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The News
Thorp Reed & Armstrong Announces Election of Five New Partners
Pittsburgh, PA—March 11, 2008 – Thorp Reed & Armstrong is pleased to announce the election of five new partners at the firm’s most recent partnership meeting. Effective March 1, 2008, attorneys Pat Carothers, Jarrod Duffy, Alex Hershey, Jerri Ryan and Jill Sabo are now partners of Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP.
“Thorp Reed continues to thrive and grow thanks to the hard work and contributions of these five excellent lawyers,” said Jeff Conn, Managing Partner of Thorp Reed & Armstrong. “All five attorneys that have become partners of our firm exemplify the collaborative approach Thorp Reed takes to the legal profession, and I join the entire firm in congratulating them on their accomplishment.”
About the newly elected partners (in alphabetical order by last name):
Patrick W. Carothers – Mr. Carothers is
a member of Thorp Reed’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. He has
represented numerous businesses in out of court restructurings, as well as in
bankruptcy cases. In addition, Mr. Carothers’ clients include lenders and
businesses involved in bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He also routinely
defends businesses and individuals in fraudulent transfer and fraud actions. Mr.
Carothers also advises domestic and international companies on a wide variety of
corporate issues, including entity formation, real estate transactions, asset
purchases, general contract review, and compliance with various laws and
regulations, notably the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He received his J.D.
from Duquesne University School of Law.
Jarrod J. Duffy – Mr. Duffy has a broad business, real estate and tax practice, representing both large and small companies in a wide array of
transactions. The businesses include numerous manufacturing, construction,
technology, and real estate related companies. Mr. Duffy has represented many
business owners, partnerships and other entities in multiple acquisitions and
divestitures, private debt and equity financings, contractual matters, real
estate matters, and tax matters. He received his J.D. from Duquesne University
School of Law.
J. Alexander Hershey - Mr.
Hershey is a member of the Commercial and Corporate Litigation practice group. He concentrates his practice
in areas of litigation involving unfair competition and business torts,
trademark and copyright infringement, securities and criminal fraud, and related
contract disputes. Mr. Hershey has
experience practicing before numerous state and federal courts, as well as in
business counseling and the pre-complaint resolution of disputes. He received his J.D. from the George
Washington University School of Law and his B.A. from Oberlin College.
Jerri A. Ryan – Jerri A. Ryan - Ms. Ryan has represented
clients in a wide variety of litigation matters in federal and state courts in
Pennsylvania and California. She is a member of the Commercial and Corporate
Litigation practice group and handles matters involving contractual disputes,
ownership rights, unfair competition claims, mineral rights and technology law,
among others. Ms. Ryan is admitted to practice before the courts of
Pennsylvania, California and the United States District Courts for the Western
District of Pennsylvania, the Southern District of California and the Central
District of California, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit. She received her J.D.from Notre Dame Law School.
Jill W. Sabo - Ms. Sabo is a member of
the Financial Institutions & Real Estate Transactions Practice Group. She
focuses her practice in the areas of commercial finance, mergers and
acquisitions, and general corporate law. Ms. Sabo also holds a CPA license in
the State of Maryland. She received
her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
About Thorp Reed &
Armstrong
Since 1895, Thorp Reed &
Armstrong, LLP has been a premier Pittsburgh-based law firm, which has grown to
include additional offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey,
and Wheeling, West Virginia. Earning the respect, trust and appreciation of
clients, peers, and those who live in our communities, Thorp Reed &
Armstrong attorneys have gained a reputation as lawyers who exemplify the
profession’s best qualities. The firm supports a wide variety of clients’ needs
within the practice areas of business law, labor, litigation and commercial finance.
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