July 5, 2016 – Reed Smith LLP has again been recognized by top legal decision-makers in the world’s leading organizations for providing superior client service and developing exceptional client relationships. BTI Consulting Group’s 2016 Power Rankings: Law Firms with the Best Client Relationships this week named Reed Smith 18th among the nation’s top 24 law firms overall based on Clientopia®, BTI’s client relationship metric used to rank 513 firms this year.

“It’s extremely gratifying to have our commitment to developing and sustaining positive, productive relationships with clients confirmed by an organization like BTI,” said Sandy Thomas, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner. “Nothing is more important to us than continuing to excel in delivering quality, value and stellar results to our clients.”

To achieve BTI’s top power ranking, Reed Smith earned high marks both as a core, go-to firm, and as a legal resource that corporate decision-makers would recommend to peers across 16 key industries. BTI’s Clientopia rankings overall and by industry are based on a combination of these two criteria.

Reed Smith was recognized among firms with the highest overall Clientopia relationships in Banking, Health Care, Insurance and Wholesale Trade.

In BTI’s 2016 Core Law Firm rankings by industry, the firm was recognized as:

• Powerhouse
  • Chemicals
  • Health Care
  • Retail Trade
• Standout
  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing
• Leader
  • High Tech
• Honor Roll
  • Insurance
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Utilities
  • Wholesale Trade

In BTI’s 2016 Most Recommended Law Firm rankings, Reed Smith earned recognition as:

• Standout
  • Pharmaceuticals
• Leader
  • Banking
  • Chemicals
  • High Tech
  • Utilities
• Honor Roll
  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
  • Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Retail Trade
  • Utilities
  • Wholesale Trade

According to BTI, the BTI Power Rankings 2016 is based solely on in-depth telephone interviews with leading legal decision-makers. This comprehensive analysis of client relationships trends data from more than 4,000 corporate counsel client interviews conducted over the span of 16 years, including 322 interviews in 2015.

About Reed Smith

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute-resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and education. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

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Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Shanghai, Singapore