PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper recently advised Myonex in two acquisitions that strengthen the company’s position as a market leader in clinical trial supplies emphasizing flexibility and reliability for clients.
Acquisition of Saveway Compounding Pharmacy
In a purchase that will expand clinical trial services across the United States for both sponsors and patients, Myonex acquired SaveWay Compounding Pharmacy of Newark, Del. The pharmacy will operate as SaveWay Compounding Pharmacy, a Myonex company. Read a company announcement about the strategic transaction online here.
The Troutman Pepper team advising Myonex in this matter includes James Hipolit, Debbie Spranger, Joan Arnold, Jake McDonough, Ella Ogundare, Erin Whaley, Kevin Miserez, Emma Trivax, Stefanie Brennan, Brent Hoard, Natasha Halloran, Mike Jones, and Jessica Rothenberg.
Acquisition of Creapharm’s Clinical & Commercial Packaging and Bioservices Business
In March, Myonex announced its plans to acquire Creapharm Group’s Clinical Packaging & Distribution and Commercial Packaging business and bioservices, headquartered in Reims, France with additional locations in Bordeaux and Bailly-Romainvilliers, France, and Marietta, Georgia, USA. Subject to regulatory approvals, the strategic transaction will bring complementary strengths to the marketplace. Read a company announcement about the acquisition online here.
The Troutman Pepper team advising Myonex on the U.S. aspects of this matter includes James Hipolit, Debbie Spranger, and Joan Arnold.
Myonex is a leading global clinical trial supply company offering tailored solutions in central and local drug sourcing, packaging, labeling and ancillary equipment and supply to support each trial’s specific requirements and complexities.
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 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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – Troutman Pepper Partner Mary Weeks has been re-elected to serve as a member-at-large of the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 bar year. As an engaged board member, she will help to lead the Litigation Section and advance its efforts to promote professional development, foster relationships, and further community engagement and service.
Weeks represents corporations as well as their directors and officers in complex commercial, shareholder derivative, and securities class action litigation, in addition to handling company’s books and records demands, and special committee or other regulatory investigations. Clients turn to her for guidance when facing allegations of all types of shareholder disputes, including allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and corporate governance concerns.
Troutman Pepper’s Business Litigation Practice Group is nationally recognized for its work defending and prosecuting high-stakes commercial matters in federal, state, trial, and appellate courts throughout the country. Attorneys are experienced in litigating complex multidistrict cases, class actions, and single-case litigations and represent a diverse array of clients from mid-market companies to Fortune 500 leaders.
The Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association is the largest section by membership and is comprised of litigators across the spectrum of practices. It includes plaintiff’s lawyers, defense lawyers, mediators, and dispute resolution practitioners, as well as judges from several different courts.
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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
RICHMOND, Va. – Dabney Carr, a Richmond, Virginia-based partner in Troutman Pepper’s national Intellectual Property Practice Group, has been named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Class of 2024 Hall of Fame, which honors distinguished Virginia lawyers who have been in practice for at least 30 years.
Criteria for inclusion in the Hall of Fame include career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Virginia, contributions to the bar and to the Commonwealth at large, and efforts to improve the quality of justice in Virginia.
Carr helps clients resolve their most complex disputes, especially in the areas of patent infringement, product liability, and environmental litigation. His broad litigation background and trial experience make him an effective courtroom advocate and a pragmatic strategic advisor. Carr is particularly known for his experience in the “rocket docket” of the Eastern District of Virginia, which is regarded as the fastest-moving court in the country.
Outside his highly successful legal practice, Carr is a recognized leader, serving as an elected member of the Virginia State Bar Council. He also has served as chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Virginia State Bar and as chair of the Council of the Civil Litigation Section of the Virginia Bar Association. He is active in his community, especially on issues of education, serving as a volunteer tutor in the Richmond Public Schools, as a pro bono counsel to the first charter elementary school in Virginia, and as a gubernatorial appointee to a committee studying innovation in K-12 education.
Carr will be featured in an upcoming edition of Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Intellectual Property Practice provides the complete range of services for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and assists clients with litigation and dispute resolution, licensing, and other transactions. Clients include startups, Fortune 100 companies, academic and research institutes, business incubators, and technology companies in a wide range of industries.
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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
NEW YORK – Outdated and insufficient infrastructure, alongside environmental regulatory programs, risk undermining the continued expansion of electric vehicles and EV battery manufacturing in the U.S., according to a new industry report.
In Driving Change: Scaling up EVs in the U.S., U.S. law firm Troutman Pepper has been joined by a variety of market actors to reflect on recent growth in the sector and the impediments to continuing this expansion.
Federal incentives, growing consumer demand, and supportive policies are driving efforts by the automotive industry to scale up production and uptake of electric vehicles. Consumer demand has led to a record number of EVs on the road. Businesses, consumers, and policymakers are increasingly aligning their efforts to support that growth. However, scaling further requires transformative change to infrastructure and environmental regulatory programs – as one report participant put it, “everything has to change.”
The report argues that the continued advancement of EVs requires a fundamental and dynamic upgrade and expansion of charging station infrastructure, along with a supportive regulatory framework for the establishment of new manufacturing facilities in the U.S. to produce EV batteries and vehicles.
Although the federal government has offered significant incentives to accelerate production, auto manufacturers have been left scrambling to unpick complex infrastructure permitting rules. This is further complicated by individual interpretations and implementation by states of federal policies and guidelines.
Andrea Wortzel, Troutman Pepper’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group Leader comments: “While the federal government is pushing out new policies and regulatory guidance to aid in the permitting of battery manufacturing, it is the states that implement those programs. Some states are more cautious than others, and the application of environmental regulatory programs to the various aspects of EV battery manufacturing can vary significantly from state to state.”
Additionally, the report highlights the urgent need for faster permitting for scaled up battery manufacturing facilities, and concerns around the workforce skills, technology, machinery, and raw materials necessary to support the desired growth in this industry.
Dan Anziska, Partner at Troutman Pepper explains: “A lot needs to happen for EVs by 2026 to be widely adopted. That includes speeding up the permitting process for battery gigafactories and speeding up manufacturing facilities. It is expensive and time-consuming to build a massive gigafactory, as well as being reliant on many suppliers, and there are so many that have been announced. There’s competition for everything from labor to equipment and resources.”
Having spoken with EV industry experts who shared their insights about the biggest infrastructure and regulatory challenges facing the industry, the report focuses on the following four recommendations:
1) Continue to expand the public charging station network.
States must clarify the charging station functions that should be performed by electric utilities. In states encouraging non-utility firms to own and operate charging stations, regulators must confirm that operators will not be required to be permitted as public utilities, but be viewed instead as service providers operating in a competitive environment.
2) Provide clarity on environmental rules for battery factories.
Automotive companies and battery makers are driving innovation. However, a lack of regulatory clarity can delay permits and investments in new battery plants in the U.S. Troutman Pepper encourages policymakers to seek and deliver clarity, particularly related to the import or manufacture of chemical components for EV batteries, as well as recycling processes. These rules will help advance innovation in the manufacturing, recycling, and management of battery waste.
3) Streamlined approval processes for key battery chemicals.
The EPA should streamline approvals for chemicals used in EV battery production that are similar to ones already approved. Applicants may not have access to all available information due to trade secret protections. But the EPA does, and could use it to make more informed and streamlined decisions.
Similarly, the EPA could issue additional policies or guidance to outline how wastewater from EV battery production is handled under the 1986 categorical pretreatment standard for battery manufacturing. Minimally, the EPA could outline the information and process for determining whether the standards apply to the technology used in EV battery manufacturing.
4) Encourage innovation and collaboration in battery recycling and disposal.
The industry would benefit from collaboration regarding best management practices associated with EV battery recycling, including management of shredding operations. This includes the development of uniform, certain, and protective environmental permitting programs for EV battery recycling.
Addressing these bottlenecks is essential for the expansion of EV adoption, and the report shares additional proposals from Troutman Pepper’s environmental and energy teams on how this can happen.
Momentum is building for the transition to electric and there is a tremendous push to supercharge EV sales. The report concludes that the right mixture of public policy, investment, and innovation will enable the EV sector to achieve its full potential.
Driving Change: Scaling Up EVs in the U.S. can be downloaded here.
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. Learn more at energylawinsights.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 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.
PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper client Littlejohn & Co., a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has acquired United Air Temp, Air Conditioning and Heating (UAT), a leading provider of HVAC and plumbing services to residential homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. Read a company press release about the acquisition.
Founded in 1931, UAT provides heating and cooling system installation, repair, and maintenance services, indoor air quality, and plumbing services to homeowners across Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. With significant experience investing in leading service businesses, Littlejohn & Co. will help UAT execute their growth plans organically and through strategic M&A.
The multi-disciplinary, multi-office Troutman Pepper team advising Littlejohn was led by Jeremy Levy, and included Joseph Kadlec, Chelsea MacArthur, Jenny Ji, Mike Byrne, Howard Goldberg, Barbara Sicalides, Michael Crumbock, Christopher Stock, Stefanie Brennan, Jared Burns, Caleb Rosenberg, Taylor Gess, Jessica X.Y. Rothenberg, Kristalyn Lee, and Yane McKenzie.
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 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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
WASHINGTON – A pair of Troutman Pepper attorneys recently helped to convince a court to seal arrest records of a pro bono client who had spent more than two decades dealing with difficulties associated with them. Washington Associates Quintessa Davis and Sahara Shrestha partnered with Rising for Justice as part of the legal nonprofit’s Expungement Program, which helps District residents pursue the complicated process of clearing or sealing their criminal records.
Davis and Shrestha’s client had three arrests on his record – all had ended in non-conviction; however, their mere existence was enough to interfere with his ability to obtain higher-paying, stable employment. He had spent years juggling three jobs to make ends meet, and when he applied for new positions, he worried his arrests would be misinterpreted as convictions.
In their motion to the court, Davis and Shrestha were able to show the difficulties their client faced in obtaining meaningful employment because of his former arrests – one more than 20 years old. They also successfully demonstrated their client’s deep desire to move forward from the mistakes from his youth. The court ordered his records sealed.
“This case was a meaningful experience, and I hope it inspires other attorneys to use their unique skill set to help others in need.” Davis said. “Our client is relieved to be able to put his past in the past and move forward with his life. It was a wonderful experience partnering with Rising for Justice, and we hope to take on an additional case in the future,” Shrestha added.
While the representation was a departure from the clients the associates typically represent – electric and gas utilities and renewable energy companies – they gained meaningful experience in court, something Troutman Pepper’s pro bono program is all about. Each year, firm 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.
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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
ATLANTA – David Dove, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement Practice, has received the Young Alumni Award from the University of Georgia Alumni Association in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service to the university, community, and legal profession. Read his alumni feature online here.
Dove earned his JD and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia, where he remains highly engaged, serving as chairman of the Alumni Board of Directors for its School of Public and International Affairs and as a board member for the Law School Alumni Council. He also serves as an adjunct professor of law.
At Troutman Pepper, Dove leads the Regulatory + Economic Investment Practice in Georgia, an interdisciplinary team that counsels clients on a range of legal and public policy matters. He helps clients advance their business objectives and resolve regulatory hurdles, particularly as they relate to environmental, health care, and tax issues as well as economic investment.
Dove has broad leadership experience at the highest levels of state government. He previously served as executive counsel to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, interim director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, and as a lead attorney on Georgia’s tri-state water wars.
Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) Practice Group, counsels clients in a wide range of legal and public policy matters. For businesses in heavily regulated industries, the team offers guidance on compliance and reporting as well as, when necessary, litigation and administrative appeals of regulatory enforcement actions. The team also partners with businesses and industry groups to work proactively on legislative strategy, state attorneys general interactions, and the regulatory rulemaking process.
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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
PHILADELPHIA – Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Pennsylvania (HIAS Pennsylvania) has named Troutman Pepper the recipient of a 2024 Golden Door Award. The firm will be honored for its outstanding pro bono services provided to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, as well as for hosting legal clinics and facilitating partnerships with other corporate partners.
HIAS Pennsylvania supports low-income immigrants of all backgrounds as they build new lives in our community. Through immigration legal services and an array of social services, HIAS-PA works to address their needs, defend their rights, and advocate for their equitable inclusion in American society.
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.
Award recipients will be recognized on April 18 at HIAS Pennsylvania’s 2024 Golden Door Awards.
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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper counseled Globe International Corporation, a leading supplier of fasteners, door hardware and galvanized aircraft cable, in its acquisition by AFC Industries, a full-service industrial distributor. Read an Industrial Distribution article about the acquisition.
AFC Industries offers vendor managed inventory services, kitting, light assembly, private labeling, and other supply chain solutions to OEM manufacturers, utilities, distributors, and users of c-class components.
Troutman Pepper attorneys, Bruce K. Fenton, Brandon Raphael, Reid Oetting, Michael Byrne, and Isabelle Mandel served as legal counsel to Globe International Corporation.
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 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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.
PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper client Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners (RTO+P), an award-winning, Philadelphia-based creative agency, has been acquired by Mod Op, a full-service digital marketing agency accelerating customer growth through human creativity and automation. Read a company press release about the strategic transaction here.
With more than two decades of experience, RTO+P is known for creating unforgettable experiences for clients, for its unconventional spirit, and for its award-winning creative work. Clients include E&J Gallo Wineries, Dietz & Watson, Sparkling Ice, Stanley Black & Decker, Reyka Vodka, MetLife, Nestle’s Nesquik, Nature’s Bakery and Sheetz.
The Troutman Pepper team advising RTO+P included Tom Dwyer, Raffaele Cicala, Laura Kleinberg, and Thomas Phelan.
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 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 others. Learn more at troutman.com.