Ropes & Gray Advised CIVC Partners in Strategic Investment in Nationwide Legal

In The News
June 3, 2026

Ropes & Gray represented CIVC Partners in its strategic investment in Nationwide Legal, a premier provider of litigation support services. Founded in 2007, Nationwide Legal provides critical litigation support services to law firms, including service of process, court filing, subpoena services, and court reporting, with nationwide reach. Nationwide's founder and CEO Tony Davoodi will continue to lead the company in partnership with CIVC.  The transaction was announced on June 1.

CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm investing in high-growth middle market companies in business services sectors. 

The Ropes & Gray team included private equity partner Matt Richards, tax partner Aaron Harsh, finance partner Greg Bauer, employment partner Megan Bisk, executive compensation & benefits partner Matt Jones, IP transactions partner Erica Han, litigation & enforcement partner Rocky Tsai, and data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth.