PHILADELPHIA – Troutman Pepper client Littlejohn & Co., a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has acquired Ardurra Group, Inc., a leading provider of multidisciplinary engineering and design services to water, transportation, and aviation end-markets. Read a company press release about the deal.

Since 1996, Littlejohn has invested in middle-market companies across the capital structure, building sustainable success for its portfolio companies through a disciplined approach. Through the acquisition, Littlejohn will partner with Ardurra Group’s seasoned entrepreneurial team to grow the business through geographic expansion, new capability development, and strategic M&A.

The multi-disciplinary, multi-office Troutman Pepper team advising Littlejohn was led by James Epstein and Jeremy Levy, and included Chrissy Allen, Bradley Boericke (Finance), Michael Byrne, Hilary Cairnie (Government Contracts), Stuart Craft, Michael Crumbock (Employee Benefits), Howard Goldberg (Tax), Rachel Hanscom, James Hipolit, Tricia McNeill (Finance), Kathryn Nordick (Finance), Reid Oetting, Barbara Sicalides (Antitrust), Michael Walker, Mark Wilhelm, Carmen Williams, and Karina Miranda.

Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper’s corporate attorneys regularly handle transactions ranging in size from tens of millions of dollars to multi-billion dollars. Core areas of service include private equity, mergers and acquisitions (including cross-border transactions and corporate carve-outs), capital markets and corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities laws compliance. The firm also has particular expertise in advising clients on matters involving fund formation and fund management.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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 advised in more than 80 private equity-related transactions in 2022 with an overall deal value topping $9 billion. The firm’s Emerging Company and Venture Capital practice advised on more than 100 venture capital-related transactions in 2022.

While deal flow was down across industries, Troutman Pepper’s 2022 League Table rankings held strong compared to last year. The firm’s Startup and Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Program, which combines the resources of an experienced, multidisciplinary team into an affordable package for startups, early-stage, and fast-growing companies, helped to generate notable venture capital-related activity and continues to attract a variety of new clients.

Rankings:

The Deal 2022 Q4 League Tables

2022 Q4 Private Equity Law Firms
#39

Pitchbook Global League Tables: 2022 Annual

Law Firms: PE Deals Most Active in U.S.
#24

Law Firms: PE Deals Most Active in West Coast
#23

Law Firms: PE Deals Most Active in Southeast
#24

Law Firms: PE Deals Most Active in U.S.: Representing Investors
#23

Law Firms: PE Deals Most Active in B2C
#25

Law Firms: Deals Combined Most Active in U.S.
#25

Law Firms: Deals Combined Most active in U.S.: Representing Companies
#22

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in U.S.
#25

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in New England
#25

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in Mid-Atlantic
#13

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in South
#24

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in U.S.: Representing Companies
#20

Law Firms: VC Deals Most Active in Pharma & Biotech
#13

Refinitiv Global Private Equity Legal Review – Full Year 2022
(Based on Number of Rounds)

Venture Capital Rounds Legal Advisor to Company
#20 (up from #23 last year)

LBO & Related Rounds Legal Advisor to Company
#25

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 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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’s energy industry expertise has been recognized in the recently released Chambers Global Guide 2023. The firm achieved global recognition in two departments: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) and Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy.

According to Chambers Global, “Troutman Pepper has an impressively broad practice that is well regarded for expertise on electricity regulatory matters. Partners possess a deep understanding of FERC, in addition to state regulators.” The firm also “has a strong team highlighted for its capabilities to advise on development and financing matters for solar, wind, and other renewable and alternative energy projects.”

A half dozen energy attorneys received global rankings in the following categories:

Energy: Electricity (Finance)
Eric A. Koontz

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Stuart A. Caplan
Christopher R. Jones
Amie V. Colby
Charles Sensiba

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Daniel Archuleta

Troutman Pepper’s market-leading energy 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 independent power producers, banks, utilities, private equity funds, and large corporations. Learn more at troutman.com/energy.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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.

ATLANTA – Andrea Rimer, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the ABF Board.

In her practice, Rimer regularly represents buyers, sellers, and lenders in the purchase and sale of real property and corporate assets across the United States, with a particular focus on brownfields redevelopment and compliance with hazardous substance and waste laws. Rimer is recognized nationally as a leading attorney in hazardous site cleanup and redevelopment. She has assisted clients in successfully and efficiently managing environmental issues in the acquisition, lending, and divestiture of properties throughout the U.S.

The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities.

Founded in 1952, the ABF is a nonprofit, independent research institute that conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that addresses critical questions at the intersection of law and society. The nonprofit is focused on advancing justice and the understanding of law. Learn more at americanbarfoundation.org.

Troutman Pepper’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group helps clients navigate critical environmental issues in the context of complex litigation, compliance, enforcement, and transactional matters. The group includes 40+ attorneys with valuable government, industry, and technical experience, who provide a unique perspective to address the rapidly evolving federal, state, and local environmental issues that clients face on a day-to-day basis.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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. – Pamela Belleman, a Richmond, Virginia-based partner in Troutman Pepper’s national Real Estate Practice Group, has been named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Class of 2023 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.

At Troutman Pepper, Belleman advises developers and national retailers in all aspects of commercial real estate matters, including development, construction, acquisition, sale and leasing of commercial property. She also counsels clients on a full range of additional matters including construction law, land use and zoning, workouts and foreclosures, and has decades of experience assisting clients in the development and financing of new projects throughout the Southeast.

Belleman has been recognized by several industry authorities, including most recently being named a 2020 Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. She has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards and was named among the most Influential Women in Virginia by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. In 2010, she received the Woman of Achievement award from the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association. Belleman also has been named among Richmond’s Top 20 Women in Commercial Real Estate by the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) organization and has received peer recognition as a Virginia Super Lawyer.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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.

CHARLOTTE – Partner Victoria Alvarez, an experienced trial attorney in Troutman Pepper’s Business Litigation Practice Group, has been named among the 2023 “Women in Business” award winners by the Charlotte Business Journal. Alvarez is among 25 of “the Queen city’s most influential women” who were selected following an editorial review of their career accomplishments and community involvement.

“I am honored to be recognized alongside such powerful women in the Charlotte area who have made such remarkable impacts on our community,” Alvarez said.

An experienced trial attorney, Alvarez uses her courtroom experiences to counsel companies on limiting their liability and exposure. Appearing before state and federal courts, municipalities, public commissions, and international arbitral panels, she often represents real estate developers, manufacturers, retail operators, and utilities. Counseling businesses big and small — from multinational corporations to local partnerships – Alvarez is well equipped to manage even the most complex multifaceted cases.

In addition to her robust practice, Alvarez dedicates substantial time to service and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. She currently serves as vice-chair of Troutman Pepper’s Latino Caucus and serves as a mentor for associates across the firm. Alvarez is also an active member of the American Bar Association and serves as a commissioner for the Commission on Women in the Profession and as a leader in the Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section.

Now in its 27th year, the Women in Business Awards honors 25 outstanding business women from the Charlotte region who have made significant contributions to their professions and to their communities during the past year. Honorees will be recognized at the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2023 Women in Business Awards on March 9, 2023, and will be profiled in a special report issued by the publication in March.

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.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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 – Jessica L. Hill, a nationally recognized land use and zoning attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper’s national Real Estate Practice Group in Atlanta as a partner. Hill, who comes to the firm from Morris Manning & Martin, LLP, is the second commercial real estate partner to join Troutman Pepper in the last three weeks. Partner Donna Beezhold started January 30.

Hill primarily represents real estate developers and property owners in connection with entitlement issues affecting real property, with a focus on properties located in the metro-Atlanta area. She handles rezoning applications, comprehensive land use plan changes, variances, special exceptions, special use permits, annexations, and other similar land use-related processes that shape the built environment in Georgia. She also counsels clients on the impact of existing entitlements and strategies on modifying or interpreting entitlements.

“Jessica has built a premier land use and zoning practice as evidenced by her reputation as a go-to attorney for Atlanta real estate projects and the many accolades she has accumulated over the course of her career,” said Partner Anthony Greene, who leads Troutman Pepper’s Real Estate Practice Group. “We are delighted and fortunate to add a partner of her stature to our growing national commercial real estate team.”

In addition to Hill and Beezhold, within the last few years, Troutman Pepper’s real estate team in Atlanta added Partners Anna Altizer Dix, Christina Braisted Rogers, and Shelli Willis to its deep roster.

“We are excited to welcome another partner to our growing ranks,” said Chuck Palmer, managing partner of Troutman Pepper’s Atlanta office, which also recently added two partners to its Corporate Practice Group. “Jessica is a dynamic commercial real estate attorney who is well-known for her work on high-profile projects throughout metro Atlanta.”

“I am looking forward to joining Troutman Pepper and leveraging the firm’s many resources and talent to benefit my clients,” Hill said. “Troutman Pepper is known for delivering top client experiences and its Real Estate Practice Group aligns well with my clients and their needs.”

Hill earned her JD from Emory University and her bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia.

Troutman Pepper’s national Real Estate Practice Group helps clients in their most complex real estate transactions. Clients include owners, developers, and financiers of some of the largest projects across the country in both the private and public sectors. The practice has been recognized by several leading industry authorities, including Chambers USA, Legal 500, and U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms”, among others.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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.

RICHMOND, Va. – Michael Lacy and Mary Zinsner, partners at Troutman Pepper and members of the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, have been named to the Virginia Law Foundation’s 2023 Class of Fellows.

Nominated confidentially by their peers, fellows are recognized for leadership in their practices, their communities, and the Commonwealth. The Class of 2023 joins a group of more than 600 of the best and brightest legal practitioners in Virginia who are committed to the highest ideals of the law and exemplify the concept of citizen lawyer.

Lacy, a first-chair trial attorney who leads the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, handles complex business disputes, consumer class actions, and high-exposure cases. He focuses his practice on consumer financial services, corporate, and real estate litigation.

Zinsner, who serves on the Virginia Law Foundation’s Board of Directors, advises financial institutions in high stakes litigation matters in state and federal courts nationwide. She applies her experience handling every type of consumer claim to help financial services providers mitigate risk and effectively resolve their matters.

Lacy and Zinsner were inducted into the Fellows Class of 2023 on January 19. Troutman Pepper Partners Robert Angle, David Anthony, Pam Belleman, and John Owen Gwathmey and former and retired Partners F. Claiborne “Jay” Johnston, Neil S. Kessler, Jacob Lutz, Stephen A. Northup, C. Cotesworth Pinckney, Stephen D. Rosenthal, Robert D. Seabolt, and Anthony Troy previously have been named Virginia Law Foundation fellows.

The Virginia Law Foundation Fellows program was created in 1983 to encourage and recognize excellence in the practice of law and public service and to support the programs and objectives of the Foundation. Members comprise outstanding lawyers, law professors, and retired members of the judiciary who are nominated by the Fellows Committee and elected by the Foundation Board.

Troutman Pepper has more than 200 attorneys who regularly advise financial services providers and is nationally recognized for its prowess in the space. A two-time winner of Law360′s Consumer Protection Practice Group of the Year award, Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services team helps clients resolve litigation, provides regulatory guidance, and assists with investigations and actions initiated by federal and state government agencies.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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.

NEW YORK – In 2022, Troutman Pepper’s Capital Markets Practice completed deals with a total value of over $20 billion. Transactions spanned across the United States with a notable concentration in Canadian cross-border deals. The firm was the ranked top U.S.-based firm in five categories – notably, clocking in as the top U.S.-based firm in the Canada Equity & Equity-Related Issuer and Manager legal advisors lists. This will be the ninth consecutive year that the firm has ranked in the top two U.S.-based law firms in these practice areas.

“Despite the overall slowing that we saw across the board in 2022 our capital markets practice continued to help clients navigate their most complex transactions as shown by our favorable league table rankings,” said Partner Tom Rose. “As we celebrate another solid performance, we look forward to helping clients navigate global markets.”

Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv – Global Capital Markets Legal Review

Canada Equity & Equity-Related (CAL4) Manager Legal Advisor

#10 ranked firm (#1 U.S.-based firm)

Canada Equity & Equity-Related (CAL4) Issuer Legal Advisor

 #4 ranked firm (#1 U.S.-based firm)

Global Equity & Equity-Related (G08) Issuer Legal Advisor

 #22 ranked firm

US Equity and Equity-Related (AB2) Issuer Legal Advisor

#11 ranked firm (up from #21 in 2021)

US Debt, Equity & Equity Related (AB1) Issuer Legal Advisor

#25 (up from #27 in 2021)

US Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS (AB7) Manager Legal Advisor

#23 (up from #27 in 2021)

US Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS (AB6) Issuer Legal Advisor

#22 (up from #24 in 2021)

US Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS (AB7) Issuer Legal Advisor

#20 (up from #22 in 2021)

Bloomberg Global Legal Adviser League Tables

Canada Equity Offerings: Legal Adviser – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count

#3 ranked firm (#1 U.S.-based firm)

Canada Equity & Equity Linked: Legal Adviser – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count

#3 ranked firm (#1 U.S.-based firm)

Canada Equity, Equity Linked & Preferred: Legal Adviser – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count

#4 ranked firm (#1 U.S.-based firm)

Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights: Legal Adviser – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count

#16 ranked firm

U.S. Equity Offerings: Legal Adviser – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count

#19

Clients turn to Troutman Pepper for comprehensive, global counsel on investment and operational activities and decisions. The firm handles the gamut of equity and debt transactions, from IPOs and first-time listings to investment-grade debt offerings to equity-linked and preferred and hybrid securities. Troutman Pepper advises on all phases of capital market deals, including structuring and governance; timing and tax planning; negotiating underwriting or purchase agreements, trust indentures, and other documents; preparing registration statements and prospectus/offering circulars; and regulatory and corporate law.

Troutman Pepper’s Canadian Practice Group represents Canadian companies with respect to their U.S. legal needs. The Canadian Practice Group includes lawyers with experience in the areas of securities and corporate finance; mergers and acquisitions; energy regulation; energy trading; intellectual property; immigration; tax; government contracts; and complex litigation. The team regularly acts as counsel on U.S. public and private equity and debt offerings for Canadian issuers, Canadian and U.S. underwriters or agents and Canadian and U.S. investors, including assisting Canadian companies with U.S. exchange listings and U.S. periodic reporting obligations.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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’s nationally recognized State Attorneys General practice celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The practice has become a go-to for clients seeking assistance with state attorneys general enforcement, litigation, and compliance matters, and is one of only five ranked nationwide by Chambers USA in the category. View an interactive site showcasing what makes it one of a kind. 

“We are proud to be one of the most established state attorneys general-focused practices in the country and at the forefront of the major issues state AGs are pursuing,” said Partner Ashley Taylor, co-lead of Troutman Pepper’s State AG practice. “Our successful track record spans key industry sectors, including financial services, privacy, health care and pharmaceuticals, and tobacco.”

“From matters relating to fair advertising and marketing, privacy and data security, consumer lending, product safety, and environmental protection, we help clients avoid pitfalls and overcome challenges all while working toward favorable resolution,” said Partner Clayton Friedman, State AG practice co-lead. “As Troutman Pepper celebrates two decades of delivering state AG guidance, we are grateful to our clients and excited about the value we can bring them in the years to come.”

The practice comprises more than 30 attorneys, including numerous former state AG officials, with team members handling AG investigations involving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. In addition to the practice’s expertise across venues and bench strength, clients benefit from its carefully cultivated relationships with AGs and senior staff across the country and related ability to stay in front of the shifting regulatory landscape to navigate changes in enforcement priorities.

“Troutman Pepper has established itself as a market-leading firm for clients facing governmental investigations and enforcement actions initiated by state attorneys general,” said Partner John West, chair of the firm’s Business Litigation department. “Clients across industries come to us for help in these pressing matters, and time and time again, our one-of-a-kind practice delivers.”

Troutman Pepper is active with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), Attorney General Alliance (AGA), the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), and the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA). Learn more about the firm’s State AG practice and access timely thought leadership and useful tools at troutmanpepperstateag.com.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 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.