HOUSTON – Reed Smith today announced Emily Harbison has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor & Employment Practice in Houston. Her arrival expands the firm’s capabilities in representing management in significant employment disputes, including the defense of wage and hour collective and class actions, and providing advice on labor and employment issues in corporate transactions.

NEW YORK – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Seth R. Merl has joined the Global Corporate Group as a partner in the New York office. Merl will bolster the firm’s middle-market private equity and strategic M&A practices across a broad range of industry sectors, including financial, consulting and asset management services, consumer products, business services, real estate, transportation, energy, technology, insurance, pharmaceuticals and health care. He joins from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jonathan Marcus today joined Reed Smith’s Energy & Natural Resources Industry Group (ENR) as a partner in the Washington office. His multifaceted practice includes advising clients on commodity, derivatives and digital asset regulation, litigating private suits involving the derivatives and energy markets in federal district and appellate courts, and handling government enforcement matters before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SINGAPORE – Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Timothy Cooke as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group and Singapore office.

MIAMI – Reed Smith today announced that Danielle Garno has joined the firm as a partner in its global Entertainment and Media Industry Group in Miami, significantly boosting the firm’s profile and capabilities in the fashion sector. Garno joins Reed Smith from Cozen O’Connor, where she served as co-chair of the firm’s retail industry group and led the fashion, beauty, and luxury goods practice.