Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP represents many of the world’s leading companies in complex litigation and other high-stakes disputes, cross-border and other strategic transactions, and crucial regulatory matters.

With lawyers from coast-to-coast in the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Reed Smith is known for its experience across a broad array of industry sectors. Reed Smith counsels 13 of the world's 15 largest commercial and savings banks; 8 of the world's 15 largest oil and gas companies; and the world's three largest pharmaceutical distribution and wholesale companies. Reed Smith's shipping practice has been designated among the most preeminent in the world, and its advertising law practice is regarded as among the legal industry's finest.

The Philadelphia office represents many of the region's leading companies in all areas of business law including:

• Employment litigation defense and labor union management issues
• Cutting edge copyright, trademark, patent and technology law matters through our large intellectual property law group
• Corporate matters including purchases and acquisitions, municipal finance, securities and tax planning advice
• Major litigation matters, notably medical product liability defense, insurance and asbestos claims defense, technology disputes, and financial services class action defense
• Health care regulation and litigation through our Philadelphia and firmwide health care group
• Real estate and environmental counseling and transactions
• Trust and estate planning
• Bankruptcy and creditors' rights including an active Chapter 11 reorganization practice
• International law and immigration law transactions involving clients across the world through our Philadelphia and firmwide international law group

Reed Smith has grown in large part because of each attorney's uncommon commitment to delivering high-quality service and developing long-term client relationships. Our attorneys' approach to service begins by understanding clients' business goals, then applying the resources necessary to help achieve them.

Based on the results of a survey of large and Fortune 1000 in-house counsel, the BTI Consulting Group has ranked Reed Smith among the top firms for client service seven years running. Reed Smith has been identified as one of the few large law firms with a strategic focus on client satisfaction.

Reed Smith's work has been noted by industry observers. The Lawyer named Reed Smith its runner-up for U.S. Law Firm of the Year, and The American Lawyer named the firm "Litigation Department of the Year" in the product liability category. The Deal highlighted Reed Smith's commercial restructuring and bankruptcy practice as among the most active. Asian-Counsel named Reed Smith's Hong Kong office "Firm of the Year" in two categories, Commercial Transactions and M&A.