Troutman Pepper

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Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
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No. of offices23
No. of attorneys1,200
Major practice areasGeneral practice, construction, energy/renewable energy, financial services, health care, insurance, and private equity.
Key peopleSteve Lewis (Chairman), Tom Cole (Managing Partner)
RevenueIncrease $918,010,000 (2021)
Date founded2020; 2 years ago (2020)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.troutman.com

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, known as Troutman Pepper, is an American law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys located in 23 U.S. cities.[1] In terms of revenue it placed 49th on The American Lawyer's 2021 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $918,010,000 in gross revenue in 2020.[2]

Background[]

See also: Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton

Troutman Sanders was founded in 1897 in Atlanta as the law practice of Walter T. Colquitt. Pepper Hamilton dates its founding to 1890 when former U.S. Senator George Wharton Pepper began his legal practice in Philadelphia.[3]

On July 1, 2020, Troutman Sanders merged with Pepper Hamilton to become Troutman Pepper.[4][5]

History since merge[]

In 2021, the firm partnered with the University of Richmond School of Law as the "innovator-in-residence" for the university's Legal Business Design Challenge, a course that allows law students to identify business business opportunities or improve client services for law firms.[6]

On December 20, 2021, its attorneys successfully overturned the wrongful conviction of Devonia Inman, who spent 23 years in prison for a murder in South Georgia.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Peters, Andy. "Troutman Sanders to merge with Philadelphia law firm, double in size". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ^ "The 2021 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ Bishop, Todd. "The Law". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Troutman Sanders completes merger with Pepper Hamilton". Virginia Business. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Pepper Hamilton to merge with Atlanta-based firm". Delaware Business Times. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  6. ^ Sloan, Karen (2021-09-03). "This firm is partnering with law students for new business ideas". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. ^ Rankin, Bill. "Devonia Inman freed after 23 years in prison for wrongful conviction". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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