Ludgy A. LaRochelle

Representative Matters

• Represented Soprema, Inc., a global roofing products manufacturer, in its acquisition of a national competitor, Derbigum Americas, Inc.
• Represented Colfax Corporation, a diversified global manufacturing and engineering company, in divesting its ash handling and fluid drive business division
• Represented Olentangy Investment Partners LLC and FM Coal LLC in the acquisition of a family-owned group of coal mining companies in Alabama: Cedar Lake Mining, Inc.; Cane Creek, LLC; and MS&R Equipment, Inc.
• Represented a bank holding company in connection with its universal shelf registration statement filing with SEC
• Represented an Ohio-chartered bank in its acquisition by merger of a federally chartered bank based in Indiana
• Represented an international cargo operator that specializes in freight forwarding, ocean freight, trucking, rail operations, warehousing and distribution, and customs clearance in the sale of its global network of subsidiaries to a Chinese company
• Represented an international cargo operator in its acquisition of an intermodal transportation company with operations based primarily in the southeastern region of the United States
• Represented an Ohio-based accounting firm in the acquisition of a Florida-based accounting firm
• Represented an international manufacturer of advanced fluid and gas transfer connectors in maintaining a complex distribution network in over 30 countries; formed and terminated various exclusive distributors as needed; counseled the manufacturer on antitrust implications associated with the proposed fixed-price arrangement among various distributors for aftermarket services
• Represented a water distillation/private label company in a major corporate restructuring program, including orchestrating a large-scale shareholder stock redemption program to prepare for an intra-company divisional spin-off
• Represented a private equity holding company in the stock and asset acquisition of a rubber manufacturer
• Serves as outside general counsel for a national distributor of healthcare equipment

Speaking Engagements

• "Community and Board Involvement," Professional Development Series, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (March 2019)
• "Scale Up Law Talk," Women’s Business Center of Northern Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio (February 2019)
• "Anatomy of a Purchase Agreement," Western Reserve Partners, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2018)
• "Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment Program," The Wellness CDC, Akron, Ohio (September 2018)
• "Entrepreneurs: Starting a Business and Sustaining a Business," The Mayor's Forum on Workplace Readiness, Warrensville Heights, Ohio (September 2017)
• "Innovations and How to Protect Them," The Presidents' Council Business Conference, Cleveland, Ohio (August 2017)
• “The Legal Dos and Don’ts of Digital Advertising and Social Media Promotion,” JumpStart Inc., Cleveland, Ohio (June 2017)
• "Technology: Responding to the New Rate of Change," The Presidents’ Council Business Chamber, Cleveland, Ohio (May 2017)
• "Oops, I Started a Business!?!," quarterly presenter, Operation Hope, Cleveland, Ohio (2015-present)
• "Legal Pitfalls for New Entrepreneurs," semi-annual presenter, Goodwill Industries Center for Entrepreneurial Success, Cleveland, Ohio (2012-2014)

Publications

• Lingua Negoti Blog Posts

Civic & Professional Involvement

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Norman S. Minor Bar Association
  • Executive Board, Membership Secretary (2015-present)
• Leadership Cleveland, Cleveland Bridge Builder Class of 2017
• Next Generation Council (NGC) of Cuyahoga County
  • Board of Directors, Inaugural Chair (2012-2014)
• Ohio City, Inc., Board of Trustees (2011-2014)
• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Board of Trustees (2016-present)

• Tucker Ellis Equity & Inclusion Committee Sponsors NSMBA Third Annual Law Student Summit
  September 2018
• Tucker Ellis Volunteers Teach 3Rs at CEC High School
  February 2018
• Tucker Ellis Hosts Louis Stokes Scholars Lunch & Learn
  August 2017
• Tucker Ellis Business Department Grows with Partner Jayne Juvan and Four Business Attorneys
  April 2017