HOUSTON – Reed Smith today announced the addition of four partners – Edward Rhyne, Robert Phillpott, Efren Acosta and Ron Scharnberg – to its Global Corporate Group in its 70 lawyer Houston office. The team brings decades of private equity, middle-market mergers & acquisitions (M&A), and business tax capabilities, including a wealth of experience in the Texas market.

CHICAGO – Reed Smith today announced that Jason Levin has joined the firm’s Global Corporate Group as a partner in Chicago. A partner with almost 40 years of experience, Levin has a broad corporate practice with a special focus on transactions and divestures of businesses and intellectual property. Levin was previously a partner with DLA Piper.

LONDON - Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Jason Richardson as partner in its Financial Industry Group and London office.

MIAMI – Reed Smith today announced that real estate finance lawyer Jonathan Kurry has joined the firm as a partner in its Financial Industry Group in Miami. Kurry, who previously served as a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, brings to the firm more than 25 years of experience assisting global clients in the development, financing, leasing, operation and sale of real estate.

CHICAGO – Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Steven D. Hamilton as a partner on the Managed Care team in the firm’s Global Commercial Disputes Group. Based in Chicago, Hamilton is an accomplished trial lawyer who principally represents healthcare clients, including health insurers and other healthcare entities, in all aspects of litigation, including provider disputes, class actions, and False Claims Act matters. He also provides regulatory and compliance advice to Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and other government-sponsored health plans.