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Troutman Pepper Locke Continues ACG Houston Deal of the Year Award Streak With Energy and Oilfield Services Recognition
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Continues ACG Houston Deal of the Year Award Streak With Energy and Oilfield Services Recognition
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HOUSTON - Troutman Pepper Locke received the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Houston's Energy & Oilfield Services Deal of the Year Award for its role in representing Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (Adams) in its acquisition by Tres Energy, LLC. This honor follows back-to-back ACG Houston E&P Upstream Deal of the Year awards, underscoring the firm's
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CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Continues ACG Houston Deal of the Year Award Streak With Energy and Oilfield Services Recognition
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HOUSTON - Troutman Pepper Locke received the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Houston's Energy & Oilfield Services Deal of the Year Award for its role in representing Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (Adams) in its acquisition by Tres Energy, LLC. This honor follows back-to-back ACG Houston E&P Upstream Deal of the Year awards, underscoring the firm'ssustained record of energy sector deal excellence.
Troutman Pepper Locke served as deal counsel to Adams, a company engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk, and the recycling and repurposing of off-spec fuels, lubricants, crude oil, and other chemicals. Under the terms of the transaction, Adams stockholders received $38 in cash per share of Adams common stock held at closing. Following the closing, Adams' shares were delisted from the NYSE American, and the company became privately held.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised Adams was led by Gene McDermott, Jon Daly, Niha Ali, Elizabeth Corey, Gerry Pels, Mackenzie Purvis, Brett Miller, Alex Dillard, Ed Razim, Grace Elliot, and Lori Basilico.
ACG Houston announced the Deal of the Year winners at its ninth annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, at the Houston Country Club. The event celebrated Houston's booming middle market deal community, honoring the deals and dealmakers who drive middle market growth and their success in generating job growth, capital formation, and the advancement of meaningful business relationships in the Houston community.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke's corporate attorneys regularly handle strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations and middle market transactions for private equity clients. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling.
About Troutman Pepper Locke
Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. With more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices, the firm serves clients in all major industry sectors, with particular depth in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate. Learn more at troutman.com.
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Sheehan Article on Ethics of AI Under United States v. Heppner Published in Res Gestae
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Sheehan Article on Ethics of AI Under United States v. Heppner Published in Res Gestae
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Taft's Cari Sheehan authored the article "What United States v. Heppner Means For Lawyers and Clients," which was published in the May 2026 issue of Res Gestae, the Indiana State Bar Association's member journal. The article discusses ethical considerations, compliance, and best practices for attorneys utilizing generative artificial intelligence in legal practice.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Sheehan Article on Ethics of AI Under United States v. Heppner Published in Res Gestae
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Taft's Cari Sheehan authored the article "What United States v. Heppner Means For Lawyers and Clients," which was published in the May 2026 issue of Res Gestae, the Indiana State Bar Association's member journal. The article discusses ethical considerations, compliance, and best practices for attorneys utilizing generative artificial intelligence in legal practice.
To view the issue, please clickhere.
With over 15 years of legal experience in civil litigation, conflicts of interest, and professional responsibility, Sheehan serves as the firm's Assistant General Counsel. In this role, she advises firm attorneys with respect to ethics compliance, risk prevention, and conflicts of interest. In addition, she assists in the review and negotiation of outside counsel guidelines, conflict waivers and engagement letters, and other items with ethical implications. In addition, she assists in providing ethical training and education within the firm to its attorneys and staff.
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Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOS ANGELES - Mathew S. Rosengart, co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was again named to the Los Angeles Business Journal 's "LA500" list. According to the publication, the list honors the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles, based on their varied achievements in
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MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOS ANGELES - Mathew S. Rosengart, co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was again named to the Los Angeles Business Journal 's "LA500" list. According to the publication, the list honors the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles, based on their varied achievements inthe community.
Rosengart, a former Justice Department trial attorney, has been heralded as "Hollywood's King of Litigators" by Variety, called a "globally recognized legal eagle" by The Hollywood Reporter, acclaimed as a "household name" by Billboard and the Los Angeles Business Journal, which referred to him as a "trusted counsellor" who is "widely recognized as one of the nation's preeminent litigators," and recognized as a "high powered" lawyer by The New York Times. He has twice been honored by Forbes in its list of the Top 200 lawyers in the United States, which referred to him as a "revered" litigator and, according to the publication, recognizes the "finest in the field," whose "integrity," "expertise, passion, and purpose set them apart" as "the best in the business."
Rosengart's other accolades include being named one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America by Lawdragon; Entertainment Litigator of the Year in both 2024 and 2025 by Benchmark Litigation US ; one of the State's Top 100 lawyers and a California Lawyer Attorney of the Year by the Daily Journal ; Lawyer of the Year by Above the Law; Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer ; both a General Litigation and Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer by the National Law Journal ; and a Media & Entertainment MVP by Law360, which recognizes the "elite slate of attorneys who have distinguished themselves by securing hard earned successes in high stakes litigation. "Additionally, he has received the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Excellence in Advocacy Award, Variety's Power of Law Award, and, for his body of work, the Praeses Elit Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Law Society of Trinity College of Dublin, one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious educational institutions. Described by his longtime client Sean Penn as a "tough as nails streetfighter with a big brain and bigger principles," Rosengart has also been recognized as a "heavy-hitting trial lawyer" by The Legal 500; a "high powered" lawyer by The Guardian ; a lawyer with "a lot of star power" by NPR ; and a "winner" with "a long history of getting results for his big name clients" by Los Angeles Magazine. The Los Angeles Business Journal previously named Rosengart to its Top 100 Lawyers list and recognized him as a "Leader of Influence" and "Top Litigator," naming him a "master of the craft," who is "routinely relied upon by A-list celebrities, studio heads, and Fortune 100 companies... to handle their most sensitive, high-stakes cases."
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Hiler and Pilcher Author Article in The Indiana Lawyer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Hiler and Pilcher Author Article in The Indiana Lawyer
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Taft attorneys Ryan Hiler and Jessamine Pilcher authored an article titled "Patent Versus Trade Secret Decision Hinges on Key Factors," published by The Indiana Lawyer on March 27. The article explores key considerations for companies deciding whether to patent an invention or protect it as a trade secret.
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Hiler represents clients in all aspects of intellectual
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Hiler and Pilcher Author Article in The Indiana Lawyer
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Taft attorneys Ryan Hiler and Jessamine Pilcher authored an article titled "Patent Versus Trade Secret Decision Hinges on Key Factors," published by The Indiana Lawyer on March 27. The article explores key considerations for companies deciding whether to patent an invention or protect it as a trade secret.
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Hiler represents clients in all aspects of intellectualproperty law and focuses his practice on patent matters and technology transactions. He works as a strategic advisor by designing unique strategies for clients' intellectual property portfolios based on their goals and market expectations.
Pilcher focuses her practice on intellectual property prosecution (IP) and contract negotiations, particularly in relation to IP rights between various entities, including companies and universities. With extensive experience advising universities on IP policies and interinstitutional agreements, Pilcher has become a trusted advisor on Bayh-Dole issues, having guided several universities and private companies through complex matters.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico
Carlos A. Sugich joins as co-chair of the Americas Hospitality Group
NEW YORK - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has strengthened its market-leading Real Estate and Hospitality practices with the addition of two seasoned cross-border attorneys focused on hospitality, real estate, and international matters. Carlos A. Sugich joins as co-chair of the Americas Hospitality
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MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Hospitality Practice with Strategic Hires in Phoenix and Mexico
Carlos A. Sugich joins as co-chair of the Americas Hospitality Group
NEW YORK - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has strengthened its market-leading Real Estate and Hospitality practices with the addition of two seasoned cross-border attorneys focused on hospitality, real estate, and international matters. Carlos A. Sugich joins as co-chair of the Americas HospitalityGroup in Phoenix and Mexico, and Carlos Freaner joins as a shareholder in Mexico. They arrive from Snell & Wilmer.
Building on the strength of Greenberg Traurig's 70-plus-attorney Mexico City office, the firm is expanding its cross-border capabilities in Mexico and key hospitality markets with a new presence in Los Cabos, where Sugich will serve as managing shareholder. He led the launch of his prior firm's Los Cabos office nearly two decades ago.
The addition of this team enhances the firm's ability to support clients across Mexico and beyond, drawing on Greenberg Traurig's extensive global reach.
"This expansion of our global hospitality and real estate platform in Phoenix and Mexico reflects our continued investment in strategic markets where our clients need us most," said Brian L. Duffy, Greenberg Traurig CEO. "The addition of these attorneys further strengthens our cross-border capabilities and enhances our ability to serve clients operating throughout the United States, Mexico, and beyond."
Licensed in both Arizona and Mexico, Sugich brings more than 20 years of experience representing U.S. and international clients in complex domestic and cross-border real estate, hospitality, and development transactions. He advises developers, institutional investors, lenders, and other clients on acquisitions, development, joint ventures, financing, and operational matters across the United States, Mexico, and Latin America, with a particular focus on hospitality, master-planned resort communities, and mixed-use projects, including the organization of private golf and social club membership plans. His practice also includes advising on international expansions and matters related to nearshoring and manufacturing in Mexico.
Freaner represents national and international investors, hotel and resort operators, and developers in hospitality-focused real estate and mergers and acquisitions transactions across Mexico, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financings, hotel agreements, condominium developments, and leasing. He has wide-ranging experience advising luxury resorts, golf courses, and master-planned community developers, as well as representing lenders and borrowers in complex real estate projects financing.
"Carlos Sugich is known to many of us at the firm, having worked across from our teams on numerous sophisticated transactions over the years," said Michael J. Baum, co-president of Greenberg Traurig and co-chair of the firm's Global Real Estate Practice. "His deep market knowledge, collaborative approach, and longstanding client relationships make him a natural fit for our platform. Together, he and Carlos Freaner further strengthen our best-in-class Real Estate and Hospitality practices and enhance our ability to serve clients in key markets like Phoenix and Mexico."
In addition to his legal practice, Sugich is actively involved in the Phoenix community. He is a member and past president of the Thunderbirds, a nonprofit known for its longstanding support of charitable and community initiatives in the Valley, and he formerly served as tournament chairman of the WM Phoenix Open.
"Carlos Sugich is a significant addition to our Phoenix office, not only because of his extensive legal experience, but because of his deep engagement in the community. His arrival underscores our continued commitment to Phoenix and our ability to attract top-tier legal talent in one of the country's most dynamic and exciting markets," said Nicole M. Goodwin and Jeremy D. Zangara, co-managing shareholders of the Phoenix office.
Sugich said: "Carlos Freaner and I are excited to join Greenberg Traurig and to work alongside our new colleagues as we continue to expand the firm's presence in Phoenix and Los Cabos. We look forward to leveraging the firm's unparalleled global platform and robust real estate and hospitality offerings to better serve clients across key U.S. and international markets."
Sugich earned an LL.M. in international legal studies from New York University School of Law and a J.D. equivalent from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Law.
Freaner earned an LL.M. from the University of San Diego School of Law and a J.D. equivalent from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
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Original text here: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2026/05/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-expands-global-hospitality-practice-with-strategic-hires-in-phoenix-and-mexico
Greenberg Traurig Adds Seasoned Finance and Restructuring Shareholder Gerard C. Martin in Chicago
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Seasoned Finance and Restructuring Shareholder Gerard C. Martin in Chicago
CHICAGO - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added secured finance attorney Gerard C. Martin to its Chicago office as a shareholder in the firm's Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. He joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP.
Martin brings deep experience across the full spectrum of financing transactions and debt restructurings. He represents lenders, borrowers,
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MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Seasoned Finance and Restructuring Shareholder Gerard C. Martin in Chicago
CHICAGO - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added secured finance attorney Gerard C. Martin to its Chicago office as a shareholder in the firm's Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. He joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP.
Martin brings deep experience across the full spectrum of financing transactions and debt restructurings. He represents lenders, borrowers,sponsors, and investors in a broad range of U.S. and international financing transactions, including cash flow and asset-based loans, leveraged loans, acquisition financings, bridge facilities, recapitalizations, and complex intercreditor arrangements, including unitranche and multitranche structures. He regularly advises on large, syndicated credit facilities and cross-border and multicurrency financings. Martin also maintains an active equipment and aviation finance practice, representing parties in aircraft and engine financings, leveraged leases, rolling stock transactions, and project finance matters. He works with clients across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, aviation, technology, health care, and financial services, among others.
A significant portion of Martin's practice involves financial restructurings and workouts. He advises secured creditors and debtors in both in-court and out-of-court restructuring transactions and has extensive experience with debtor-in-possession financings, exit financings, and distressed investing and special situations.
"Greenberg Traurig is an ideal fit for my practice," said Martin. "My work spans a broad range of financing transactions -from front-end secured lending and equipment finance to restructurings and workouts -and cuts across multiple structures, industries, and credit situations. The firm's platform is well suited to that breadth of work, and the depth of the Finance and Restructuring & Special Situations teams means clients can be served seamlessly at every stage of the credit cycle. I look forward to contributing to an already-exceptional team."
"Gerard is exactly the kind of practitioner who amplifies what we already do exceptionally well," said Shari L. Heyen and Oscar N. Pinkas, co-chairs of Greenberg Traurig's Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. "We already have a formidable team, and Gerard makes it stronger. He brings deep, sophisticated financing capability across the full deal spectrum -from large, syndicated credit facilities to complex workouts and distressed situations and equipment and aviation finance -and that directly strengthens an already-high-performing platform. Our clients benefit from a team that can advise seamlessly from initial financing through the most challenging restructuring scenarios, and Gerard's arrival makes us even better at doing that."
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Original text here: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2026/05/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-adds-seasoned-finance-and-restructuring-shareholder-gerard-c-martin-in-chicago
Farach to Speak on Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law at the 12th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Farach to Speak on Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law at the 12th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference
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Taft West Palm Beach partner Manny Farach is speaking on the panel "Real Property in Motion: Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law" at the 12 th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference on May 8 in Longboat Key, Florida.
During the session, Farach will present current case law affecting Florida real estate, then join a panel discussion
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Farach to Speak on Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law at the 12th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference
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Taft West Palm Beach partner Manny Farach is speaking on the panel "Real Property in Motion: Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Florida Real Estate Law" at the 12 th Judicial Circuit Bench Bar Conference on May 8 in Longboat Key, Florida.
During the session, Farach will present current case law affecting Florida real estate, then join a panel discussionwith local judges and attorneys on issues of interest to Florida real estate practitioners.
For more information, click here (https://www.sarasotabar.com/event/benchbar).
Farach brings four decades of experience representing businesses, financial institutions, developers, and individuals in high-stakes trial litigation and complex real estate transactions. He has successfully argued before the Florida Supreme Court and appellate courts statewide, shaping Florida law on critical issues such as covenants running with the land, summary judgment standards, mortgage litigation, and statutory interpretation. Highlighting his versatility in these complex matters, Farach is one of only 12 Florida lawyers who are triple board-certified by The Florida Bar.
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A US$6.5 billion geothermal company? Industry eyes tipping point
NEW YORK, May 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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A US$6.5 billion geothermal company? Industry eyes tipping point
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In an article for E&E News, White & Case partner Nandan Nelivigi discusses recent momentum across geothermal energy. The piece focuses on Houston-based Fervo Energy, which is pursuing a US IPO targeting a valuation of up to US$6.5 billion. The article notes that Fervo has captured roughly half of all venture capital and private equity invested in geothermal startups since 2016. At the same time, the Department of
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NEW YORK, May 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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A US$6.5 billion geothermal company? Industry eyes tipping point
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In an article for E&E News, White & Case partner Nandan Nelivigi discusses recent momentum across geothermal energy. The piece focuses on Houston-based Fervo Energy, which is pursuing a US IPO targeting a valuation of up to US$6.5 billion. The article notes that Fervo has captured roughly half of all venture capital and private equity invested in geothermal startups since 2016. At the same time, the Department ofEnergy and US lawmakers are advancing supportive measures through a dedicated Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy office, targeted funding and permitting reforms, even though geothermal does not yet receive federal backing on the scale of nuclear.
Nelivigi maintains that, compared with new technologies in the space, such as small modular reactors, geothermal is closer to commercialization and that, over the next decade, the central challenge is likely to shift from technology risk to finding capital and executing projects, with Fervo's IPO potentially serving as a catalyst for greater institutional investor attention to the broader geothermal industry, potentially improving access to funding across the sector.
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Anu Balasubramanian Recognized in Private Equity News' 2026 Top 20 Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers List
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Anu Balasubramanian Recognized in Private Equity News' 2026 Top 20 Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers List
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Goodwin partner and European Private Equity chair Anu Balasubramanian has been recognized as a Top Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyer for 2026 by Private Equity News. This annual list recognizes the "leading legal minds in the buyout sector."
With more than 20 years of experience, Anu leads teams across London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, and Luxembourg.
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Anu Balasubramanian Recognized in Private Equity News' 2026 Top 20 Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers List
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Goodwin partner and European Private Equity chair Anu Balasubramanian has been recognized as a Top Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyer for 2026 by Private Equity News. This annual list recognizes the "leading legal minds in the buyout sector."
With more than 20 years of experience, Anu leads teams across London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, and Luxembourg.She specializes in private equity law, with a strong focus on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture transactions. Anu also has extensive expertise in leveraged buyouts, corporate M&A, and portfolio advisory across sectors such as technology, software, retail, and services.
Private Equity News highlighted Anu's track record advising on complex leveraged buyouts and corporate M&A transactions, as well as her work with clients including Francisco Partners, Oakley Partners, and Marlin Equity Partners.
In addition to this honor, Anu has been named "One of the 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in Europe" by The Financial Times. She is also ranked in the "Hall of Fame" by Legal 500 UK and has been highly ranked for several years by Chambers UK and IFLR.
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