Renee F. Bergmann Joins Thorp Reed & Armstrong as Senior Counsel

Business Wire, June 29, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP is pleased to announce that Reneé F. Bergmann has joined the firm’s Commercial & Corporate Litigation Practice Group as Senior Counsel. Based in the Philadelphia office, Ms. Bergmann will focus her practice on complex commercial litigation, including franchise litigation, mediation and arbitration.

“On behalf of the entire firm I am pleased to welcome Reneé to our Commercial & Corporate Litigation group,” said Jeff Conn, Managing Partner of Thorp Reed & Armstrong. “Reneé’s successes across a wide range of case and client work will make her an invaluable member of the team. I look forward to the contributions she will make as a new addition to the firm as we continue to grow and expand in order to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”

Ms. Bergmann has extensive experience representing regional, national and international clients in commercial contract disputes, business tort claims, franchise litigation and general liability matters. Prior to joining Thorp Reed, she spent six years at a Global 100 Firm, litigating a wide range of matters throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Ms. Bergmann received her J.D. from Rutgers-Camden School of Law where she received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers’ Student Advocacy Award and served as President of ATLA, Rutgers-Camden Division. She has held several leadership positions within the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, and is currently a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) where she serves on the Programming Committee.

Thorp Reed & Armstrong’s Commercial & Corporate Litigation Practice Group is nationally recognized, with an established reputation for its substantial work in business and commercial areas, including construction, energy, financial services, insurance, intellectual property, antitrust and securities. The firm’s litigators have argued cases in federal and state courts and before governmental agencies. They have also arbitrated, mediated and otherwise sought to resolve disputes in many tribunals across the United States.

About Thorp Reed & Armstrong

Since 1895, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP has been a premier Pittsburgh-based law firm, which has grown to include additional offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey, and Wheeling, West Virginia. 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 business law, litigation, labor, and commercial and public finance. For more information on Thorp Reed & Armstrong, call 412-394-7711 or visit www.thorpreed.com.