About

Provided by Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Our corporate practice provides comprehensive transactional and regulatory compliance counseling to businesses of all sizes. Our team of seasoned attorneys offers a full spectrum of corporate legal services, including advising on mergers and acquisitions/dispositions, corporate governance, capital markets transactions, securities regulation, investment management, and private equity transactions.

We guide clients through their most important transactions, critical day-to-day matters, and the full range of issues that arise in a company’s life cycle. Our in-depth commercial and industry knowledge and experience provide guidance well beyond the mechanics of the law, allowing us to counsel clients on broader business implications and strategies.

Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, our corporate attorneys regularly handle transactions of all sizes with a focus on the middle market, many of which have significant regulatory overlay such as those involving health care, energy, financial services, insurance and/or cross-border operations. Our creative and cost-effective solutions give clients the benefit of our many years of experience without the cost of unnecessary legal research or hours.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Texas

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has deep M&A expertise as well as experience handling complex advisory matters. The firm offers comprehensive client service to large energy, healthcare and media clients, with the ability to handle complex international transactions. The team has particular strength advising clients with regard to corporate governance, corporate trust and operational issues.

Work Highlights

  • Troutman Pepper Locke represented Enterprise Products Partners in its $950 million acquisition of Piñon Midstream.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bill Swanstrom
3
Bill Swanstrom
3
Band 3

Bill Swanstrom routinely advises on a host of corporate issues and M&A. He is particularly noted for his expertise in energy transactions.

Don M Glendenning
3
Don M Glendenning
3
Band 3
Don Glendenning demonstrates significant strength in acquisitions and dispositions, among other transactions.

Don is very pragmatic, experienced and able to take complexities and boil them down for us. He is one of few who can bridge legal to business.

Don's interpersonal skills make him effective in accomplishing the desired result. He is pragmatic in negotiations and provides great advice.

Don's legal knowledge is vast and deep, but his true differentiator is his strategic insight. He has an ability to see the entire chessboard, anticipating challenges and opportunities far in advance.

Joe Perillo
5
Joe Perillo
5
Band 5

Joe Perillo is an experienced M&A practitioner who is able to assist both private and public companies on a range corporate transactions.

Joe is highly knowledgeable and experienced, unflappable under pressure and extremely responsive to client needs. He takes the extra step to lead the transaction to highly satisfactory results.

Jennie Simmons
U
Jennie Simmons
U
Up and Coming
Jennie Simmons is recognized as an up-and-coming practitioner in the Texas private equity M&A market.

Jennie has done a really good job at negotiating with counterparties.

She's highly organized and made things happen. Jennie really delivers on timescales and turns out a great work product.

She has great presence and client communication. She has all the technical and legal skills, but also has rapport with her clients that is above normal.

Jennie is extremely responsive.

Jennie's experience, knowledge and practical advice make her a true asset.

Ranked Lawyers at
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

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Texas

Corporate/M&A

Bill Swanstrom
3
Bill Swanstrom
3
Band 3
Don M Glendenning
3
Don M Glendenning
3
Band 3
Joe Perillo
5
Joe Perillo
5
Band 5
Private Equity: Buyouts

Jennie Simmons
U
Jennie Simmons
U
Up and Coming

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