(June 5, 2013) – The Legal 500 United States 2013 has named Reed Smith a leading law firm in 21 practices, with two practices ranking among the publication’s “Top Tier.” The annual guide also recommended 70 of the firm’s attorneys, singling six of them out for recognition as “Leading Lawyers” in their industry sectors.

The firm was named a “Top Tier” firm in Litigation – Product liability and mass tort defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices; and Media, technology and telecoms – Marketing and advertising.

In six practice areas, Reed Smith received ratings for the first time in 2013: Capital markets: equity offerings – Advice to issuers; Capital markets: equity offerings – Advice to managers; Construction; Finance: Corporate restructuring (including bankruptcy); Healthcare: Life sciences; and Supreme Court and appellate – Appellate.

In 2013, two Reed Smith practices were ranked a tier higher than in previous years: Labor and employment: Labor management relations, and Technology: Data protection and privacy.

“The firm’s continued focus on value and quality continues to be recognized by our clients,” said Gregory B. Jordan, Reed Smith’s Global Managing partner. “These results confirm that our efforts to grow and develop several practices – such as Capital Markets and Data Security & Privacy – are gaining traction, as our clients recognize the experience and deep bench we have in these areas.

Six Reed Smith partners were named as “Leading Lawyers” in their industry focus areas for 2013: Carol Loepere, Healthcare: Service providers; John Shugrue and John Vishneski, Insurance: Advice to policyholders; Patrick Bradley, Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: Aerospace/aviation; Michael Brown, Litigation – Product liability and mass tort defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices; and Douglas Wood, Media, technology and telecoms – Marketing and advertising.

The Legal 500 United States has been among the principal legal referral guides for more than two decades for commercial and private companies, corporate counsel, CEOs, and professional advisers. The publication interviews in-house counsel and lawyers around the world to compile this annual guide.

In addition to its two “Top Tier” practices, Reed Smith’s 19 other practices recommended by The Legal 500 United States 2013. These include: Healthcare - Health insurers; Finance - Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to issuers; Finance - Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to managers; Finance - Corporate restructuring (including bankruptcy); Finance - Municipal bankruptcy; and Finance - Not-for-profit (non-profit and tax exempt organizations).

Other practices recommended this year include: Healthcare - Life sciences; Healthcare - Service providers; Insurance - Advice to policyholders; Labor and employment - Labor and employment litigation; Labor and employment - Labor-management relations; Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: aerospace/aviation; Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: toxic tort; and Litigation - Supreme Court and appellate – Appellate.

Also recommended this year are: Media, technology and telecoms - Technology: data protection and privacy; Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts - M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m); Real estate and construction – Construction; Real estate and construction - Real estate; and Tax - Tax controversy.

The 70 Reed Smith attorneys recommended by The Legal 500 United States and these individuals’ industry and practice emphases are:

• Finance - Capital markets: equity offerings
  • Daniel Goldberg
  • William Haddad 
  • Yvan-Claude Pierre
• Finance - Corporate restructuring (including bankruptcy)
  • Peter Clark
• Finance - Municipal bankruptcy
  • Eric Schaffer
  • Luke Sizemore
  • Mike Buckley
• Finance - Not-for-profit (non-profit and tax exempt organizations)
  • Carolyn Duronio
  • Martha Hartle Munsch
• Industry focus - Healthcare: Health insurers
  • Kenneth Smersfelt
  • Kurt Peterson
• Industry focus - Healthcare: Life sciences
  • Carol Loepere
  • Diane Frenier
  • Michael Sanders
• Industry focus - Healthcare: Service providers
  • Carol Loepere *Leading Lawyer
  • Scot Hasselman
• Industry focus - Insurance: Advice to policyholders
  • Carolyn Rosenberg
  • David Halbreich
  • Douglas Cameron
  • James Restivo
  • John Ellison
  • John Shugrue *Leading Lawyer
  • Mark Hersh
  • John Vishneski *Leading Lawyer
• Labor and employment - Labor and employment litigation
  • Casey Ryan
  • Linda Husar
  • Martha Hartle Munsch
  • Thomas Hill
  • Wanda Holloway
• Labor and employment - Labor-management relations
  • David Weissman
  • Eugene Connors
  • John DiNome
  • Karl Fritton
  • William Bevan
• Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: aerospace/aviation
  • Courtney Bateman
  • Oliver Beiersdorf
  • Patrick Bradley *Leading Lawyer
• Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
  • Barbara Binis
  • James Beck
  • John Hooper
  • Melissa Geist
  • Michael Brown *Leading Lawyer
  • Stephen McConnell
  • Thomas Yoo
• Litigation - Product liability and mass tort defense: toxic tort
  • Brett McClure
  • John Hooper
  • Marilyn Heffley
  • William McDonough
• Litigation - Supreme Court and appellate: Appellate
  • Paul Fogel
  • Raymond Cardozo
• Media, technology and telecoms - Marketing and advertising
  • Douglas Wood *Leading Lawyer
  • Edward Shapiro
  • Harrison Dossick
  • Joseph Rosenbaum
  • Mark Melodia
  • Peter Raymond
  • Tom Ara
• Media, technology and telecoms - Technology: data protection and privacy
  • Christine Nielsen
  • David Cohen
  • Mark Melodia
  • Patrick Sweeney
  • Paul Bond
  • Salvatore Rotella
  • Timothy Nagle
• Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts - M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
  • Paul Jaskot
  • Seth Hemming
• Real estate and construction - Construction
  • Michael Dingman
• Real estate and construction - Real estate
  • David Houston
  • Dusty Elias Kirk
  • Joseph Marger
  • Olivia Shay-Byrne
  • Ziad A Hammodi
• Tax - Tax controversy
  • Denise Obrochta
  • Lee Zoeller

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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