Publications

Antitrust Regulator

A publication of Reed Smith's Antitrust Group, Antitrust Regulator highlights antitrust developments in the United States, Europe and in other markets, as well as interesting antitrust matters that Reed Smith has had the privilege of handling for our clients. If there are topics that you would like to see covered in future issues, contact the editor, Natalie Chetlin Moritz.

Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert

Reed Smith’s Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert, which covers developments in secured finance, including UCC drafting, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, international lending, and related areas, was designed to create a concise platform to share the most crucial developments and legal issues likely to drive future business decisions.  

Competition and EC Law Update

The Competition and EC Law Update is a monthly publication providing summaries and analysis of key legal developments in EC competition law and related issues, including decisions by the European Court of Justice, the EC Commission and the UK Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission.

The Critical Path

The Critical Path is the quarterly newsletter of Reed Smith's Construction Practice Group. Owners, architects, engineers and contractors working in the construction industry turn to The Critical Path for timely articles authored by the group's attorneys assessing changes in the law and legal issues affecting the business of construction.

Export, Customs and Trade Sentinel

The globalization of corporate activities and increasing opportunities for alliances with international partners means that companies must be aware of the concomitant increase in legal and regulatory risks. As international marketing, sales and research efforts expand, so too do the complexity of export and import regulations affecting business activity. "Export, Customs and Trade Sentinel" will help guide you through these regulatory pathways. Leigh T. Hansson is the editor.  

FIG Alert

Reed Smith’s FIG Alert, which is produced by the firm’s Financial Industry Group, covers global and legal developments in the financial industry, including issues involved with transactional finance, litigation, commercial restructuring, bankruptcy, bank regulation, consumer compliance and investment management. The FIG Group, comprised of more than 200 lawyers and organized on a cross-border, cross-discipline basis, is dedicated to representing clients involved in the financial sector and advises 28 out of 30 of the world’s top financial institutions.

Financial Services Funds

The Financial Services Funds Newsletter focuses on key changes in UK legislation, financial services regulation and developments in Irish and Luxembourg funds as well as the arrival of a new form of property fund in the UK and Germany called REITS, Real Estate Investment Trusts. 

Government Contracts Federal Forecaster

Reed Smith's Federal Forecaster covers recent trends related to government contracts and grants, and provides insight on compliance issues and methods for a company to make its government business more successful. This newsletter covers an array of topics including traditional government contracts, dispute resolution, federal, state, and local grants, and infrastructure development. Lorraine Mullings Campos is the editor. 

Health Law Monitor

In the Health Law Monitor, our experts provide analysis of legal developments in the Health Care industry by sharing their first-hand knowledge of the myriad of issues affecting the highly regulated health care field. Reed Smith professionals play an active role in the industry and through the Health Law Monitor, we provide comment on many of the issues that we address for clients on a day-to-day basis, including regulatory changes, judicial decisions and legislative actions.  More recent articles on the topics covered by this newsletter are now available at www.lifescienceslegalupdate.com.  

Immobilienrecht Newsletter (German)

Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Newsletter

Reed Smith's IPMaT newsletter highlights the latest cases, articles, news and legislation on contentious intellectual property, media and information technology issues. Copies of the items summarised in the newsletter are available from Kate Colbourne.

IP/IT & Media Newsletter (Germany)

Reed Smith Munich's IP/IT & Media Newsletter is a quarterly newsletter, covering the latest news, cases, and changes in German and European Community law in the areas of intellectual property, information technology, and media. For more information, please contact the editors Alexander Klett, and Stephan Rippert.

IP Moves

As corporations grow larger, technology grows more complex and the world grows smaller, wading through the swamp of IP issues grows harder still.  Recently, the United States Congress has shown an interest in shaping major changes in the law, particularly in the patent area, and the U.S. Supreme Court has shown a willingness to jump into the fray more than at any time in the past.  We hope in IP Moves to provide insight into these changes in the law, in the United States, the United Kingdom, throughout the European Union and other countries, as well as to provide updates and overviews on important legal issues that have guided decisions for some time.  Just as the area of law in which we IP lawyers practice is changing, so too is the face of Reed Smith.  We have grown larger and more complex as a firm and our IP practice has grown and developed accordingly.  We hope that IP Moves will give its readers an opportunity to renew old acquaintances and introduce you to our new lawyers and their practices.  Edited by Cynthia E. Kernick. 

Legal Bytes

Legal Bytes is a fun, fast-paced account of what's happening in the digital world of business. In this publication, stories cover technology-related issues from around the globe, ranging in topic from business continuity to privacy. If you like to stay on top of cutting-edge legal bits and bytes in technology, you'll love Legal Bytes. Legal Bytes is now a blog.  Past newsletter issues through 2008 appear here.  For the recent postings, visit us at legalbytes.com.    

PrivilEdge

PrivilEdge provides updates and insights on several decisions dealing with the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, and the role of corporate counsel in guarding those protections. 2003 produced some excellent guidance on asserting the privilege and work product doctrine. Reed Smith provides practical suggestions on how in-house counsel can put their clients in the best possible position to maximize the protection of the attorney-client privilege and successfully assert the work product doctrine. For more information, please contact Sandy Thomas or Matt Sheldon, editors.

Product Liability Update

The Product Liability Update is a monthly publication that provides analysis and current state of the law on legal issues of interest to our product liability clients, such as federal preemption, class action strategies, e-discovery, Daubert, and tort reform. For more information, please contact Lisa Baird, Editor or Barbara Binis, Product Liability Practice Group Leader.  More recent articles on the topics covered by this newsletter are now available at www.lifescienceslegalupdate.com.  

Shipping Newsletter

The Shipping Newsletter is published approximately three times a year.  It provides detailed analysis on issues of current interest to the shipping industry, highlighting the latest cases, news and developments on shipping issues from all parts of the firm including our overseas offices.

Sidebar

This newsletter compiles commentary of Reed Smith lawyers whose experience in litigation, trials and dispute resolution in matters arising out of the local, national and international interests of the business community affords perspective on significant developments in business litigation throughout the many courts and forums in which we practice. Our practice crosses state and national boundaries, as do the topics covered here.  Our editorial goal is to better inform our clients and friends in regard to those topics.  For more information, please contact John McIntyre.