As a firm that has been representing clients in the energy sector for over 145 years, our private equity team is well equipped to advise clients on their largest and most complex transactions across the entire oil and gas value chain, including in cutting-edge transactions in the upstream, midstream, downstream, commodities trading and marketing, infrastructure and oilfield services sectors.

Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice spans the globe. With offices in the world’s leading arbitral seats, including London, Paris, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Miami, and Houston, we are strongly positioned to represent clients in international business disputes.

For the sixth consecutive year, leading international arbitration publication Global Arbitration Review has included Reed Smith in its elite list of the world’s top 30 international arbitration law firms, the GAR 30.

Our clients, whether privately or publicly owned, benefit from the invaluable insights, in-depth knowledge, award-winning talent and cross-border collaboration of our global team of international arbitration lawyers, many embedded in our core industry practice areas.

We act as trusted advisers, advocates and arbitrators across a broad spectrum of complex and often multi-million/billion-dollar commercial, investor-state, and sector-specific arbitrations. Our dynamic and forward-looking practice has a strong track record of achieving results based on our clients’ needs, their commercial objectives and the characteristics of the dispute.

• “The ‘committed and specialised’ Reed Smith LLP international arbitration practice ‘epitomises excellence’.” The Legal 500 Latin America 2023
• “Reed Smith's distinguished dispute resolution team has deep experience in commercial arbitrations.” Chambers USA 2023
• “Reed Smith is particularly noted for its expertise in construction, energy and transportation arbitration cases… It is a wonderful team." Chambers Europe – France 2023
• “Reed Smith has an excellent team of lawyers who have a wealth of experience of international arbitration.” The Legal 500 EMEA – UAE 2023
• “One of the best arbitration teams around.” The Legal 500 UK 2024
• “A formidable opponent in commercial disputes.” The Legal 500 APAC 2023

Reed Smith has lawyers that can provide a full and effective service to clients of all types and sizes operating in the LNG sector.

Clients instruct us as a result of our legal expertise and our in-depth knowledge of the traditional LNG value chain and the emerging dynamics of the spot market.

At Reed Smith, our LNG team comprises attorneys from a broad range of specialties and jurisdictions, enabling us to work on projects, transactions and disputes throughout the world.

We have an in-depth understanding of nuclear projects and the associated, complex political, technical and legal challenges.

Our lawyers have extensive knowledge and experience of all aspects of the nuclear industry, including the financing, construction, maintenance, upgrade and operation of nuclear facilities, as well as decommissioning, waste management and the transport of nuclear materials.

Reed Smith has been active in the oil and gas industry for more than 140 years, and today has a global footprint covering the major oil and gas producing regions, including the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

A key differentiator for our clients is that we concentrate on the industry’s needs as a whole, drawing upon energy-focused lawyers from many legal disciplines to offer a cohesive, customer-centric service. The energy market is increasingly competitive. We understand that you need lawyers who understand your commercial drivers and the complexities of this critical sector to help you maximize opportunities and maintain a competitive edge.