The firm earned Band 1 ranking in China Shipping: Finance. One practice rose in rank: India Banking and Finance. The firm was ranked in a total 14 practice areas.
The publication quoted one client saying of the firm: "Reed Smith provides a high quality of service with a pragmatic problem-solving approach to situations," adding: "the partners are good at putting themselves in our shoes."
Ranked individuals
Two individuals – Lianjun Li and Richard Lovell – earned Band 1 rankings. Li earned that ranking in China Shipping: Litigation (international firms); Lovell was ranked highest in Singapore Shipping: Litigation (international firms).
Two lawyers were ranked in more than one category. Denise Jong was saluted for China Capital Markets: Equity (international firms)
and China Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (international firms). Matthew Gorman was recognized for Singapore Capital Markets: International
and Singapore Corporate/M&A: International.
Here’s the full list of individual lawyers ranked by Chambers & Partners:
- Alex Andrews for South Korea Shipping: International Firms
- Charmian Aw for Singapore Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic
- Ranajoy Basu for India Banking & Finance (international firms)
- Gautam Bhattacharyya for India Dispute Resolution (international firms)
- Calvin Chan for Singapore Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: International
- Peter Glover for China Shipping: Litigation (international firms)
- Matthew Gorman for Singapore Capital Markets: International and Singapore Corporate/M&A: International
- Kohe Hasan for Cambodia General Business Law
- Delpha Ho for China/Hong Kong Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (international firms)
- Denise Jong for China/Hong Kong Capital Markets: Equity and China/Hong Kong Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (international firms)
- Peter Lee for China Shipping: Finance (international firms)
- Lianjun Li for China Shipping: Litigation (international firms)
- Min Li for China Shipping: Litigation (international firms)
- Eric Lin for China Energy & Natural Resources (international firms)
- Richard Lovell for Singapore Shipping: International: Litigation
- Asha Sharma for China Dispute Resolution: Litigation (international firms)
- Chris Tang for China/Hong Kong Banking & Finance (international firms)
- Jason Toms for China Shipping: Litigation (international firms)
Practice rankings
Reed Smith received firm-wide recognition in the following 14 practice areas.
Asia-Pacific region
Shipping: Finance
Shipping: Litigation
China
Banking & Finance (international firms)
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (international firms)
Shipping: Finance (international firms)
Shipping: Litigation (international firms)
India
Banking & Finance (international firms)
Dispute Resolution (international firms)
Singapore
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: International
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Shipping: Domestic
Shipping: International: Litigation
South Korea
Dispute Resolution (international firms)
Shipping (international firms)
Chambers and Partners ranks firms on the bases of: ability and experience specific to the practice area and jurisdiction; client service; commercial vision and business understanding; attention to detail, standards of conduct, service levels and client support; value for money; and depth of team. Rankings are assessed by Chambers’ team of 200+ researchers and are updated every year.
About Reed Smith
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Our long-standing relationships, international outlook and collaborative structure, make us the go-to partner for the speedy resolution of complex disputes, transactions and regulatory matters.
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