(September 3, 2013, New York City) –Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced that 122 of its attorneys in the United States have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

The distribution of Best Lawyers’ recognition across Reed Smith’s U.S. offices includes 46 lawyers recognized in Pittsburgh; 21 in Philadelphia; 12 in San Francisco; eight in Chicago, six in New York; eight in Washington, D.C.; six in Los Angeles, five in Falls Church; three in Princeton; three in Richmond; and four in Houston. Many of the lawyers were named in multiple practice groups.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

A list of all Reed Smith lawyers and the practices for which they were listed among the nation’s top lawyers for 2014 follows:

CHICAGO, IL

• James M. Davis, Insurance Law
• Diane Green-Kelly, Franchise Law
• Thomas A. Marrinson, Insurance Law
• John R. Mussman, Banking and Finance Law
• Stanley C. Nardoni, Insurance Law
• John D. Shugrue, Insurance Law
• John S. Vishneski III, Insurance Law
• Sarah R. Wolff, Commercial Litigation

FALLS CHURCH, VA

• James C. Brennan, Real Estate Law
• Cynthia L. Gausvik, Trusts and Estates
• Grayson P. Hanes, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
• Julia Krebs-Markrich, Health Care Law
• James E. McNair, Trusts and Estates

HOUSTON, TX

• Craig R. Enochs, Derivatives and Futures Law
• E. Lee Haag III, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Stan Perry, Oil & Gas Law
• Paul B. Turner, Derivatives and Futures Law

LOS ANGELES, CA

• Michael K. Brown, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• David M. Halbreich, Insurance Law
• Thomas E. Hill, Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Linda S. Husar, Labor Law - Management
• Douglas C. Rawles, Commercial Litigation
• James L. Sanders, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

NEW YORK, NY

• Paul Evan Breene, Insurance Law
• John H. Doyle III, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Thomas J. Igoe, Jr., Energy Law
• Ruth S. Perfido, Real Estate Law
• J. Andrew Rahl, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Douglas J. Wood, Advertising Law

PHILADELPHIA, PA

• Peter S. Clark II, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John N. Ellison, Insurance Law
• Karl A. Fritton, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Lisa D. Kabnick, Banking and Finance Law
• James Lawlor, Banking and Finance Law
• Jay M. Levin, Insurance Law
• Stephen M. Lyons III, Real Estate Law
• Stephen J. McConnell, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• William J. McNichol, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Michael T. Scott, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Joseph M. Sedlack, Tax Law
• Howard L. Shecter, Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• John F. Smith III, Insurance Law
• Kyle O. Sollie, Tax Law
• Claudia Z. Springer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Thomas H. Suddath, Jr., Corporate Compliance Law
• Karl A. Thallner, Jr., Health Care Law
• Gary M. Tocci, Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Labor Law - Union; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Andrew J. Trevelise, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Douglas R. Widin, Insurance Law
• Lee A. Zoeller, Litigation & Controversy - Tax

PITTSBURGH, PA

• Joel P. Aaronson, Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Thomas L. Allen, Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• William Bevan III, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Russ Boehner, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Dennis R. Bonessa, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Daniel I. Booker, Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Douglas E. Cameron, Insurance Law
• Frederick H. Colen, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Eugene K. Connors, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Debra H. Dermody, Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Donna Doblick, Appellate Practice
• Carolyn D. Duronio, Education Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
• David B. Fawcett III, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Ronald W. Frank, International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Efrem M. Grail, Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Dodi Walker Gross, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Frank T. Guadagnino, Banking and Finance Law
• Ronald G. Hartman, Real Estate Law
• Leo N. Hitt, Litigation & Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Insurance Law
• Gregory B. Jordan, First Amendment Law
• Stephen A. Keen, Mutual Funds Law
• Robert A. King, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Dusty Elias Kirk, Real Estate Law
• Alan E. London, Banking and Finance Law
• James C. Martin, Appellate Practice
• David J. McAllister, Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• J. Frank McKenna; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Martha Hartle Munsch, Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Louis A. Naugle, Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• W. Franklin Reed, Real Estate Law
• James J. Restivo, Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Patrick W. Ritchey, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Casey Ryan, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Kirsten Rydstrom, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Eric A. Schaffer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Robert P. Simons, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Paul M. Singer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Bruce E. Stanley, Commercial Litigation
• George L. Stewart II, Insurance Law
• Gene A. Tabachnick, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Thomas Todd, Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Harley N. Trice II, Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• John C. Unkovic, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Gary R. Walker, Corporate Law
• Kim M. Watterson, Appellate Practice

PRINCETON, NJ

• Leonard A. Bernstein, Banking and Finance Law
• Diane Frenier, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Daniel F. Peck, Jr., Banking and Finance Law

RICHMOND, VA

• D. Patrick Lacy, Jr., Education Law
• Kathleen S. Mehfoud, Education Law
• William G. Thomas, Government Relations Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

• J. David Bickham, Commercial Litigation
• Raymond A. Cardozo, Appellate Practice
• Colleen T. Davies, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Jonathan R. Doolittle, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Murray J. Klein, Health Care Law
• Steven M. Kohn, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Harvey L. Leiderman, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Dennis Peter Maio, Appellate Practice
• John L. McDonnell, Jr., Trusts and Estates
• Charles H. Seaman, Real Estate Law
• David E. Weiss, Insurance Law
• Sonja Weissman, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

WASHINGTON, D.C.

• Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson, Health Care Law
• Eric A. Dubelier, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John P. Feldman, Advertising Law
• Thomas C. Fox, Health Care Law
• Judith L. Harris, Communications Law
• Edward M. Rogers, Real Estate Law
• Eugene Tillman, Health Care Law
• Debra D. Yogodzinski, Real Estate Law

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