Sheila S. Ali | Professionals

sali@reedsmith.com

Global Customer Centre
T: +1 412 288 7283

Sheila joined Reed Smith in 2012 as a member of the Records & E-Discovery Group. Her responsibilities include analyzing discovery materials for responsiveness, confidentiality, and privilege; assisting with document production and creation of privilege logs; and other aspects of trial preparation. Her e-discovery experiences include matters involving commercial and anti-trust litigation, regulatory investigations, insurance coverage, and contract disputes. She has worked on matters for clients such as financial institutions, healthcare services providers, and manufacturers.

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.

Credentials

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2007, J.D., The Ohio State Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution – Managing Editor (2006-07); Pro Bono Research Group – Managing Editor (2006-07)
University of California, Davis, 2004, B.A., Political Science and English, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, inducted spring 2004; Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity – Secretary (2003-04)

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U.S. District Court - Northern District of Ohio
State Supreme Court - Pennsylvania

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Volunteer at Animal Friends

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