavering commitment to innovation and diverse leadership in the legal industry, Troutman Pepper Locke will be hosting this year’s annual International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) Catalyst – Women Who Lead event on March 13. This year marks a significant milestone as all physical locations of the event, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and New York City, will be hosted at Troutman Pepper Locke offices.
The ILTA Catalyst – Women Who Lead event is a premier gathering that celebrates and supports the leadership and contributions of women in the legal technology sector. Attendees can look forward to a day filled with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and inspiring presentations from leading women in legal technology. Alison Fragale, organizational psychologist, professor at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, and bestselling author of Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve, will present as the keynote speaker.
Amie Colby, managing partner of Troutman Pepper Locke, emphasized the importance of this initiative: “At Troutman Pepper Locke, we are committed to exploring new frontiers and fostering a culture of diversity and innovation within the legal technology sector. We are proud to support and empower women leaders who are driving change and advancing the role of technology in the legal industry.”
“ILTA believes in the strong partnerships we have with our member firms. Troutman Pepper Locke has been an exceptional partner and a great supporter of our Women Who Lead Catalyst events,” said ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush.
Catalyst is a one-day event offering education and interactive networking. Hosted by Troutman Pepper Locke, the event will take place in four cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and New York City. For those unable to attend in person, a virtual attendance option is available.
For more details about the event and to register, please visit the ILTA website.
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 and 12 attorneys have earned 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognize top authors and firms for thought leadership in key topics throughout 2024. Troutman Pepper Locke received the ‘Top Firm Award’ for Class Action, and four of the firm’s articles were among the top read articles last year.
Troutman Pepper Locke Top Authors
Tori Lynn Remington – Bankruptcy
David Anthony – Class Action
Kim Phan – Data Privacy
William Derasmo – Energy
Josh Kaplowitz – Energy
Ethan Ostroff – Finance & Banking
Chris Willis – Finance & Banking
Paige Waters – Insurance
Stephanie O’Neill Macro – Insurance
Ryan Last – #1 International Law
Callan Stein – White-Collar Defense
Mary Zinsner – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Top Read Articles
Data Privacy:
Three’s a Pattern: Kentucky Becomes the 15th State to Enact a Comprehensive Privacy Law
Finance & Banking:
NCUA Issues Guidance to Federal Credit Unions on Overdraft and NSF Fee Practices
Transportation:
Charging Ahead: Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Considerations for EV Infrastructure Development
JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the top authors and firms read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across its platform based on visibility, thought leadership, and engagement.
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 premier, nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group has again ranked among the leading public finance practices in the nation, ranking No. 4 on The Bond Buyer’s list of top bond counsel in the nation for competitive issues during 2024, with 126 issues totaling approximately $3 billion. The firm also secured some impressive regional top bond counsel rankings in The Bond Buyer’s Northeast Yearend Review, including: No. 1 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, No. 3 in Vermont, and No. 5 in New Hampshire and the Northeast Region.
Just a few of Troutman Pepper Locke’s many recent notable public finance matters include the representation of the:
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with its issuance of $1.045 billion general obligation bonds, consolidated loan of 2024, Series A and $837.3 million general obligation refunding bonds, 2024 Series A
- City of Boston in its placement of $250 million general obligation bonds, 2024 Series A
- Underwriters’ counsel on the $840.26 million Texas Transportation Commission state of Texas general obligation mobility fund revenue refunding bonds, Series 2024, including a tender offer for outstanding taxable bonds
- Underwriters’ counsel on the $986 million city of Chicago, Chicago O’Hare International Airport general airport senior lien revenue bonds, Series 2024A (AMT) and 2024B (Non-AMT)
- North Texas Tollway Authority as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and issuer’s counsel for the $1.135 billion North Texas Tollway Authority System revenue refunding bonds, Series 2024, including a tender offer for outstanding taxable bonds
- State of New Hampshire in its $60 million general obligation capital improvement bonds, 2024 Series A
- State of Vermont in its $70.79 million general obligation bonds, 2024 Series A and its $36.86 million general obligation refunding bonds, 2024 Series B
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency in its approximately $797 million revenue bonds, Children’s Hospital Issue, Series T, Series U, and Series V, 2024
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency in its $149.1 million Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Single-Family Housing revenue bonds, Series 239 and 240
- Pawtucket Redevelopment Authority in connection with the issuance of its $54.28 million Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency designated baseline taxes appropriation revenue bonds (Tidewater Landing Phase 1A Project), Series 2024 A
- Public Finance Authority in its $18,000,000 revenue bonds (Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Project), Series 2024
- Villanova University in connection with $216 million Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority revenue bonds
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.
Seven partners in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Energy Regulatory and Transactional Practice Groups have been recognized as standout lawyers in the Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Energy Lawyers. Partners Daniel Archuleta, Christine Byrnes, Brandon Marzo, Gerry Pels, Terry Radney, Bill Swanstrom, and Adrienne Thompson have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to the fields of oil and gas, electricity, mining, nuclear power, as well as water, wind, solar, and emerging energy technologies. The list was created based on a combination of journalistic research, nominations and vetting with peers and energy law professionals, according to Lawdragon. Pels was also recently recognized in the Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law list.
Troutman Pepper Locke’s market-leading energy practices help clients with their most important and complex matters throughout the U.S. and beyond. From electric power, oil and gas, or emerging technologies, the cross-discipline team is equipped to handle any related matters, drawing on the depth of the firm’s knowledge in the market. Troutman Pepper Locke regularly advises electric utilities, independent power producers, banks, upstream and midstream natural gas companies and service companies, private equity funds, and other large corporations. Learn more at energylawinsights.com.
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.