MIAMI – Reed Smith announced today that Luis Perez, a highly regarded transactional lawyer based in Miami, has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group.

HOUSTON – Reed Smith announced today that seasoned dealmaker Matthew Lea has joined the firm’s global Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner resident in the Houston office.

NEW YORK - Reed Smith today announced a significant addition to its global Energy and Natural Resources Group with the arrival of prominent environmental lawyer Peter Trimarchi, who joins the firm as a partner based in New York. Trimarchi was previously a partner at Nixon Peabody, where he led that firm’s environmental team and advised on all aspects of environmental law for nearly a decade, with a particular focus on high-profile energy deals and complex regulatory and enforcement matters.

MIAMI – Reed Smith announced today that it has made significant additions to its international arbitration and cross-border litigation capabilities with the appointment of Francisco A. Rodriguez and Sandra J. Millor as partners in the firm’s Global Commercial Disputes practice in Miami. Rodriguez and Millor, both of whom join from Akerman, also bring depth and experience to the firm’s Latin America practice. The two new partners will be joined by foreign legal consultant Gilberto Guerrero-Rocca, who has extensive experience on international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration.

NEW YORK – Reed Smith announced that bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers Louis Curcio and David Pisciotta have joined the firm as partners in the firm’s Financial Industry Group in New York.