Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers in 16 offices located throughout North America and Asia. Founded in 1897, the firmÍs lawyers provide counsel and advice in practically every aspect of civil and commercial law related to the firmÍs core practice areas: Corporate, Energy and Industry Regulation, Finance, Litigation and Real Estate. Firm clients range from multinational corporations to individual entrepreneurs, federal and state agencies to foreign governments, and non-profit organizations to businesses representing virtually every sector and industry. See troutmansanders.com for more information. Troutman Sanders LLP has two subsidiary companies, Troutman Sanders eMerge and Troutman Sanders Strategies. Troutman Sanders eMerge provides matter-specific solutions to manage electronically stored information (ESI) effectively and defensibly. Troutman Sanders Strategies is a full-service government relations and issue management firm.