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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Contact: Tracie Gliozzi, 1+ 412.562.1969, www.bipc.com
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is the Oldest Law Firm Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Having Evolved from Regional Firm to National Service Provider
Synopsis
Founded in 1850, Buchanan was formed just before the first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania, and has represented clients in the railroad and energy sectors ever since. In addition to serving industrial powerhouses such as Alcoa, Consol, CNX, Kennametal and PPG, the firm provides legal and government relations counsel to the financial services, technology, energy, health care, higher education and sports industries. Additionally, we advise City, County and other public authorities such as the Sports and Exhibition Authority, which oversaw the development and construction of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, PNC Park and Heinz Field.
Overview
Buchanan has more than 450 attorneys and government relations professionals in 15 offices nationwide. A particular strength of the Pittsburgh office is the firm's financial services industry representation, including PNC Bank, BNY Mellon, Citizens and a majority of the nation's leading banks.
Through its involvement in the venture capital and private equity market, Buchanan represents green tech and emerging growth companies such as Plextronics, ANSYS, Vocollect and BPL Global. Buchanan also has a strong connection to higher education and health care, representing companies such as UPMC, Carnegie Mellon, Chatham, Point Park College, Robert Morris University and the University of Pittsburgh.
The firm has represented all of the city's major sports teams - the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. In fact, the firm's CEO represents the Rooney family and assisted the Steelers organization in the negotiation and documentation of the development, leasing, construction and multi-layered financing of Heinz Field. Buchanan represents the Sports & Exhibition Authority and was integral in the development and construction of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, PNC Park, Heinz Field and Pittsburgh's new multipurpose arena. The firm also helped negotiate the deal to sell and reorganize the bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team to Mario Lemieux in 1999.
Deeply rooted in the community, Buchanan's attorneys serve on the boards of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pennsylvania State Economy League, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library, August Wilson Center for African American Culture and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
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