The firm achieved its strongest concentration of rankings in USA - Nationwide, California, Pennsylvania, and Texas, reflecting the breadth and depth of its national platform and industry capabilities.

Reed Smith earned Band 1 rankings in three USA - Nationwide categories: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder; Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded; and International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded. The firm also secured Band 1 rankings across a broad range of practices spanning insurance, litigation, real estate, energy, health care, and banking and finance in multiple state jurisdictions.

In addition, 24 Reed Smith lawyers earned Band 1 recognition, highlighting the firm’s continued ability to deliver market-leading legal counsel in highly competitive sectors and practices.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

Reed Smith earned Band 1 rankings in 17 practice categories across seven regions, including Colorado, where the firm established a presence in 2025, reflecting the continued momentum and expansion of its national platform.

Recognized practice categories, grouped by region, include:

USA - Nationwide

• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• E-Discovery & Information Governance
• False Claims Act
• Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
• Healthcare: The Elite
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Band 1)
• International Arbitration: The Elite
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (Band 1)
• Investment Funds: Investor Representation
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
• Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
• Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
• Startups & Emerging Companies
• Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

California

• Healthcare
• Insurance: Policyholder
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
• Labor & Employment: The Elite
• Litigation: Appellate
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
• Media & Entertainment: Music (newly ranked)
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional
• Venture Capital

Colorado

• Banking & Finance (newly ranked)
• Insurance (Band 1)

Delaware

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring

District of Columbia

• Healthcare
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

Florida

• Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (Band 1)

Georgia

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Illinois

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Media & Entertainment: Transactional

New Jersey

• Banking & Finance (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A
• Real Estate

New York

• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Healthcare
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Highly Regarded
• Tax

Pennsylvania

• Antitrust
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
• Environment
• Healthcare (Band 1)
• Insurance (Band 1)
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: Product Liability (Band 1)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)
• Litigation: General Commercial

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
• Real Estate (Band 1)

Texas

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
• Healthcare
• Insurance (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Tax
• Technology: Outsourcing

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

• Litigation: General Commercial

Virginia

• Labor & Employment

Virginia: Northern

• Real Estate

LAWYER RANKINGS

Reed Smith lawyers earned a total of 174 recognitions in the Chambers USA 2026 directory, including 25 Band 1 individual rankings and 25 lawyers who were newly ranked in a practice category.

The lawyer recognitions reflect the firm’s continued depth across many of its core strengths, with particularly strong representation in insurance and dispute resolution, litigation, banking and finance, and labor and employment. Chambers also recognized the firm’s capabilities across key industry sectors, including health care, energy, and transportation.

Recognized lawyers, grouped by practice category and region, include:

Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory

USA - Nationwide

• Keri Bruce
• John Feldman

Antitrust

Pennsylvania

• Daniel Booker (Senior Statespeople)
• Michelle Mantine

Banking & Finance

Colorado

• Christopher Hand
• Brendan Leanos (newly ranked)
• Josh Rosenholtz (newly ranked)
• Jay Spader (Band 1)

Georgia

• Cindy Davis

Illinois

• Benjamin Brimeyer
• Maggie Deutsch
• David Hayes

New Jersey

• Christopher Maurer (Band 1)
• Daniel Peck (Senior Statespeople)
• Jonathan Stark
• Nicholas Valvanis (newly ranked)

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• James Lawlor
• William Richter
• Matthew Tashman

Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory

Massachusetts

• Grant Butler (Band 1)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Colorado

• Amalia Sax-Bolder

Delaware

• Kurt Gwynne (Band 1)

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• Matthew Tashman

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Jared Roach
• Paul Singer (Senior Statespeople)
• Luke Sizemore

Texas

• Omar Alaniz
• Keith Miles Aurzada
• Michael Cooley
• Paul Moak

Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs

USA – Nationwide

• Elizabeth Walker (newly ranked)
• Peter Williams (newly ranked)

Capital Markets: Securitisation: CMBS

USA – Nationwide

• Jodi Schwimmer (newly ranked)

Chancery

Delaware

• Brian Rostocki

Construction

Texas

• Francisco Rivero
• Antoine Smiley

Construction: International Disputes

USA - Nationwide

• Francisco Rivero

Corporate/M&A

New York

• Anatoliy Rozental

Virginia: Southern

• Brian Farmer (Band 1)

Texas

• Efron Acosta (newly ranked)

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Kenneth Siegel

E-Discovery & Information Governance

USA - Nationwide

• Therese Craparo
• Anthony Diana

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Georgia

• Ryan Gorman
• Scott Wagner

New York

• Ian Sherwin

Pennsylvania

• Jeffrey Aromatorio
• Allison Warden Sizemore

Energy & Natural Resources

Pennsylvania

• Lucas Liben
• Nicolle Snyder Bagnell (Band 1)
• Justin Werner (Band 1)

Environment

Pennsylvania

• Megan Haines
• Jennifer Smokelin

Texas

• Benjamin Patton

False Claims Act

USA – Nationwide

• Kate Seikaly (newly ranked)

Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Cori Goldberg
• Sung Park

Healthcare

California

• James Hennessy (newly ranked)
• Kurt Peterson
• Paul Pitts

District of Columbia

• Scot Hasselman
• Carol Loepere
• Lesley Reynolds
• Frederick Robinson (Senior Statespeople)

New York

• Cori Goldberg

Pennsylvania

• Vicki Tankle (newly ranked)

Texas

• Jeff Layne
• Ryan Pate
• Sarah Cummings Stewart

Virginia

• Thomas Greeson (Band 1)

Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

District of Columbia

• Nancy Halstead
• Sung Park
• Katie Pawlitz

Insurance

Colorado

• Christopher Mosley (Band 1)
• Stephen Robin
• Brooke Yates (Band 1)

Pennsylvania

• John Ellison (Band 1)
• Courtney Horrigan (Band 1)
• Timothy Law

Texas

• James Cooper (Star Individual)
• Dominic Rupprecht

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder

Florida

• Jessica Gopiao (newly ranked)
• Christopher Kuleba
• R. Hugh Lumpkin (Band 1)
• Matthew Weaver

Illinois

• Thomas Marrinson
• Carolyn Rosenberg (Senior Statespeople)
• John Shugrue (Band 1)
• John Vishneski (Band 1)

New York

• Nicholas Insua
• Ann Kramer (newly ranked)
• Albert Wells

USA - Nationwide

• James Cooper (Band 1)
• John Ellison
• David Halbreich
• Courtney Horrigan (newly ranked)

Insurance: Policyholder

California

• Amber Finch
• David Halbreich
• Keith Meyer
• Alexandra Roje

District of Columbia

• Stephen Raptis

Intellectual Property

Texas

• Peter Chassman
• Robert Riddle

IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

California

• Katy Basile (newly ranked)
• Jason Garcia (newly ranked)
• Robert Phillips (newly ranked)

International Arbitration: Arbitrators

USA - Nationwide

• José Astigarraga (newly ranked)

International Arbitration: Counsel

USA - Nationwide

• Juliya Arbisman
• José Astigarraga (Senior Statespeople)
• Francisco Rodriguez

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

USA - Nationwide

• Leigh Hansson
• Michael Lowell

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

USA - Nationwide

• Brian Farmer
• Edward Klees

Labor & Employment

California

• Michele Haydel Gehrke
• Jennifer Terry

Georgia

• David Long-Daniels

Illinois

• Tiffany Fordyce

Massachusetts

• James Nicholas (newly ranked)
• Kathleen Parker

Pennsylvania

• James Boudreau
• Casey Ryan (Eminent Practitioner)

Texas

• Joseph Mammone
• Paulo McKeeby

Virginia

• Betty Graumlich (Band 1)
• Noah Oberlander

Litigation: Appellate

California

• Raymond Cardozo (Band 1)
• Kasey Curtis (newly ranked)
• James Martin

Pennsylvania

• James Martin (Band 1)

Texas

• Alan York

Litigation: General Commercial

Florida

• Sujey Herrera
• Edward Mullins

Illinois

• Michael Galibois

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Daniel Booker (Senior Statespeople)
• Traci Rea

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

• Kenneth Broughton
• Julie Hardin

Litigation: Product Liability

Pennsylvania

• Stephen McConnell (Band 1)
• Heather Ritch Rocks

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

California

• Daniel Ahn

Georgia

• Scott Marrah (Band 1)
• Adria Perez (Band 1)

New York

• Evan Barr
• Mark Bini

Pennsylvania

• Thomas Suddath Jr.

Texas

• Rebecca Fike

Media & Entertainment: Music

California

• Joshua Love (newly ranked)
• Stephen Sessa (newly ranked)

Oil & Gas Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Nicolle Snyder Bagnell

Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare

USA - Nationwide

• Wendell Bartnick

Private Equity: Buyouts

Illinois

• Siddesh Bale (newly ranked)
• Bradley Schmarak

Product Liability & Mass Torts

USA - Nationwide

• Melissa Geist
• Stephen McConnell

Real Estate

California: Southern

• John Simonis

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

• James Mogan III

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Victoria Becker (newly ranked)
• Paul Didomenico (newly ranked)
• Dusty Elias Kirk (Band 1)

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Pennsylvania

• Dusty Elias Kirk

Virginia: Northern

• James Brennan
• Robert Diamond (Band 1)

Startups & Emerging Companies

USA - Nationwide

• Nick Foreste

Tax

New York

• James Tandler

Texas

• Ron Scharnberg

Technology: Outsourcing

Texas

• Nigel Stark

Transportation: Aviation: Litigation

USA - Nationwide

• Oliver Beiersdorf
• Patrick Bradley

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

USA - Nationwide

• Alice Colarossi
• Han Deng (newly ranked)

Venture Capital

California

• Michael Sanders

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