NEW YORK – Reed Smith announced today that insurance recovery lawyer Bert Wells has joined the firm’s global Insurance Recovery Practice Group as a partner in New York. Wells has more than 20 years of legal experience with insurance arbitrations, mediations and negotiations, in some cases achieving nine-figure recoveries for his clients, including a $700 million Superstorm Sandy recovery.

NEW YORK – Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Brian Murchie has joined the firm as senior client development advisor in its Private Equity Group. Murchie will work closely with the firm’s lawyers to execute on the growth strategy for the firm’s private equity practice.

FRANKFURT – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced the appointment of Dr. Oliver Hahnelt as partner in its Financial Industry Group and Frankfurt office. He joins the firm on 2nd October.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reed Smith today announced that Kendra Perkins Norwood, a government contracts lawyer, has joined the firm’s global Regulatory & Investigations practice as a partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

PITTSBURGH – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that James T. Metzger, an experienced senior financial and operations executive, has joined the firm as its new chief financial officer. Metzger will oversee finance and accounting operations across the firm’s 31 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.