PHILADELPHIA – Jeremy Heep and Samuel Rogers, attorneys based in Troutman Pepper’s Philadelphia office, teamed up with Troutman Pepper alumna Martha Guarnieri to co-author a chapter in the recently released American Bar Association publication titled State Consumer Protection Law. The treatise synthesizes consumer protection law into a coherent and objective summary of court decisions, enforcement actions, and regulations.
This compilation of the consumer protection laws of all fifty states and the District of Columbia is regarded as a unique and powerful tool for both frequent consumer protection law practitioners and those who occasionally practice in the area. Considering that no two states have identical consumer protection laws, the publication has a chapter devoted to each state’s laws, with nearly all chapters penned by an attorney practicing in that state.
The Pennsylvania-based trio co-authored their home state’s chapter, which addresses the scope of the statutes, elements of a cause of action, private enforcement and remedies, and government enforcement and remedies.
The book evolved from the Consumer Protection Law Developments, which was last published in 2016 and covered both state and federal consumer protection law. To provide a more in-depth analysis of consumer protection laws, the American Bar Association Antitrust Section has expanded the publication into three volumes covering state, federal, and international consumer protection laws. State Consumer Protection Law is the first of the three volumes to be published and is available for purchase on the ABA’s online store.
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 – Justice Harold Melton, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Business Litigation Practice Group, has received the St. Thomas More Award for manifesting a commitment to justice and humanity. The award is given without regard to the recipients’ political or religious affiliations.
The St. Thomas More Society is a nonprofit society, whose objective is to provide a means of fostering the spiritual, intellectual, and professional growth of its members. The society presents the award annually to one or more judges, lawyers, or member of the public. Justice Melton will be honored at the 2022 St. Thomas More Society Atlanta Red Mass Luncheon on October 13, 2022.
In addition to his civic work, Justice Melton is a prominent litigator who provides counsel on regulatory matters in appellate, state attorneys general, and commercial litigation matters. He served for 16 years as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and almost three years as Chief Justice before joining Troutman Pepper in 2021. Prior to joining Georgia’s judicial branch, he also served as executive counsel to Governor Sonny Perdue and as an assistant attorney general in the Georgia Department of Law.
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.
NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper and 32 attorneys with the firm have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation – United States, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms across the country. Rankings and editorials are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.
Troutman Pepper earned a national Tier 2 ranking for its Product Liability and Recall practice and regional recognition in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia for its Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment practices. Thirty-two Troutman Pepper attorneys were recognized as Future Stars, Labor and Employment Stars, Litigation Stars, and among the 40 & Under Hot List based on their strong case records and positive client and peer feedback.
Future Litigation Star:
Jeremy Heep (Pennsylvania)
Labor and Employment Stars:
Matthew V. DelDuca (Princeton and Philadelphia)
Seth T. Ford (Atlanta)
Román D. Hernández (Portland)
Susan K. Lessack (Berwyn and Philadelphia)
Christopher J. Moran (Philadelphia)
Mark Payne (Orange County)
Litigation Stars:
Robert Angle (Virginia)
David Anthony (Virginia)
Michael Baughman (Pennsylvania)
Francis Devine III (Pennsylvania)
William Droze (Georgia)
Sean Fahey (Pennsylvania)
Thomas Gallagher (Pennsylvania)
Alison Grounds (Georgia)
James Lamberth (Georgia)
James Manley (Georgia)
Tim Mast (Georgia)
Thomas Reilly (Georgia)
Eric Rumanek (Georgia)
Doug Salyers (California and Georgia)
Angelo Stio (Princeton and New York)
Robin Sumner (Pennsylvania)
Jaime Theriot (Georgia)
John West (Virginia)
William Withrow (Illinois)
40 & Under Hot List:
Allison DeLaurentis (Health Sciences Litigation / Philadelphia)
Dave Gettings (Consumer Financial Services / Virginia Beach)
Puja Patel Lea (Intellectual Property / Atlanta)
Lindsey Mann (Business Litigation / Atlanta)
Eric Rumanek (Health Sciences Litigation / Atlanta)
Timothy St. George (Consumer Financial Services / Richmond)
Kevin Wallace (Construction / New York)
Benchmark Litigation identifies leading U.S. attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. Results are the culmination of a six-month research period, during which researchers conduct extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists, and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. Recent casework handled by firms is examined and sources are asked to offer their professional opinions on litigators practicing within their state or national practice areas. Firms and individuals cannot pay to be recommended in the guide.
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.
Troutman Pepper client Allata, a premier custom application development and data analytics consultancy, has secured an investment from CIVC Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm. Global investment bank Equiteq also advised Allata in the investment.
Allata, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a strategy, architecture, design and enterprise-level custom software development company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities, create efficiencies, and bring new products to market through customized technology solutions.
The Troutman Pepper team advising Allata was led by Manny Clark and included Saba Ashraf, Michael Crumbock, Molly DiRago, Daniel Anziska, David Golden, Frank “TJ” Griffin, IV, William Belton, Jacob Davis, Thomas Walker, Regina Tisdale, Rashida Stevens, Emily Schifter, and Courtney Thornton.
“Manny Clark and the Troutman Pepper team were excellent counsel during our recent transaction,” said Matt Rosen, Founder and CEO, Allata. “This was the first time any of us had been involved in onboarding a capital partner and Troutman Pepper represented us well and made sure our interests were covered. We would work with them again on future transactions.”
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.
ATLANTA – Nine Troutman Pepper attorneys have been recognized by Managing Intellectual Property in the 2022 edition of IP Stars. Additionally, the firm was recognized for its strength in IP law in Georgia and Pennsylvania, earning “Highly Recommended” and “Recommended” statuses for its practices in each state respectively. The annual guide spotlights leading IP law firms and practitioners based on analysis of firm data, market research, and client feedback.
Troutman Pepper’s 2022 “IP Stars”:
- William Belanger, Massachusetts – Patent Star
- Gregory Bishop, California – Patent Star
- Maia Harris, Massachusetts – Patent Star
- Michael Hobbs, Georgia – Trademark + Copyright Star
- Alicia Palladino, Pennsylvania – Rising Star
- Douglas Salyers, Georgia – Patent Star
- Robert Schaffer, New York – Notable Practitioner
- Ryan Schneider, Georgia – Patent Star
- Ben Wagner, California – Notable Practitioner
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 1,200 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.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Thomas B. Schmidt, III, a senior counsel at Troutman Pepper, has received the 2022 Hero of Justice Award from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project for “his unwavering personal commitment” to the organization’s work. He was celebrated during the nonprofit’s annual event on Oct. 6.
Schmidt began doing pro bono with the PA Innocence Project nearly a decade ago, when he worked with the team to represent Larry Trent Roberts through the post-conviction process until a new trial was granted in 2017. He served as lead counsel in the 2019 re-trial, obtaining an acquittal in his first homicide case ever tried. Today, he continues to work with the organization, assisting clients with post-conviction relief, encouraging others to give back, helping to provide a home base in Harrisburg for central Pennsylvania cases, and co-teaching the innocence and wrongful convictions course at his alma mater, Penn State Dickinson Law.
The PA Innocence Project works to exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit, to prevent innocent people from being prosecuted and convicted, and to help those wrongfully convicted transition to freedom. Learn more at painnocence.org.
In addition to his pro bono work with the PA Innocence Project, Schmidt currently serves as a fellow of The Pepper Center for Public Service. The Pepper Center draws on the talents of the firm’s retired partners and senior attorneys to study, analyze, and work to resolve problems that affect the lives of people in their communities.
Each year, Troutman Pepper attorneys dedicate thousands of pro bono hours in support of nonprofits, immigrants, military veterans, children, the wrongfully accused, and so many more. Learn more at troutman.com/pro-bono.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 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.
BERWYN, Pa. – Dan McDonough, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate and Private Equity Practice Groups, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). As a member of the board, he will work to advance the organization’s efforts to help Philadelphia’s middle market M&A strategic and financial buyers and advisors build trusted networks, and source and secure financing to close deals.
McDonough advises clients across industries on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance matters, complex commercial contracting, and general corporate advisory matters. He also counsels sponsors of private equity funds and strategic buyers in buyouts, co-investments, recapitalizations, mergers, and asset and stock acquisitions.
ACG Philadelphia is the leading network for middle market M&A focused on facilitating relationships valuable in sourcing and successfully completing transactions; educating members on current trends and best practices; and promoting awareness of the regional dealmaking community. Learn more at acg.org/philadelphia.
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 has been named among New York’s top 40 real estate law firms by The Real Deal, a leading U.S. real estate news outlet. Troutman Pepper recorded nearly a dozen deals totaling $301.16 million over a one-year period, earning the 38th spot on the list.
To determine the city’s top real estate law firms, The Real Deal analyzed more than 50,000 transactions for commercial and residential properties in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens recorded in the city register between July 15, 2021, and July 14, 2022.
Troutman Pepper has a dynamic Real Estate Practice Group that 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 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 – Annette Michelle “Shelli” Willis, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been named among Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2022 Women of Influence. Each year, the publication honors businesswomen who have become trailblazers in their fields and led strong growth in their companies while also giving back to their communities.
Honorees were selected from more than 200 nominations. A six-person committee, which included members of the editorial team, community and past honorees, evaluated the nominees to choose the 21 winners.
“I am honored to be recognized among such a strong group of women leaders who have made remarkable impacts on their companies, professions, and communities,” Willis said.
Willis leverages an in-depth understanding of real estate and finance to help her clients efficiently navigate risk, resolve conflict, and achieve successful transactions. Her clients benefit from the business-minded perspective she brings from both outside counsel and in-house experience. She has advised both lenders and real estate investors through the life cycle of real estate investments for decades, including deals involving distressed debt.
Willis also partners with corporate leaders to build, or further develop, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in areas such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). Drawing from her work with boards, executives, and other senior leadership, she helps to integrate these programs into her clients’ corporate missions, strategic planning, and public disclosures. She is particularly experienced with the built environment and real estate industry.
Willis is active in her local and professional communities. A fellow of the American College of Real Estate Attorneys (ACREL), she serves on its Programs and Membership committees, which have been charged with increasing diversity to bring more women and racial diversity into the organization. She also serves as an Advisory Board and Capital Markets Council Member of ULI Atlanta, and serves on the nonprofit boards of Ser Familia, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and the Trust for Public Land, which she will chair beginning in 2023. Willis is a frequent speaker and an Adjunct Professor in Real Estate Finance at Emory University School of Law.
At Troutman Pepper, Willis serves on the firm’s Diversity and Innovation Committees, working to advance DE&I both within the firm and greater industry and supporting novel programming and initiatives. She is a founding member of Troutman Pepper’s Women’s Forum, the firm’s first affinity group, which sponsors events and groups to support women attorneys.
The 2022 Women of Influence will be honored during an Oct. 13 celebration event at the Atlanta History Center.
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 – LMG Life Sciences has ranked Troutman Pepper in two firmwide categories in its 2022 guide, which identifies the leading law firms and attorneys serving the life sciences industry. In addition, four partners were named “Life Sciences Stars” in various practice areas. View all firm rankings.
Firmwide rankings:
- Product Liability
- White-Collar/Govt. Investigations
Attorney rankings:
- Barry Boise (Product Liability)
- Rachael Bushey (Corporate, Licensing & Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Sean Fahey (Product Liability)
- Thomas Gallagher (White-Collar/Govt. Investigations)
LMG Life Sciences bases its annual law firm rankings on three criteria: case evidence, peer feedback, and client feedback. Firms cannot pay to appear in the guide and can only be ranked if the market deems them worthy of consideration.
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.
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.