Speaking Engagements
Connecting the Dots: From Custodian Interview to the Review Platform
December 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Leading the energy evolution.
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From compliance to the courtroom, we have you covered.
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Helping you focus on what matters – improving human health.
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Trusted advisors to leading insurers for 100+ years.
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Unlocking value in the middle market and beyond.
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Full-service legal advice from coast to coast.
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Applying radical applications of common sense
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Our standard-setting client experience program.
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Delivering life-changing help to those most in need.
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Our firm’s greatest asset is our people.
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Market-leading eDiscovery and data management services.
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The Pepper Center for Public Services
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Strategies helps businesses and individuals solve the complexities of dealing with the government at every level. Our team of specialists concentrate exclusively on government affairs, representing clients nationwide who need assistance with public policy, advocacy, and government relations strategies.
This unique program provides innovative and affordable opportunities to startups and early-stage emerging companies with a solid technology or scientific foundation. We help companies that have a quality management team in place and do not have other significant legal representation.
eMerge’s lawyers and technologists work together to deliver strategic end-to-end eDiscovery and data management solutions for litigation, investigations, due diligence, and compliance matters. We help clients discover the information necessary to resolve disputes, respond to investigations, conduct due diligence, and comply with legal requirements.
Stay ahead of the curve and in touch with our latest thinking on the issues that are top of mind across our practices and industry sectors.
Change happens fast in today’s turbulent world. Stay on top of the latest with our industry-specific channels.
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Firm News June 14, 2024
William D. Belanger Christopher J. Forstner Puja Patel Lea James E. Schutz Gwendolyn Tawresey Tate L. Tischner
NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper and six firm attorneys have been recognized in IAM’s directory featuring the world’s leading patent service providers, the IAM Patent 1000 2024. According to the report, “Troutman Pepper’s roster of IP attorneys possess a diverse reservoir of industry experience that makes them well placed to monetise and enforce their clients’ most valuable IP assets.”
Firm Rankings
United States: Georgia
Recommended – Firms: prosecution
Bronze – Firms: litigation
Attorney Rankings
William Belanger (United States: Massachusetts – Individuals: Litigation – Bronze)
Christopher Forstner (United States: DC Metro Area – Individuals: Prosecution – Recommended)
Puja Patel Lea (United States: Georgia – Individuals: Litigation – Silver)
Jim Schutz (United States: Georgia – Individuals: Prosecution – Recommended)
Gwendolyn Tawresey (United States: Massachusetts – Individuals: Litigation – Bronze)
Tate Tischner (United States: New York – Individuals: Prosecution – Recommended)
The IAM Patent 1000 seeks to identify world-class, private practice patent expertise. The report is compiled after an extensive, five-month research process. The latest edition involved 1,800 interviews with industry specialists around the world. Only those identified by market sources for their exceptional skillsets and profound insights into patent matters feature in the directory.
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.
Speaking Engagements
Connecting the Dots: From Custodian Interview to the Review Platform
December 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
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Artificial Intelligence Legal Update: Bringing Order to the Chaos
December 10, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
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Navigating the Current Distressed CMBS Market: Strategies for Lenders; Opportunities and Challenges
December 9, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
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CompensationStandards.com Webcast – Equity Award Approvals: From Governance to Disclosure
December 3, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Virtual
Leading the energy evolution.
Learn more
From compliance to the courtroom, we have you covered.
Learn more
Helping you focus on what matters – improving human health.
Learn more
Trusted advisors to leading insurers for 100+ years.
Learn more
Unlocking value in the middle market and beyond.
Learn more
Full-service legal advice from coast to coast.
Learn more
Applying radical applications of common sense
Explore More
Our standard-setting client experience program.
Explore more
Delivering life-changing help to those most in need.
Explore More
Our firm’s greatest asset is our people.
Explore More
Market-leading eDiscovery and data management services.
Explore more
The Pepper Center for Public Services
Explore more
Strategies helps businesses and individuals solve the complexities of dealing with the government at every level. Our team of specialists concentrate exclusively on government affairs, representing clients nationwide who need assistance with public policy, advocacy, and government relations strategies.
This unique program provides innovative and affordable opportunities to startups and early-stage emerging companies with a solid technology or scientific foundation. We help companies that have a quality management team in place and do not have other significant legal representation.
eMerge’s lawyers and technologists work together to deliver strategic end-to-end eDiscovery and data management solutions for litigation, investigations, due diligence, and compliance matters. We help clients discover the information necessary to resolve disputes, respond to investigations, conduct due diligence, and comply with legal requirements.
Stay ahead of the curve and in touch with our latest thinking on the issues that are top of mind across our practices and industry sectors.
Change happens fast in today’s turbulent world. Stay on top of the latest with our industry-specific channels.
Take a closer look at how we partner with clients to help them realize their goals.