Washington, D.C. – Sahara Shrestha and Quintessa Davis, associates in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, have been selected as recipients of the inaugural Donald J. Ridings Service Award by Rising for Justice. The duo was recognized during the Rising for Justice’s Celebration of Service on October 10.
Rising for Justice’s Celebration of Service honors individuals and organizations that most embody the organization’s commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of people. The event also raises critical funds needed to support Rising for Justice’s multifaceted programs that build equity and justice for all people in Washington, D.C.
Shrestha and Davis were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Rising for Justice’s expungement program. The duo recently partnered with the legal nonprofit to help seal the records of a client who had spent more than two decades dealing with difficulties associated with three arrests, all of which ended in non-conviction. Despite the non-convictions, the mere existence of these records interfered with the client’s ability to obtain higher-paying, stable employment.
“We are deeply honored to be recognized with the inaugural Donald J. Ridings Service Award,” said Davis. “This acknowledgment underscores the importance of using our legal skills to make a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most. We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to such meaningful work.”
“We are deeply thankful to Rising for Justice for their unwavering commitment to equity and justice,” added Shrestha. “Their dedication inspires us to continue our collaborative efforts to support those in need and make a meaningful impact in people’s lives.”
Each year, Troutman Pepper attorneys dedicate thousands of pro bono hours in support of nonprofits, immigrants, military veterans, children, the wrongfully convicted, civil rights and social justice initiatives, and so many more. Learn more at troutman.com/pro-bono.
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Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – Troutman Pepper client Georgia Banking Company, Inc. (GBC), the parent company of Georgia Banking Company, recently announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to merge with Primary Bancshares Corporation (PBC), the parent company of Georgia Primary Bank. Read a company press release about the merger.
A Troutman Pepper team led by Partner James Stevens and including Brenna Sheffield, Caitlin Oh, Regina Tisdale, Jeffery Banish, Anthony Kennedy, Michael Wall, and Saba Ashraf, among others, served as legal counsel to GBC.
Troutman Pepper’s Financial Services Group provides comprehensive support to all types of financial services businesses in today’s challenging and ever-changing environment. The team includes more than 250 attorneys who regularly advise global, national, regional, and community banks, financial technology companies, payments companies, consumer and commercial lenders, and a wide variety of other financial services businesses on the most crucial aspects of their business, from structuring major transactions to dealing with regulatory scrutiny and litigation.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chad Warpula, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Charlotte office, has been selected to serve as Interim Chief Legal Officer for Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS), a global leader in electrical balance of system solutions for the energy transition market. Warpula will remain a full-time, active partner at Troutman Pepper as he aids this important client in its transition.
At Troutman Pepper, Warpula’s diversified practice includes corporate, private equity, securities, M&A, joint venture, commercial contracting, intellectual property, technology, licensing, sponsorship, sports and entertainment, franchise, and dispute resolution matters. He represents a wide range of public and private clients in all types of transactions and disciplines. His breadth of experience, solution driven approach, proven team leadership, board level involvement and ability to get the job done (or in this case, multiple jobs at once) enable him to provide this unique support to the great clients of the firm.
“I am honored to take on the role of Interim Chief Legal Officer for Shoals Technologies during this pivotal time in their growth and development,” Warpula said. “Shoals Technologies is at the forefront of the energy transition market, and I look forward to contributing to their continued success. This opportunity underscores our firm’s commitment to providing exceptional client service to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”
For over a decade, Warpula has served as in-house general counsel for various private and public companies, either on a full-time or interim basis. While maintaining his full-time practice at Troutman Pepper, Warpula has served since 2020 as the Interim General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for American Tire Distributors, Inc. and also served in 2021 as Interim General Counsel for Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS). He also spent five years as the full-time General Counsel and Executive of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, leading brands in the motorsports industry. The firm’s attorneys like Warpula frequently partner with clients to fill critical positions, providing temporary leadership during searches, serving as a member of the senior management team, advising boards, and easing transition periods.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper’s corporate attorneys regularly handle multimillion- and multibillion-dollar transactions. Core areas of service include capital markets transactions and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and corporate finance. The firm has particular expertise in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters from fund formation to investments and exit transactions.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
Troutman Pepper client Marsh McLennan, a global leader in risk, strategy and people, recently announced that it has reached an agreement through its Marsh McLennan Agency business to acquire McGriff Insurance Services, LLC, an affiliate of TIH, for $7.75 billion. Troutman Pepper advised Marsh McLennan as lead corporate counsel in the transaction. Read a company press release about the acquisition agreement.
McGriff Insurance Services is a leading provider of insurance broking and risk management services in the United States. The transaction will enhance Marsh McLennan Agency’s capabilities across commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, management liability and personal lines.
The multidisciplinary Troutman Pepper team counseling Marsh McLennan was led by Brian Katz, and included Corporate Partners Erica Wilson, James Epstein, Joseph Kadlec, Genna Garver and Taylor Bartholomew, as well as Corporate Associates Courtney Goins, Chelsea MacArthur, Taylor Belknap, Zach Corenblum, Thomas Walker, Dean Longfield, Aileen Ng, Matthew Ramsey, and Taylor Williams. The team also included Real Estate Partner Stefanie Brennan and Associates Jared Burns and Maria Kennison; Tax Partner Howard Goldberg; Benefits Partner Paul Porretta and Associate Christopher Stock; Intellectual Property Partners Brent Hoard and David Wormser, and Associate Emily Newcomer; Labor and Employment Counsel Jessica Rothenberg; Regulatory and Governance Partners Barbara Sicalides, Christopher Chuff and Joseph Walsh.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper’s corporate attorneys regularly handle multimillion- and multibillion-dollar transactions. Core areas of service include capital markets transactions and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and corporate finance. The firm has particular expertise in the insurance brokerage merger and acquisition space, advising clients on acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations and joint ventures.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – LMG Life Sciences, the definitive guide to leading law firms and lawyers in the life sciences sector, has honored Troutman Pepper with an Impact Deal Award at the 12th annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards. The firm was recognized for its role as U.S. legal advisor in Aeterna Zentaris’s merger with Ceapro Inc.
Aeterna Zentaris Inc. and Ceapro Inc., two innovative biopharmaceutical development companies, announced the successful completion and closing of their all-stock merger of equals transaction in June of 2024. The Troutman Pepper team acting as U.S. legal advisor to Ceapro was led by Thomas Rose and included Shona Smith, Nicole Edmonds, Daniel Anziska, William Taylor, Mark Goldsmith, Karl Zielaznicki, Evan Gibbs, Noreen Onimus, Joel Post, Danilo Castelli, Regina Tisdale, Jason Langford, Tina Lin, and Moses Tincher.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, the firm’s corporate attorneys regularly handle multimillion- and multibillion-dollar transactions. Core areas of service include capital markets transactions and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and corporate finance. The firm has particular expertise in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters from fund formation to investments and exit transactions.
Troutman Pepper’s leading life sciences and health care practice counsels clients at all stages of the health care continuum – from drug development to clinical care – from emerging biotech to global pharma. The firm takes an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to counsel clients’ complex, evolving needs, providing critical support including intellectual property prosecution and litigation, corporate finance and governance, privacy and cybersecurity, litigation, regulatory, and enforcement.
The LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards, established in 2012, annually celebrate excellence in the life sciences legal sector. Each year, a dedicated team of researchers thoroughly analyzes firm questionnaires, lawyer interviews, and client survey data to identify the top nominees and award winners. On September 5, Troutman Pepper was recognized alongside other award recipients at the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards ceremony.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper client, The Valcourt Group, a leading provider of commercial restoration, waterproofing, and window cleaning services in the United States, has announced the acquisition of Cercone Exterior Restoration, LLC. Read a company press release about the acquisition.
Founded in 1986 as a small window cleaning company in Washington, D.C., The Valcourt Group has grown into one of the largest building services companies in the country. Cercone Exterior Restoration is a leader in commercial, industrial, and residential exterior restoration, known for its attention to detail, timely project completion, and financial efficiency. The acquisition strategically expands The Valcourt Group’s market presence into the Manhattan metropolitan area and enhances its capabilities in historical exterior restoration services.
The Troutman Pepper team advising The Valcourt Group included Nick Stawasz, Celia Marcum, Jack Taylor, Taylor Williams, Thomas Phelan, and Christopher Stock.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper’s corporate attorneys regularly handle multimillion- and multibillion-dollar transactions. Core areas of service include capital markets transactions and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and corporate finance. The firm has particular expertise in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters from fund formation to investments and exit transactions.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – Troutman Pepper has been named a Top Performer and Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), which recognizes law firms and companies that show a strong commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession.
The Top Performer award recognizes those organizations who are most engaged with LCLD’s programs and activities throughout the year.
The Compass Award recognizes individuals and organizations that fulfill all of the following requirements in a single calendar year:
- Member (Managing Partner/General Counsel) engagement with LCLD
- Nominate an LCLD Fellow
- Nominate an LCLD Pathfinder
- Participate in an LCLD Pipeline Program (the 1L Scholars Program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program)
This year, 47 Member organizations were named Top Performers, 40 were named Compass Award winners, and Troutman Pepper was among the 111 organizations who earned both designations.
Since the organization’s inception in 2009, Troutman Pepper has participated in several LCLD programs, including its Fellows, Alumni, Pathfinders, and 1L Scholars programs. The firm has previously served as the city-lead for Philadelphia area law schools as part of LCLD’s Success in Law School Mentoring Program, which pairs practicing attorneys from LCLD member organizations with first-year law students from diverse backgrounds to serve as mentors.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are among Troutman Pepper’s core values and are fundamental to its culture and client service. The firm believes that an equitable and inclusive environment allows every attorney and staff member to perform at their best, resulting in superior outcomes and greater client satisfaction. The firm recently achieved Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Certification Plus for the seventh consecutive year.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
RICHMOND – David Anthony, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, has successfully completed a three-year term as Chair of the Boyd-Graves Conference. The Boyd-Graves Conference is a prestigious assembly of legal professionals dedicated to improving civil practice in Virginia through collaborative efforts and consensus-building.
Since its inception in 1978, the Conference has evolved from an informal gathering at the Tides Inn in Irvington to a meticulously organized event attended by nearly 100 lawyers, professors, and judges representing a wide array of practices throughout the Commonwealth. The Conference focuses on the advancement of Virginia’s civil procedure. The Conference’s Steering Committee plans the event and selects the topics studied by committees of Conference members for consideration by the Conference.
In addition to serving as Chair, Anthony previously served as the Secretary/Treasurer and a member of the Conference’s Steering Committee. His leadership has continued the Conference’s unique mission of fostering legal excellence, innovation, collaboration and the administration of justice for civil litigation in Virginia through legislative and rule changes. His contributions have furthered the Boyd-Graves Conference’s legacy of improving the rule of law in Virginia.
“David’s service to the Boyd-Graves Conference continues the proud heritage of the firm to be leaders in the bar and in our communities,” said Michael Lacy, Chair of Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. “The Boyd-Graves Conference is rightly recognized for its valuable role in civil litigation reform in Virginia, and David’s selfless contributions to the Boyd-Graves Conference over many years are certainly worthy of acknowledgement and commendation.”
At Troutman Pepper, Anthony handles class action and regulatory enforcement litigation against consumer financial services businesses and other highly regulated companies across the United States. He is a frequent writer and speaker on issues of significance in the consumer financial services industry.
Troutman Pepper’s Financial Services Industry Group provides comprehensive support to all types of financial services businesses in today’s challenging and ever-changing environment. The team includes more than 200 attorneys who regularly advise global, national, regional, and community banks, financial technology companies, payments companies, consumer and commercial lenders, and a wide variety of other financial services businesses on the most crucial aspects of their business, from structuring major transactions to dealing with regulatory scrutiny and litigation.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – Troutman Pepper eMerge has received the Best Innovation: Enterprise award from global legal technology company Relativity for eMerge’s generative AI application, Flywheel. The awards recognize organizations and individuals who are forging new paths to improve the legal industry and its communities.
Flywheel leverages OpenAI’s GPT-4 Omni frontier model to enable attorneys to seamlessly apply custom AI prompts to documents and metadata for on-the-fly information extraction and analysis. Flywheel users, including Troutman attorneys and clients, can either select from a library of prompts curated by eMerge’s team of eDiscovery attorneys and technologists or collaborate with eMerge to create entirely new prompts tailored to their needs.
“Winning the Best Innovation: Enterprise award for Flywheel is a testament to our team’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of legal technology,” said Alison Grounds, Managing Partner of eMerge. “Flywheel exemplifies our commitment to integrating advanced AI solutions to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of legal processes. This award not only recognizes our innovative spirit but also underscores our mission to deliver transformative solutions that provide significant value to our clients.”
“Flywheel is our generative AI-powered Swiss army knife,” said Jason Lichter, Principal at eMerge. “With Flywheel, we can accelerate the preparation of complex privilege logs in the morning and interrogate dozens of corporate policies for inconsistencies in the afternoon, with new use cases being developed all the time.”
The Relativity Fest Innovation Awards continue to celebrate both individual and organizational contributions to the legal data community, as well as the new and innovative Relativity solutions that help industry experts solve challenging eDiscovery and information governance problems. Troutman Pepper eMerge’s Relativity Fest 2024 recognition follows its win in the 2022 Best Innovation: Enterprise category for Xtractor, further solidifying the firm’s reputation as a leader in legal technology innovation.
Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. Its SaaS product, RelativityOne, manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally, primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200.
Troutman Pepper eMerge integrates legal strategy with advanced technology to provide information governance counseling and help clients manage electronically stored information in legal matters, including litigation, internal investigations, and government inquiries. eMerge’s lawyers have received numerous accolades from leading industry authorities, including Chambers USA and Legal 500. For more information, visit troutmanemerge.com.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys strategically located in 20+ U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among o
New York – The increasing sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. is driving an urgent need for reliable and extensive EV charging infrastructure. This infrastructure is critical not only to sustain EV adoption but also to mitigate “range anxiety” — the fear of running out of battery, which remains a significant barrier to widespread EV usage. Leading U.S. law firm Troutman Pepper’s Energy and Environmental Practice has released a new report, Charging Ahead: Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Considerations for EV Infrastructure Development. This report explores the evolving legal landscape and the regulatory hurdles that charging operators and industry stakeholders must address to support the rising practical demands of EVs in America.
Key legal and regulatory issues discussed in the report include:
- Energy Regulation: EV charging companies face varied federal and state regulations. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) oversees wholesale electricity sales, while states regulate retail sales, leading to inconsistent treatment of charging stations. This complexity is exacerbated by differing state approaches, with some treating EV charging as a service rather than an energy sale.
- Data Privacy and Security: EV charging stations collect vast amounts of sensitive data, including driver profiles and charging patterns. Operators must ensure compliance with stringent privacy laws and cybersecurity protocols to protect users’ information and avoid regulatory penalties.
- Liability: Operators of EV charging stations may be exposed to liability risks, such as equipment failures or safety issues. Contracts and insurance coverage are essential to manage these risks effectively.
- Payments and Money Transmission: Charging operators and e-mobility service providers (eMSPs) that facilitate payments for charging services may trigger state and federal money transmission regulations. The report outlines the legal frameworks these companies must navigate to avoid penalties.
- Incentives and Evolving Laws: Federal legislation including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offer significant incentives to expand charging infrastructure. However, stakeholders must stay informed about changing laws and compliance requirements to capitalize on these opportunities.
“The rapid expansion of EV adoption is bringing a complex web of regulations to the forefront, impacting every facet of EV charging infrastructure,” said Chad Warpula, Partner at Troutman Pepper. “As the market grows, it is imperative for all stakeholders to not only understand their regulatory obligations but also to proactively address potential legal risks. Our report delves into the challenges inherent in developing and operating EV charging infrastructure, providing critical insights into the evolving requirements that stakeholders must navigate.”
Troutman Pepper’s market-leading energy and environmental practices help clients with their most important and complex matters throughout the United States. From renewables to conventional and emerging technologies, the cross-disciplinary team has extensive experience across the energy landscape. The firm regularly advises automobile manufacturers, charging station companies, automotive suppliers, independent power producers, banks, utilities, private equity funds, and large corporations.
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Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys strategically located in 20+ U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from start-ups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.