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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions

14. Related Party Transactions

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (“DBR”), a law firm, provided general legal services to the Company. Fees paid to DBR during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $2,493, $2,752 and $2,637, respectively. Harry S. Cherken, Jr., a director of the Company, is a partner at DBR. Amounts due to DBR as of January 31, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $217 and $203, respectively.

The McDevitt Company, a real estate company, acted as a broker in substantially all of the Company’s new real estate transactions during fiscal 2016 in the United States. The Company has not paid any compensation to The McDevitt Company, but the Company has been advised that The McDevitt Company has received commissions from other parties to such transactions. Wade L. McDevitt is the brother-in-law of Scott Belair, one of the Company’s directors, and is the president and the sole shareholder of The McDevitt Company. Mr. McDevitt’s wife, Wendy McDevitt, is an employee of the Company. In addition, Mr. McDevitt owns McDevitt Corporation Limited, a United Kingdom entity, and McDevitt Netherlands BV, a Dutch entity. During fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company paid real estate commissions of $422, $295 and $518, respectively, to West Street Consultancy Limited, a United Kingdom entity owned by an employee of McDevitt Corporation Limited. The Company also paid commissions of $24, $300 and $562 during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to McDevitt Netherlands BV. The Company has been advised that West Street Consultancy Limited has entered into an arrangement to share a portion of its commissions with McDevitt Corporation Limited.

The Addis Group (“Addis”), an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting company, acted as the Company’s commercial insurance broker and risk management consultant for the years ended January 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. The Company has not paid any compensation to Addis for such services, but has been advised that Addis has received commissions from other parties to such transactions. Addis merged into BB&T Insurance Services (“BB&T”) in August 2015. Scott Addis, the brother-in-law of Richard A. Hayne and Margaret A. Hayne, was President of Addis until December 31, 2015. There were no amounts due to or from Addis or BB&T as of January 31, 2016 and January 31, 2015.