“We are especially grateful to hold the mantel now for three years running,” said IRG practice group leader David Halbreich, who is based in the firm’s Los Angeles Office. “It is a testament to our team’s breadth and tenacity in going the distance for our clients.”
In addition to being named “Law Firm of the Year” in Insurance Law, Reed Smith is honored with 36 separate National Awards and 119 Metro Awards, for a total of 155 honors in the newly released 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ seventh annual “Best Law Firms” rankings. Overall, 89 of Reed Smith’s practices are placed in the top tier.
Nationally, Reed Smith is ranked “Tier 1” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers in the following practice areas:
- Advertising Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Patent Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Additionally, Reed Smith receives top rankings in another 15 practices, nationally; as well as 119 practices, regionally, in the Chicago, Delaware, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, San Francisco and Washington, DC metropolitan areas.
The 2017 “Best Law Firms” honors were determined by a number of factors, including client evaluations, reviews of practice area chairs and managing partners, and peer attorney feedback. For the Seventh Edition, 13,803 firms in the U.S. were eligible for recognition in 122 specialties.
A complete list of Reed Smith’s 2017 “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen here.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,700 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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Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai
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