WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Law firms assisted companies in the following recently announced transactions: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke... ...advised Electra Battery Materials Corporation on a financial restructuring that includes a $30 million financing and a debt-to-equity conversion. This strategic move, according to the firm, will reduce Electra's outstanding convertible debt by 60 percent and provide necessary funding to advance the commissioning of North America's first cobalt sulfate refiner more ST