With its office in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange complex, Reed Smith has become the geographic center of the firm's U.S. operations, providing a presence that will further strengthen the firm's client service capability across the country. The Chicago office has more than 140 lawyers who offer extensive experience in securities and equity offerings; mergers and acquisitions; complex commercial litigation; estate and wealth planning; employment and human resources; intellectual property and technology; insurance coverage; and securities litigation. Many partners teach at local law and business schools, and serve as board and committee members of professional organizations.