(September 8, 2002 - Wilmington, DE) - The Wilmington office of Reed Smith LLP continues to expand with the addition of two recent graduates already well-acquainted with the operations of this global top 20 law firm. Former summer associates Michelle A. Bimson and Janice E. Falini will join the firm as associates this week, bringing the total number of attorneys in the local office to eight. Ms. Bimson works in the firm's litigation practice group and Ms. Falini in the firm's bankruptcy practice group.
Ms. Bimson is a 2003 graduate of Widener University School of Law cum laude who earned her undergraduate degree in government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. While attending Widener, Ms. Bimson served on the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and was a judicial extern for Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Ms. Falini is a 2003 graduate of Villanova University School of Law who also holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Villanova University. She is author of a forthcoming publication in the Villanova Environmental Law Journal on the use of environmental insurance to manage risk in acquisitions, corporate transactions and other non-traditional settings. Ms. Falini worked in operations at Home Health Corporation of America for almost a decade prior to entering law school.
"We are delighted to welcome Michelle and Janice to Reed Smith as full-fledged attorneys," said Kurt Gwynne, managing partner of the Wilmington office and the head of the Wilmington bankruptcy group. "We were impressed by their contributions as summer associates and know they will further strengthen our capabilities as we expand to meet the needs of the business community here and across Reed Smith's markets. We expect great things from both of them."
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