PARIS – Multiple Reed Smith practice areas in the global firm’s Paris office are recognised in the first edition of Best Law Firms™ - France guide, published today.

The Best Law Firms™ guides bring together extensive peer reviews and industry sector evaluation, to create tiered rankings on both a national and metropolitan area basis.

The Reed Smith practice areas recognised in the guide include National Tier 1 rankings for:

  • Capital Markets Law
  • Competition / Antitrust Law
  • International Arbitration
  • Private Equity Law
  • Regulatory Practice
  • Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law

Reed Smith’s Paris office also achieved Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings for:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Competition / Antitrust Law
  • Construction Law
  • Health Care Law
  • International Arbitration
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Private Equity Law
  • Regulatory Practice
  • Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Transportation Law

In addition, Reed Smith received further rankings at a nationwide level for banking and finance, construction, and labor and employment; and at a metropolitan level for litigation, public law and real estate.

Best Law Firms™ - France rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and professional reference assessments, peer review from leading lawyers, industry leader interviews, and additional research.

The strength of Reed Smith’s practice in France was also demonstrated earlier this year, when 30 individual lawyers from the firm’s Paris office earned recognition in The Best Lawyers in France™ guide, published in June.