A multidisciplinary Katten team led by Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity Partner Victor B. Zanetti served as legal counsel to IMS Legal Strategies (IMS) in connection with its sale to Uplift Investors. IMS was previously a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, which partnered with IMS's leadership team over the course of its investment to build a comprehensive litigation services platform serving law firms and other businesses through every stage of complex litigation.
The Katten team included M&A and Private Equity Partners Wade A. Glover, Ethan E. Post and Bill Rivers and Associates Miriam H. Wang, Austin Brandenburg, Lillianna Johanknecht and Astoneia Moss; Transactional Tax Planning Partner Todd Hatcher and Associate Jeffrey Ng; Corporate Partner Michelle A. Gyves; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Partner Meredith O’Leary and Associate Neal K. Patel; Intellectual Property Partner Sean S. Wooden; and Antitrust and Competition Partners David J. Gonen and Jonathan Rotenberg.
"Trinity Hunt Partners Announces the Exit of IMS Legal Strategies, a Leading Litigation Services Platform," BusinessWire.com, April 6, 2026
"Uplift Investors Completes Acquisition of IMS Legal Strategies," The Pilot News, April 6, 2026
