PITTSBURGH – Thorp Reed & Armstrong announced 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.
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: 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.
Founded in Pittsburgh in 1895, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, has grown to include additional offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey, and Wheeling, West Virginia. The firm supports a wide variety of clients' needs within the practice areas of business law, labor, litigation and commercial finance.