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Reed Smith is one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, with more than 1,500 lawyers in 21 offices throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

The U.K. offices are located in London and Birmingham.

Our work

We represent leading international businesses from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises.  Our lawyers provide litigation services in multi-jurisdictional matters and other high stake disputes, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions.  Reed Smith is a pre-eminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, advertising and media, shipping, international trade and commodities and real estate.

Our core areas of expertise in the U.K. are European Corporate (financial services, corporate finance, competition and EU law, mergers & acquisitions, insurance & reinsurance, banking & finance and corporate tax), Risk & Liability, Pensions, Corporate Recovery, Business Immigration, Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Property Litigation, Shipping, Energy Trade & Commodities, Advertising Technology & Media, and Intellectual Property.

Our offices 

Currently the U.K. London operation is located on two sites in the heart of the City of London (with plans to be “under one roof” as a matter of priority).  The office in Birmingham is located in one of the largest commercial centres in the region.

Our people

Our staff are friendly, like-minded people who thrive in an environment where everyone's opinion counts.  We are committed to building the best environment for lawyers and staff to work in. Both lawyers and support staff are of a high quality and flexible in their approach to their work.  Our “delivery culture” means that we are driven by developing and maintaining successful, prosperous relationships with our clients.

We work and play hard!

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