Global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented National Arbitration & Mediation Holdings, LLC (NAM), a New York based provider of alternative dispute resolution services, in connection with the investment by Thompson Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in St. Louis. The transaction closed on 16 July 2024.

The K&L Gates team that advised NAM was led by New York partner Robert Matlin and included co-leader of the firm’s Corporate and Tax groups Adam Tejeda, New York partners Jonathan Barron and Chris Carson, and associate Erica Chan, Nashville associate Leah Eubanks, San Francisco partner Rikki Sapolich-Krol, Chicago partner Alexis Douglas, counsel John Susoreny, and associate Aylissa Ritterhoff, Dallas of counsel Laurie Lang, Seattle partner Jake Bernstein and associate Jane Petoskey, and Washington, D.C., partner Vishal Mehta.

“We have represented NAM since 1994 through all of its major transactions and were thrilled to represent them in their next phase of development. I believe the company is well positioned for continued success,” said Matlin.  

K&L Gates’ Corporate practice is one of the most substantial in the legal industry, with more than 500 lawyers in offices on five continents providing clients with practical legal solutions in the structuring, financing, and completion of domestic, international, and cross-border transactions.