Harrisburg is not a mecca for high finance.
There are no locally based investment bankers, arbitrageurs, commodity traders or other professionals associated with mega-transactions.
But when JPM Co., a $40 million maker of cable assemblies and wire harnesses in Lewisburg, made its initial public offering on April 30, it was with the counsel of attorneys from Harrisburg.
In fact, at least two attorneys from Duane, Morris & Heckscher, a Philadelphia-headquartered firm with 20 lawyers in Harrisburg, are determined to make a living in the field by bridging an important gap.
"There's a gulf between a small Pennsylvania company and a big New York law firm," said …

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