Practice rankings

Reed Smith earned Band 1 rankings in six practice areas: Asia-Pacific Region Shipping: Litigation; China Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms); UK Insurance: Mainly Policyholders; UK Insurance Sector: Policyholder (International & Cross-Border); USA Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded; and USA Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded.

The Chambers guide lists 17 new practice areas for Reed Smith, namely:

• Asia-Pacific Region Banking & Finance
• Asia-Pacific Region Corporate/M&A
• Belgium Competition: EU
• China Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
• France International Arbitration
• Singapore Banking & Finance (Foreign Expertise)
• Singapore Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
• Singapore Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
• South Korea Shipping: International Firms
• UK Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• UK Employment
• USA Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• USA Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
• USA Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
• USA International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• USA Labor & Employment
• USA Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded (Band 1)

The firm is ranked again in these additional 24 practice areas:

• Asia-Pacific Region Shipping: Finance
• China Banking & Finance (International Firms)
• China Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
• China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
• Global Market Leaders Climate Change
• Global Market Leaders Shipping: Finance
• Global Market Leaders Shipping: Litigation
• Global: Multi-Jurisdictional Insurance: Contentious
• India Banking & Finance (Expertise Based Abroad)
• India Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad)
• Indonesia Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad)
• Kazakhstan Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad)
• Latin America: International Counsel Arbitration (International)
• Singapore Shipping: Domestic
• Singapore Shipping: International: Litigation
• South Korea Shipping (Expertise Based Abroad)
• UK Capital Markets: Securitisation
• UK Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• UK Intellectual Property
• United Arab Emirates Construction
• USA Capital Markets: Derivatives
• USA E-Discovery & Information Governance
• USA International Arbitration: The Elite
• USA International Arbitration (Foreign Expertise)

Individual rankings

Chambers recognized Reed Smith lawyers as leaders in their fields, with 60 individuals gaining rankings this year. Eight individuals were ranked Band 1 in nine categories; and 20 Reed Smith lawyers were listed for the first time in a new category.

The following individuals are ranked in Band 1 (José Astigarraga was ranked Band 1 in two categories):

• Alex Andrews – South Korea Shipping: International Firms
• José Astigarraga – Latin America: International Counsel Arbitration (International) and USA International Arbitration (Foreign Expertise)
• Margaret Campbell – UK Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
• Peter Hardy – UK Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
• Lianjun Li – China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
• Richard Lovell – Singapore Shipping: International: Litigation
• Michelle Nelson – United Arab Emirates Construction
• Charles Weller – Global Market Leaders Shipping: Litigation

The following 20 individuals are newly ranked in 25 categories:

• Alex Andrews – South Korea Shipping: International Firms (Band 1)
• David Ashmore – UK Employment
• Gautam Bhattacharyya – UK Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Chloe Carswell – UK Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
• Timothy Cooke – Singapore Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
• Kristen Coyle Pologruto – USA E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Therese Craparo – USA E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Caspar Fox – UK Tax
• Graham Green – UK Employment
• Robin Jeffcott – UK Employment
• Gary Johnson – Energy:  USA Oil & Gas (Transactional)
• Leigh Hansson – USA International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Colette Honorable – USA Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) and USA Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
• Simon Hugo – UK Capital Markets: Securitisation
• Richard Lovell – Global Market Leaders Shipping: Litigation
• Jonathan Marcus – USA Capital Markets: Derivatives and USA Capital Markets: Derivatives: Enforcement
• Jason Richardson – UK Capital Markets: Securitisation
• Simon Spells – Asia-Pacific Region Aviation: Finance
• Anthony Woo – China Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
• James Willn – UAE Dispute Resolution

Other Reed Smith lawyers acquiring individual rankings are:

• Nicolás Borda – Mexico Energy & Natural Resources
• David Cohen – USA E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Anthony Diana – USA E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Christian Filippitsch – Belgium Competition: EU (Foreign Expertise)
• Ilene Froom – USA Capital Markets: Derivatives
• Peter Glover – China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
• Matthew Gorman – Singapore Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
• Kohe Hasan – Cambodia General Business Law (Expertise Based Abroad)
• Delpha Ho – China Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
• Denise Jong – China Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) 
• Sachin Kerur – United Arab Emirates Construction
• Peter Lee – China Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
• Min Li – China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
• Eric Lin – China Energy & Natural Resources (International Firms)
• Michael Lowell – USA International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Peter Malyshev –  USA Capital Markets: Derivatives
• Yves Melin – Europe-wide International Trade/WTO
• Belinda Paisley – Kazakhstan Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad)
• Mark Pring – UK Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
• Isabelle Rahman – Belgium Competition: EU
• Peter Rosher – France International Arbitration
• Marianne Schaffner – France Intellectual Property: Patents
• Asha Sharma – China Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
• Michael Skrein – UK Intellectual Property
• Gerard Stegmaier – USA Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
• Chris Tang – China Banking & Finance (International Firms)
• Andrew Taylor – Global Market Leaders Shipping: Litigation
• Victoria Westcott – France Projects & Energy: International: Finance
• Rob Wilkins – Global Market Leaders Shipping: Finance
• Bernard Yee (Resource Law) –  Singapore Shipping: Domestic

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