January 8, 2015 – Reed Smith LLP today announced the election of 24 new partners, effective January 1. Fourteen of the new partners practice in Reed Smith’s U.S. offices; seven in the firm’s London office; and one new partner is in each of the firm’s offices in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Reed Smith also announced the promotion of 19 of its associates to counsel. Thirteen of the new counsel practice in Reed Smith’s U.S. offices; two in its London office; two others in its Paris office; and, one new counsel in each of its offices in Shanghai and Athens.
“We are delighted to welcome these diverse and very capable individuals as our newest partners and counsel,” said Sandy Thomas, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner. “They have demonstrated a commitment to the profession, this firm and their clients that is commendable. This is an important career step for each of them and an important milestone for Reed Smith as well. We expect great things from this group in the years ahead.”
Reed Smith’s new partners for 2015, their former positions, and the practice or industry groups to which they belong, are:
UNITED STATES
Chicago
- Associate Jennifer L. Ilkka, U.S. Commercial Litigation
New York
- Associate Kelly B. D’Auria, Life Sciences & Health Industry Group
- Associate Evan K. Farber, U.S. Commercial Litigation
- Counsel C. Neil Gray, Financial Industry Group - Litigation Financial Services
Northern Virginia
- Counsel Brent R. Gary, U.S. Commercial Litigation
- Associate Katherine J. Seikaly, Global Regulatory Enforcement
Philadelphia
- Associate Sean P. Delaney, Real Estate
Pittsburgh
- Associate Jason E. Hazlewood, U.S. Commercial Litigation
- Associate Kathryn S. Nordick, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
- Associate Kenneth M. Siegel, Corporate & Securities
Princeton
- Associate Nicholas J. Valvanis, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
Richmond
- Associate Stacy L. Haney, Global Regulatory Enforcement
San Francisco
- Counsel Lilit Asadourian, Insurance Recovery
Washington, D.C.
- Associate Katie C. Pawlitz, Life Sciences & Health Industry Group
EUROPE
London
- Associate Iain R. Balkwill, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
- Counsel Chloe J. Carswell, Commercial Disputes EME
- Associate James Cross, EME Corporate
- Associate Shareena D. Edmonds, Energy & Natural Resources
- Associate James B. Fisher, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
- Associate Brigid A. North, Real Estate
- Associate Nicholas M. Williams, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
ASIA
Hong Kong
- Associate Min Li, Litigation
Shanghai
- Counsel John J. Tan, Global Regulatory Enforcement
MIDDLE EAST
Abu Dhabi
- Counsel Tania S. De Swart, EME Corporate
The firm’s newly promoted counsel and their practices or industry groups are:
UNITED STATES
Chicago
- Adam P. Beckerink, State Tax
Houston
- Susan O. Berry, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services
- Peter J. Stuhldreher, Labor & Employment
Los Angeles
- Anne M. Grignon, Appellate
New York
- Greg Chase, Shipping
- Rachel K. Marcoccia, Global Regulatory Enforcement
- Meredith D. Pikser, Intellectual Property
Philadelphia
- Michael C. Falk, U.S. Commercial Litigation
Pittsburgh
- Richard L. Etter, Labor & Employment
- Jeffrey G. Wilhelm, Real Estate
Princeton
- Sara K. Kornbluh, U.S. Commercial Litigation
Richmond
- Edward A. Mullen, Global Regulatory Enforcement
Washington, D.C.
- Kevin M. Madagan, Life Sciences & Health Industry Group
EUROPE
Athens
- Christina Nikiforaki, Global Regulatory Enforcement
London
- Thomas Webley, Commercial Disputes EME
- Joanna T. Williams, Financial Industry Group - Financial Services Regulatory
Paris
- Emmanuelle Faivre, Shipping
- Brice Mathieu, Financial Industry Group - Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy
ASIA
Shanghai
- Amy Zhiyue Yin, Corporate & Securities
About Reed Smith
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