R. Mason Bayler

• Representation of PNM Resources, Inc. in the approximately $8.3 billion pending merger with Avangrid, Inc.
• Representation of private equity fund Arcapita in connection with the acquisition of Precision NDT.
• Representation of Norfolk Southern Railway Company in connection with a $257 million Western Rail Initiative Agreement with Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.
• Representation of American Tire Distributors in the sale of a Canadian subsidiary to Groupe Touchette.
• Represented Dominion Energy, Inc. in $1.5 billion sale of interest in Blue Racer Midstream joint venture to First Reserve.
• Represented The Brink's Company in $520 million acquisition of Dunbar Armored, Inc.
• Represented Lumos Networks Corp. in connection with $950 million sale to EQT Infrastructure Fund.
• Represented Union Bankshares Corp. in connection with $700 million acquisition of Xenith Bankshares, Inc.
• Represented Windstream Holdings, Inc. in connection with $227 million acquisition of Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.
• Represented Access National Corporation in connection with $233 million acquisition of Middleburg Financial Corporation.
• Represented energy holding company in connection with acquisition of numerous solar energy projects.
• Designated underwriters counsel for SCANA Corporation and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company in connection with equity and debt offerings.
• Represented StellarOne Corporation in connection with $445 million merger with Union First Market Bankshares Corporation.
• Outside counsel to independent directors of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
• Represented Earthlink, Inc. in connection with numerous mergers and acquisitions.
• Represented Apex Systems in connection with $600 million sale to On Assignment, Inc. and subsequent secondary offering of common stock.
• Counsel to Disthene Group, Inc. in connection with settlement of shareholder litigation and related $80 million recapitalization.

Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.

• Mason currently serves as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• American Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2021-2023) – independently rated lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America®: Corporate Law (2018-2023)
• Selected as a Super Lawyer in Securities & Corporate Finance by Law & Politics' Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine (2012-2015)
• Named to Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite in Business Law (2013)
• Recognized in The Legal 500 United States for M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) (2022); Corporate (2015-2016)