Firm News June 13, 2024
Troutman Pepper Partner Deborah Spranger Selected for Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
BERWYN – Deborah Spranger, practice group leader of Troutman Pepper’s Life Sciences Transactions Practice, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the ABF Board.
The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities.
At Troutman Pepper, Spranger advises strategic acquirers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions. She applies decades of experience to lead deal teams for public, private, and international companies in the life sciences, manufacturing, health care, and technology industries. Spranger has extensive experience managing multijurisdictional cross-border acquisitions, complex divestitures, and carve-outs. Clients value her high-level strategic guidance as well as her relentless focus on the details.
Founded in 1952, the ABF is a nonprofit, independent research institute that conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that addresses critical questions at the intersection of law and society. The nonprofit is focused on advancing justice and the understanding of law. Learn more at americanbarfoundation.org.
About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 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.
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