In addition to the individual rankings, the firm as a whole received 18 rankings – six of which were nationwide, with the remaining dozen spread across seven U.S. states.
Tier 1 rankings in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Reed Smith’s strongest suits overall were M&A and Restructuring and insolvency, followed by Banking. The firm received Tier 1 rankings in New Jersey M&A, Pennsylvania M&A, and Pennsylvania Restructuring and insolvency.
IFLR endorsed Reed Smith for M&A nationwide and in individual states Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. The firm was endorsed for Restructuring and insolvency nationwide and in Delaware, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. IFLR also endorsed Reed Smith for Banking in California and Illinois, as well as at the national level.
Here is the list of IFLR-recognized practice areas for Reed Smith in the United States.
California
- Banking
Delaware
- Restructuring and insolvency
Illinois
- Banking
- M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency
New Jersey
- M&A (Tier 1)
New York
- Capital markets
- M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency
Pennsylvania
- M&A (Tier 1)
- Restructuring and insolvency (Tier 1)
Texas
- M&A
United States (nationwide)
- Banking
- Capital markets: Equity
- Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization
- Hedge funds
- M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency
Individual rankings
Eleven U.S.-based Reed Smith attorneys were ranked as highly regarded by IFLR and four others were dubbed notable practitioners. One Reed Smith lawyer was named a Rising Star, a designation for high-performing younger lawyers. Here is the full list of IFLR-featured lawyers based in the United States.
- Efren Acosta (Notable practitioner), Texas Corporate and M&A
- Jason Angelo (Rising star), Delaware Restructuring and insolvency
- Derek Baker (Notable practitioner), Pennsylvania Restructuring and insolvency
- Siddesh Bale (Highly regarded), Illinois M&A
- Benjamin Brimeyer (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) Banking
- Edward Bromley III (Highly regarded), New Jersey M&A
- Jennifer Cheng (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) M&A and New York M&A
- Lee Ann Dillon (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) Banking and New York Banking
- Kurt Gwynne (Highly regarded), Delaware Restructuring and insolvency
- David Hayes (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) Banking and Illinois Banking
- Aaron Javian (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide), Restructuring and insolvency
- Robert Lustrin (Notable practitioner), United States (nationwide), Capital markets: Debt, Capital markets: Equity
- Ann Pille (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) Restructuring and insolvency and Illinois Restructuring and insolvency
- Jodi Schwimmer (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation and Florida Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation
- Paul Singer (Notable practitioner), United States (nationwide) Restructuring and insolvency and Pennsylvania Restructuring and insolvency
- Kristin Wells (Highly regarded), United States (nationwide) M&A and Pennsylvania M&A
Reed Smith will publish additional information about the IFRL results for Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in the coming weeks.