Troutman Pepper Locke Elects 20 New Partners Nationwide

Promotions Span Multiple Offices, Practice Areas

NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper Locke has announced its 20 newly elected partners, listed below by office and practice area. Partner promotions are effective Jan. 1, 2026, and span numerous practices and offices, including Atlanta, Berwyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington, D.C.

“I am thrilled to congratulate our newly promoted attorneys. Their appointments reflect Troutman Pepper Locke’s unwavering commitment to investing in and developing our outstanding talent,” said Amie Colby, managing partner of Troutman Pepper Locke. “Each embodies the judgment and innovative problem-solving needed to deliver exceptional results for our clients, and I am confident they will continue to strengthen our firm and the service we provide.”

Partners

Matt Bailey (Atlanta | Business Litigation)

Josh Combs (Atlanta | Energy Regulatory)

Erin Edwards (Chicago | Consumer Financial Services)

Ted Edwards (Philadelphia | Private Equity)

Stephen Fox (Berwyn | Health Care and Life Sciences Transactional)

John Gazzola (Philadelphia | Construction)

Amy Gilbert (Atlanta | Corporate)

Nick Guttman (Detroit | Real Estate and Energy)

Laura Hamady (Chicago | Privacy and Cyber)

Melissa Horne (Atlanta | Environmental and Natural Resources)

MK Houston (New York | Energy Transactional)

Kyle Kohler (Richmond | Real Estate)

Olivia Mao (New York | Energy Transactional)

Steve Milona, Jr. (New York | Real Estate)

Cindy Murray (New York | Construction)

Ravi Patel (Richmond | Multifamily Housing Finance)

David Rutan (Los Angeles | Labor and Employment)

Aminata Sabally (Washington, D.C. | Finance and Banking)

Nick Schuchert (Orange County | Business Litigation)

Alexander T. Yarbrough (Charlotte | Corporate – Capital Markets)

Troutman Pepper Locke

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