Trainee retention: Reed Smith, A&O and HSF keep on over 90% of spring 2015 qualifiers Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O), Herbert Smith Freehills and US firm Reed Smith have helped to quash the nervousness among trainee…
Routes into law: Queen Mary teams up with Reed Smith on ‘degree with apprenticeship in law’ Legal Business US law firm Reed Smith and Queen Mary University in London have created the first degree with an apprenticeship in…
Asia: Reed Smith establishes South East Asia corporate practice as Greenberg launches in Tokyo Legal Business Reed Smith has hired Stephenson Harwood’s South East Asia head of corporate Matt Gorman to launch a corporate practice in…
Investing in London: Reed Smith promotes seven in the City in 24-strong partnership round Legal Business Pittsburgh-headquartered Reed Smith has made its London office the centre of its promotions round by making up seven London lawyers…
Revolving Doors: OC, Paul Hastings and Reed Smith bulk out their City offerings as HSF loses legacy Freehills partner in Singapore Legal Business Last week, Osborne Clarke, Reed Smith and Paul Hastings all expanded their City practices, while Clayton Utz hired Herbert Smith…
Reed Smith ISP clients defeated in landmark counterfeit website dispute brought by Cartier owner Sarah Downey In what gives brand owners the power to combat trademark infringement in the EU, UK internet service providers were defeated…
‘Chinese law firms are underestimated’: Q&A with Roger Parker, managing partner for EMEA at Reed Smith Legal Business Reed Smith’s managing partner for Europe, Middle East and Asia, Roger Parker, discusses international expansion, Chinese law firms and trying…
Reed Smith and BLP lead on £430m business park buy up Tom Moore Reed Smith and Berwin Leighton Paisner have led on a £430m purchase of three UK business parks by asset management…
Senior management reshuffle approved at Reed Smith Legal Business Reed Smith’s recently elected managing partner, Sandy Thomas, has had his recommendations for a senior management reshuffle, which rotates nearly…
Real estate: Ashurst and Reed Smith lead on prime £300m New Bond Street acquisition Tom Moore Ashurst’s head of real estate investment David Jones has advised opposite Reed Smith on the £300m purchase of a 50,000 sq…
Reed Smith bolsters City energy practice with further hire from McDermott Legal Business Reed Smith has made a further lateral hire to bolster its City offering, as Prajakt Samant becomes the second energy partner…
Reed Smith builds City finance practice with Pinsents REF partner Matthew Heaton Legal Business Reed Smith continues to piece together its City finance offering with a series of lateral hires, as Pinsent Masons partner Matthew…
Double exit for Osborne Clarke as telecoms chief leaves for Reed Smith and technology head to Fieldfisher Legal Business Top 40 firm Osborne Clarke has suffered the double exit of telecoms head Angus Finnegan to Reed Smith and technology…
Sandy Thomas sees off early challenge to leadership in Reed Smith’s contested managing partner elections Legal Business Alexander ‘Sandy’ Thomas has been elected as global managing partner at Reed Smith after John Martini, vice-chair of the firm’s…
Reed Smith ramps up City litigation practice with hire of King & Wood’s Nick Brocklesby Legal Business Reed Smith is continuing to ramp up its City practice, its largest office globally, with the hire of King & Wood…
Global turnover nudges up at Reed Smith while London posts equally steady growth David Stevenson Top-30 global firm Reed Smith has seen its 2013 revenue grow by 6% to $1.075bn from $1.013bn, while its profit…
City hire: Reed Smith takes on Travers Smith leverage finance partner Ben Davis Legal Business With Reed Smith’s London office results touted to break the $200m mark next week, the top 30 global law firm has hired Travers…
Revolving Doors: Key transactional and antitrust hires for Bakers, Bird & Bird, K&L Gates, Trowers, Reed Smith and Mayer Brown David Stevenson With transactional activity on the rise international firms including Bird & Bird, K&L Gates, Trowers & Hamlins and Reed Smith…
Expansion for Global 100 giants as Bakers plans new offshoring centre and Reed Smith launches in Kazakhstan David Stevenson Baker & McKenzie and Reed Smith will further extend their global footprints, with Bakers looking at another low-cost offshore base…
Reed Smith set for record year in London thanks to lateral push and sector focus Legal Business David Stevenson reports on Reed Smith’s evolution into credible global contender For a 1,500-lawyer, top-30 Global 100 firm, Reed Smith…
