Troutman Pepper Names Susan Charles Office Managing Partner in Chicago

CHICAGO – Troutman Pepper announced today that Susan Charles, a partner in the Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group, will become office managing partner (OMP) of the Chicago office, effective May 1, 2022. In addition to Charles, Troutman Pepper also announced that four other attorneys have been named as new OMPs in the firm’s Boston, Los Angeles, Princeton, and San Francisco offices.

“We are grateful for Sue’s willingness to take on this important leadership role in addition to the demands of her busy practice,” said Tom Cole, Troutman Pepper Managing Partner. “Sue will continue to build on her predecessor’s efforts, focusing on strategic growth and actively representing our firm in the local community.”

“I am pleased to take on this leadership role,” said Charles. “As our firm continues to expand and grow, I look forward to helping to ensure we have the teams and operations in place to best serve our clients while also championing our efforts to improve the communities in which we work and live.”

Charles counsels clients on all aspects of environmental law including regulatory compliance, risk assessment, enforcement defense, and environmental litigation. She routinely advises clients with respect to spill and release reporting, hazardous waste issues, permitting, and state cleanup programs. Her practice also evaluates the impact of existing and proposed environmental laws and regulations on transactions involving corporate and private equity clients and their effect on post-closing regulatory compliance. Charles has been named a “Women of Influence” by the Chicago Business Journal, one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Notable Women in Law”, and a Best Lawyers in America®: Environmental Law.

In addition to her successful legal practice, Charles is a member of the Women’s Board of Lincoln Park Zoo and sits on the Board of Directors for the Women In Law Empowerment Forum. She also is a member of The Economic Club of Chicago.

The other new OMPs, their offices, and practice groups are:

• Miranda Hooker, Boston, Health Sciences Litigation
• Tambry Bradford, Los Angeles, Business Ligation
• Delia Donahue, Princeton, Finance and Restructuring
• Kalama Lui-Kwan, San Francisco, Consumer Financial Services

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