September 16, 2015 – Twenty-nine lawyers in the New York office of Reed Smith LLP earned 2015 recognition from Super Lawyers. Seventeen were named “2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers;” twelve others were selected as “2015 New York Metro Rising Stars.”
The attorneys selected as 2015 New York Metro “Super Lawyers” are: Joseph P. Armao, Criminal Defense: White Collar; John B. Berringer, Insurance Coverage; Paul E. Breene, Insurance Coverage; John H. Doyle, Criminal Defense: White Collar; Paul R. Gupta, Intellectual Property Litigation; John P. Hooper, Class Action/Mass Torts; Herbert F. Kozlov, Mergers & Acquisitions; Ann V. Kramer, Insurance Coverage; Clark W. Lackert, Intellectual Property; Stacy K. Marcus, Media & Advertising; Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Employment & Labor; Mark G. Pedretti, Mergers & Acquisitions; Peter D. Raymond, Intellectual Property Litigation; Joseph I. Rosenbaum, Entertainment & Sports; Howard L. Shecter, Mergers & Acquisitions; Jordan W. Siev, Business Litigation, and Douglas J. Wood, Media & Advertising. This is the tenth year Joseph P. Armao has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer.”
Reed Smith’s 2015 New York Metro “Rising Stars” are: Greg Chase, Transportation/Maritime; Kelly B. D’Auria, Class Action/Mass Torts; Evan K. Farber, Business Litigation; Mark S. Goldstein, Employment & Labor; Sarah K. Kam, Bankruptcy: Business; Casey D. Laffey, Business Litigation; Chrystal A. Puleo, Bankruptcy: Business; Jacqueline K. Seidel, Class Action/Mass Torts; Christopher M. Sheaffer, Mergers & Acquisitions; Jessica K. Shook, Personal Injury – Products: Defense; Kiran V. Somashekara, Securities Litigation, and Joseph B. Teig, Business Litigation. This is the first selection to Rising Stars for Chase, Goldstein and Seidel.
All twenty-nine lawyers will be featured in the October 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, they will be included in the New York Metro Super Lawyers supplement in The New York Times on October 4, 2015. The eight Reed Smith women chosen as either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars will be featured in the Top Women Super Lawyers supplement in The New York Times on March 27, 2016.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing and technology, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.
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