PHILADELPHIA & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP (Thorp Reed) has expanded its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region with the opening of a new office in Wilmington, Delaware. This office allows Thorp Reed to provide its full range of legal services to its clients in Delaware. Additionally, Thorp Reed is now situated to provide local counsel for clients and co-counsel in Delaware matters, a significant role in a state with stringent rules for the practice of law.
The Wilmington office further solidifies Thorp Reed’s bankruptcy practice group which over the past several years has represented clients in significant Delaware cases through its partners, Kimberly Wakim, Practice Group Leader, Patrick Carothers, William Price, and Jeffrey Carbino.
In conjunction with the opening of the Wilmington office, experienced bankruptcy attorney Karen M. Grivner has joined Thorp Reed. Carbino, who is based out Thorp Reed’s Philadelphia office, and who is also a Delaware licensed attorney, will be part of the Wilmington office.
“It is with great excitement that we welcome Karen to Thorp Reed and open the doors to our new Wilmington office,” said Jeffrey J. Conn, Managing Partner of Thorp Reed. “The Delaware courts have seen a significant amount of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings over the past several years. Due to the strength of our bankruptcy practice, we have been fortunate to attract a sizeable amount of bankruptcy work in Delaware as a result of the filings. The opening of our new Wilmington office positions our bankruptcy litigation practice for continued growth, while also offering a wide range of additional opportunities for the firm.”
“Also, the new office will create opportunities for Thorp Reed to provide counsel to our clients in a host of Delaware matters using the lawyers they have come to trust for their legal matters, both basic and complex. From a litigation standpoint, Thorp Reed is well positioned to provide counsel for its clients, new and existing, in Delaware in the Chancery, Federal District and Bankruptcy courts. We’re also able to advise Delaware debtor and creditors’ committees, secured lenders and trade creditors in bankruptcy matters. We very much look forward to the new opportunities and benefits that we can provide clients through our expanded presence in Delaware. The new office increases our geographic footprint to include Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey and, now, Delaware. With over 100 attorneys staffed across these offices, Thorp Reed is ready to effectively represent our clientele throughout this region,” noted Conn.
Ms. Grivner joins Thorp Reed from the Wilmington, Delaware firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard where she focused her practice on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, including several representations of debtors, creditors’ committees and trade creditors, among other constituencies in the bankruptcy context. She earned her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.
About Thorp Reed & Armstrong
Since 1895, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP has been a premier Pennsylvania-based law firm, which has grown to include offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey, and Wheeling, West Virginia in addition to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 corporate law, litigation, and financial and real estate transactions.
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