(August 15, 2013) – Reed Smith LLP today announced that nine of its partners have been named as Best Lawyers 2014 “Lawyers of the Year“ for their practice areas in their respective metropolitan markets, and 122 attorneys in its U.S. offices were selected by the publication as 2014 “Best Lawyers in America.”
“We are pleased that so many of our attorneys across the United States again have been recognized as among the nation’s best,” said Gregory B. Jordan, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner. “We continue to focus on providing quality client service and outstanding value, and that combination is working for both the firm and its clients.”
Best Lawyers began designating “Lawyers of the Year” in the United States in high-profile legal practice areas in 2009. Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. “Lawyers of the Year” are selected based on high ratings received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments the publication conducts with thousands of leading lawyers. The designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for his or her abilities, professionalism and integrity.
Reed Smith’s 2014 “Lawyers of the Year” are Daniel I. Booker, Pittsburgh Antitrust Law; Debra H. Dermody, Pittsburgh Litigation – Antitrust; Jonathan R. Doolittle, San Francisco Litigation – Bankruptcy; Grayson P. Hanes, Washington, D.C. Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Thomas A. Marrinson, Chicago Insurance Law; Kathleen S. Mehfoud, Richmond Education Law; Martha Hartle Munsch, Pittsburgh Education Law; Kirsten Rydstrom, Pittsburgh Copyright Law; and, Gary M. Tocci, Philadelphia Labor Law – Union.
The twentieth edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2014) includes more than 50,000 attorneys in some 128 practice areas, practicing in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Their selection was based on more than four million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
The 2014 The Best Lawyers in America includes eight Reed Smith lawyers in Chicago; five in Falls Church, Virginia; four in the firm’s new Houston office; six in Los Angeles; six in New York; 21 in Philadelphia; 46 in Pittsburgh; three in Princeton; three in Richmond, Virginia; 12 in San Francisco; and eight in Washington, D.C.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 25 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.
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