Troutman Pepper Locke Announces 2025 Legal 500 US Rankings

Troutman Pepper Locke earned 25+ nationwide practice rankings and more than 125 lawyer recognitions in The Legal 500 United States 2025, an independent ranking authority of law firms around the world. View all firm rankings.

Troutman Pepper Locke was ranked in the following nationwide practice areas, notably earning the highest recognition for its Energy and State Attorneys General practices:

• Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: defense
• Dispute resolution: E-discovery
• Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action – defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• Energy: Energy litigation: electric power
• Energy: Energy regulation: electric power
  • Tier 1 ranking
• Energy: Energy regulation: oil and gas
• Energy: Energy transactions: electric power
• Energy: Energy transactions: oil and gas
• Energy: Renewable/alternative power
• Environment: Environment: litigation
• Environment: Environment: regulatory
• Environment: Environment: transactional
• Finance: Commercial lending – Advice to borrowers
• Finance: Capital markets: debt offerings – Advice to issuers
• Finance: Project finance – Energy and Power
• Finance: Financial services regulation – Banking
• Government: State attorneys general
  • Tier 1 ranking
• Insurance: Advice to insurers
• Labor and employment: Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
• M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
• M&A/corporate and commercial: Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
• M&A/corporate and commercial: Venture capital and emerging companies
• Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
• Real estate: Construction (including construction litigation)
• Real estate: Land use/zoning
• Real estate: Real estate
• Tax: International tax

In addition, 11 attorneys received the top Leading Lawyer and Associate and Next Generation Partner recognitions:

Leading Lawyer

Donna Byrne – Energy: Energy regulation: electric power
Clayton S. Friedman – Government: State attorneys general
Mark J. Furletti – Finance: Financial services regulation
Matthew Greenberg – M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
Alison A. Grounds – Dispute Resolution: E-discovery
Christopher R. Jones – Energy: Energy regulation: electric power
David Navetta – Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

Next Generation Partner

Anne C. Loomis – Finance: Project finance – Energy and Power
Mindy McGrath – Energy: Energy regulation: oil and gas
Adrienne L. Thompson – Energy: Energy regulation: electric power

Leading Associate

Case Towslee – Energy: Energy transactions: oil and gas

The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions, highlighting the practice area teams that provide “the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” Research is based on client feedback, law firm submissions, and interviews with private practice attorneys.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.