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Troutman Pepper Expands Powerhouse Capital Projects + Infrastructure Practice on West Coast with Partner Lloyd MacNeil

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lloyd J. MacNeil, a leading adviser in renewable energy and emerging energy technologies, has joined Troutman Pepper's nationally recognized Capital Projects + Infrastructure Practice in Los Angeles as a partner. MacNeil, who has more than 20 years of legal counsel experience in the senior project finance, corporate, and commercial arenas, joins from McDermott Will & Emery.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lloyd J. MacNeil , a leading adviser in renewable energy and emerging energy technologies, has joined Troutman Pepper's nationally recognized Capital Projects + Infrastructure Practice in Los Angeles as a partner.
  • MacNeil, who has more than 20 years of legal counsel experience in the senior project finance, corporate, and commercial arenas, joins from McDermott Will & Emery.
  • MacNeil represents developers, sponsors, investors and lenders of capital and infrastructure projects, advising clients throughout the arc of development, construction, operation, financing, and purchase and sale.
  • "Troutman Pepper offers incredible bench strength, expertise, and value in the energy sector, and I appreciate the firm's focus on client experience and innovation," MacNeil said.

Report Finds Fundamental Changes Needed to Scale Electric Vehicles in US

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Federal incentives, growing consumer demand, and supportive policies are driving efforts by the automotive industry to scale up production and uptake of electric vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • Federal incentives, growing consumer demand, and supportive policies are driving efforts by the automotive industry to scale up production and uptake of electric vehicles.
  • However, scaling further requires transformative change to infrastructure and environmental regulatory programs – as one report participant put it, "everything has to change."
  • Although the federal government has offered significant incentives to accelerate production, auto manufacturers have been left scrambling to unpick complex infrastructure permitting rules.
  • Dan Anziska, Partner at Troutman Pepper explains: "A lot needs to happen for EVs by 2026 to be widely adopted.

Kafene Expands Executive Leadership Team by Appointing Vin Thomas as General Counsel, Tony Cerino to Scale Enterprise Partnerships

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kafene, a point-of-sale leasing platform that helps retailers offer underserved customers more flexible purchase options through lease-to-own ("LTO") agreements, today announced the appointments of Vin Thomas as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and Tony Cerino as Senior Vice President of Partnerships.

Key Points: 
  • Thomas will build and lead Kafene's legal and compliance function, and Cerino will scale the company's enterprise sales team as Kafene increasingly seeks to partner with America's best-known retailers.
  • Before Troutman, Thomas was the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for PROG Group Holdings, a large lease-to-own provider.
  • Thomas previously was General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for TitleMax, one of the largest retail consumer lenders in the Southeast.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Tony and Vin to the Kafene team," said Neal Desai, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kafene.

Troutman Pepper Releases Privacy Year in Review

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Troutman Pepper explores key developments and trends across the privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) landscape from the past year while offering actionable insights for companies navigating the evolving areas. The 2023 Privacy Year in Review, released today, highlights the following:

Key Points: 
  • The 2023 Privacy Year in Review , released today, highlights the following:
    "It was an explosive year in privacy, security, and artificial intelligence, with new technologies, regulations, and obstacles to navigate.
  • Our privacy report zeroes in on the key trends and developments we believe will shape the year and future ahead," said Partner Jim Koenig, co-leader of the firm's Privacy + Cyber Practice.
  • The report is a collaboration between the firm's Privacy + Cyber and RISE practices.
  • Troutman Pepper's national Privacy + Cyber team extends the range of privacy and cyber services traditionally offered by law firms, drawing upon its unique combination of global expertise in keys areas such as privacy program creation and implementation, licensing, financing and M&A transactions, incident response, litigation, and regulatory investigations and enforcement.

Prominent FERC Attorney Donna Byrne Joins Troutman Pepper's Award-Winning Energy Practice

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Byrne, a leading energy regulatory lawyer with a specialty in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement matters, has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in its nationally recognized Energy Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Byrne previously practiced at Steptoe LLP.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Byrne , a leading energy regulatory lawyer with a specialty in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement matters, has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in its nationally recognized Energy Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
  • Byrne joins the firm's 20-plus member FERC team where she will lead the enforcement practice.
  • Beyond enforcement matters, Byrne is a seasoned energy lawyer with decades of experience representing clients before FERC and in the federal courts.
  • "We are excited to welcome Donna to our FERC practice and our thriving D.C. office," said Chris Jones, the firm's FERC practice lead and managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Troutman Pepper Strengthens Charlotte Office with Addition of Two Preeminent Securities Attorneys with Extensive Life Sciences and Technology Experience

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rakesh Gopalan and David Wolpa, two esteemed securities partners with a wealth of experience in the life sciences and technology sectors, have joined Troutman Pepper's Corporate Practice Group in Charlotte. The pair joins the firm from McGuireWoods LLP.

Key Points: 
  • "Their sophisticated skill sets and industry knowledge will be invaluable as we continue to grow and strengthen our corporate securities practice."
  • Focusing on both securities law and technology transactions, Gopalan has broad experience in the areas of public securities issuances, complex technology and outsourcing deals, as well as both private and public company mergers and acquisitions.
  • "I am thrilled to join Troutman Pepper's highly regarded securities team and dynamic Charlotte office," Gopalan said.
  • "Troutman Pepper's existing roster of transactional attorneys in the life sciences, financial institutions, and fintech spaces makes this the ideal platform to continue serving my clients.

New Innovation-Themed Whitepaper to Debut at the February 1st Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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The investment team at Emerald believes that “Innovation Starts Small” – and are debuting a new whitepaper detailing the innovation-led investment opportunities in small-cap companies at their annual investment forum on February 1st.

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  • The investment team at Emerald believes that “Innovation Starts Small” – and are debuting a new whitepaper detailing the innovation-led investment opportunities in small-cap companies at their annual investment forum on February 1st.
  • The 2024 Emerald Asset Management Groundhog Day Investment Forum is being held on Thursday, February 1st in suburban Philadelphia at The Valley Forge Sheraton – and online as an all-event virtual stream.
  • from Peter T. Wakiyama, Partner at Troutman Pepper;
    Ask the Analysts panel with Emerald’s full team of investment professionals.
  • The Forum will kick-off with a keynote address by innovative entrepreneur and author Michael Moe, Founder and CEO of GSV, a growth-focused investment platform.

Relativity Announces Expansions to Relativity aiR, its Suite of Generative AI Solutions, at Legalweek 2024

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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Relativity aiR is Relativity's new suite of fit-for-purpose generative AI solutions that empower users to transform their approach to litigation and investigations.

Key Points: 
  • Relativity aiR is Relativity's new suite of fit-for-purpose generative AI solutions that empower users to transform their approach to litigation and investigations.
  • "The possibilities are immense and exciting, but what remains critically important as we embrace a future of next generation AI is usefulness.
  • Relativity aiR solutions provide in-depth explanations, allowing users to fully understand recommendations so they can validate, defend and trust in results.
  • On day one of Legalweek, Relativity will host its third annual private dinner celebrating the 2024 AI Visionaries announced last week .

Relativity Announces Expansions to Relativity aiR, its Suite of Generative AI Solutions, at Legalweek 2024

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 29, 2024
Synthetic media, Media, Slack, Privacy, Privilege, Microsoft Teams, Trust, Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, Conversion, Microsoft, Challenge, OpenAI, CLE, Practice, RSMF, AI, Communication, Sidley Austin, Metadata, Data analysis, Troutman Pepper, Organization, Azure, Google Workspace, Emerge

Relativity aiR is Relativity's new suite of fit-for-purpose generative AI solutions that empower users to transform their approach to litigation and investigations.

Key Points: 
  • Relativity aiR is Relativity's new suite of fit-for-purpose generative AI solutions that empower users to transform their approach to litigation and investigations.
  • "The possibilities are immense and exciting, but what remains critically important as we embrace a future of next generation AI is usefulness.
  • Relativity aiR solutions provide in-depth explanations, allowing users to fully understand recommendations so they can validate, defend and trust in results.
  • On day one of Legalweek, Relativity will host its third annual private dinner celebrating the 2024 AI Visionaries announced last week .

Troutman Pepper Bolsters Health Sciences Practice with Addition of Celeste Letourneau

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Celeste Letourneau, a registered nurse with both in-house and private practice experience, has joined Troutman Pepper's nationally recognized Health Sciences Transactional Practice Group in Washington D.C. as a partner.

Key Points: 
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Celeste to our team," said Sean Fahey, chair of Troutman Pepper's Health Sciences Department.
  • At Troutman Pepper, Letourneau will advise biologic, device, and pharmaceutical manufacturers on FDA and health care regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters across product life cycle.
  • "Celeste's addition to our team underscores our commitment to providing our clients with top-tier legal counsel," said Deborah Spranger, co-leader of Troutman Pepper's Health Sciences Transactional Practice.
  • "I am excited to join Troutman Pepper's nationally recognized Health Sciences Transactional Practice Group," said Letourneau.