CHICAGO – Global law firm Reed Smith served as counsel to Trivest Partners, a Florida-based private equity firm, on its strategic growth investment in Dubin Research & Consulting (DRC), a trial consulting and litigation advisory firm assisting global law firms, corporate counsels & government agencies in complex, high-stakes legal matters.

Based in Miami, Trivest Partners is a private investment firm that focuses exclusively on the support and growth of founder-led and family-owned businesses in the U.S. and Canada.

The cross-office private equity team that advised Trivest Partners was led by Chicago partner Nick Gibson, and associates Kristen Capriotti and Crockett Stevenson, based in Philadelphia and Chicago, respectively.

Additional counsel for this transaction was provided by a multidisciplinary, cross-office team of Reed Smith lawyers including:

  • Chicago – partners Brad Schmarak, Arnold Grant and Michael Galibois, associates Terryl Ferrell II and George Avdellas, and paralegal Andrew Grumbine
  • Dallas – partner Paulo McKeeby and associate Joseph J. Mammone Jr.
  • Houston – counsel A.J. Wissinger
  • Los Angeles – partner Peter Kennedy
  • New York – partner Peter Emmi, counsel Ari Byk, and associate Batool T. Banker
  • Orange County – partner Daniel Hagedorn and associate Michaela M. Mapes
  • Pittsburgh – partners Allison Sizemore and Jennifer Smokelin
  • Tysons Corner – partner Michael Lowell
  • Washington, D.C. – associates Kim Brodhead and Drew Robinson

Additional details about this transaction can be found on businesswire.com.