The ranking highlights the firms that corporate counsel recommend above all others. This marks the ninth year that Reed Smith has been named among the leading firms in BTI’s survey of top legal decision makers.

Reed Smith is named as a “Frequently Recommended” firm, a categorization given to firms that exceed client expectations.

BTI’s research is based on unprompted client recommendations for superior client service. The research includes more than 350 in-depth phone interviews with General Counsel and senior in-house lawyers at organizations with $700 million or more of revenue, representing more than 15 key industry sectors.