Reed Smith
Reed Smith is ranked among the top 15 law firms in the world. Through a series of strategic mergers and lateral additions, the firm has grown rapidly over the past few years, with the result that it currently has 1,500 lawyers located in 21 cities worldwide-in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
The firm represents clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to mid-market and emerging companies. Clients include financial services firms, life sciences companies, health care providers, technology companies and entrepreneurs, power generators and suppliers, manufacturers, real estate companies, universities, and non-profit organizations throughout the world. Corporate Counsel Magazine recently ranked Reed Smith as one of the top 10 law firms in terms of quality of work.
One of the reasons for Reed Smith's success is its proven ability to evolve with the changing marketplace and adapt to the many needs of our varied clients. We have successfully represented the interests of clients both large and small, in a broad spectrum of legal concerns, including:
- Antitrust
- Appellate
- Benefits
- Business Immigration
- Communications
- Construction
- Consumer Financial Services
- Corporate
- Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy
- Education
- Employment
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Environmental
- ERISA Litigation
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation
- Government Contracts & Grants
- Government Relations
- Health Care
- Import/Export Compliance & Enforcement
- Insurance Recovery
- Intellectual Property
- Investment Management
- Labor
- Life Sciences Transactions
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Non-Profit & Charitable
- Product Liability
- Public Contracts, Grants, Infrastructure & Privatization
- Outsourcing
- Real Estate
- Securities Compliance & Litigation
- Shipping
- Tax
- Technology
- Trusts & Estates
- Venture
- White Collar Crime
Another reason for Reed Smith's success is its commitment-to quality, to the community and, most importantly, to our clients:
Quality - More than 50 of our partners are named in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and our senior partner in the U.K. was named as one of London's top 100 lawyers.
Community - Reed Smith recently received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "Adoption Excellence" Award for its pro bono work involving more than 600 child welfare adoptions in the past six years. In addition, Reed Smith attorneys participate in numerous pro bono projects. One such project found several lawyers traveling to Louisiana following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina' using their legal skills and background in criminal law, they immersed themselves in the business of helping displaced prisoners throughout Louisiana's disrupted legal system receive their due process right.
Clients - Reed Smith has adopted the tagline "The business of relationships," which we believe denotes our commitment to the associations we have with our clients.
Founded in 1877, much has changed during Reed Smith's first 130 years; but one thing that remains constant is our commitment to providing you with the highest-quality service, now on a global basis.
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