Prior to joining Reed Smith, Sheila worked at a large Pittsburgh law firm where she assisted a global financial institution develop a company-wide records retention policy and schedule, including interviewing department and business unit managers, assessing department work flow, and identifying critical documents. Additionally, she worked on commercial, antitrust, insurance, intellectual property, and Federal and state regulatory matters. She has also worked at boutique insurance-defense firms where she developed and honed her litigation skills, engaging in the discovery process and motions practice.