March 3, 2014 – Reed Smith LLP today announced its second consecutive appearance on Acritas’ Sharplegal US Law Firm Brand Index. Each year, Acritas ranks Biglaw firms based on feedback from general counsel at companies conducting business in the United States with annual revenue of at least $50 million.
Reed Smith earned a US Law Firm Brand Index 2014 rank of 17, eight spots above its 2013 rank.
“We are pleased that large corporations doing business in the United States increasingly recognize Reed Smith as a leading law firm brand. We believe that our dedication to delivering quality, service and value across our industry and practice groups around the world is largely responsible for our advancement on this Index,” said Sandy Thomas, the firm’s Global Managing Partner. “Coupled with our longstanding emphasis on establishing and maintaining strong client relationships, this value proposition is enhancing corporate awareness and the reputation of the Reed Smith brand among corporations of every size, including the largest companies conducting business in the U.S.”
Acritas is an international firm specializing in providing independent, customized strategic research services for law firms on areas such as client satisfaction, brand and communication skills, mergers and acquisition services and thought leadership. Its Sharplegal US Law Firm Brand Index 2014 was compiled from interviews with more than 700 senior general counsel, comprising 581 based in U.S.-based organizations with $50 million+ revenue, and 123 in-house counsel based outside the United States with legal needs in America.
As in previous years, the 2014 Index rankings were calculated from interviewees’ responses to open-ended questions about the first law firms to come to mind; the firms they feel most favorable toward; the firms most considered for multi-jurisdictional deals; the firms most considered for multi-jurisdictional litigation; and the firms most used overall. Interviews for this year’s Index were conducted by telephone in local languages across 55 countries between January and September as part of the ongoing Sharplegal 2013 survey, in strict accordance with the rules governing best practices in research.
No law firm or other third party was involved in selecting the sample of corporate counsel interviewed, analyzing or influencing responses or the Index rankings.
The complete 2014 US Law Firm Brand Index is available at acritas.com.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 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.
U.S.: New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Houston, Princeton, Northern Virginia, Wilmington, Silicon Valley, Century City, Richmond
Europe: London, Paris, Munich, Greece
Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Asia: Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Kazakhstan