Editing Reed Smith


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| num_offices = 27
| num_attorneys = 1,700+
| practice_areas = Finance, Life Sciences & Health, Energy & Natural Resources,  Entertainment & Media, Shipping & Transportation
| revenue = {{profit}} $1.15 billion (2014) <ref name="Reed Smith revenue rises 7 percent">{{cite web|title=Reed Smith revenue rises 7 percent|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2015/03/04/Reed-Smith-revenue-rises-7-percent/stories/201503040214|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=4 March 2015}}</ref>
| profit_per_equity_partner =  {{gain}} $1.2 million (2014) <ref name="Reed Smith revenue rises 7 percent"/>
| date_founded = 1877 ([[Pittsburgh]])
| founder = [[Philander Knox]] and [[James Hay Reed]]
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| firm_slogan = The business of relationships.
| homepage = [http://www.reedsmith.com www.reedsmith.com]
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'''Reed Smith LLP''' is a global law firm headquartered in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], with more than 1,700 [[lawyer]]s in 27 offices throughout the [[United States]], [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Organizational Profile of Reed Smith at the National Law Review|journal=The National Law Review|date=May 16, 2012|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/organization/reed-smith-llp}}</ref> In 2016, Reed Smith was listed by Law 360 as one of the top Global 20 Firms, which includes firms that have the biggest global presence and handle the largest, most groundbreaking international and cross-border matters.<ref>http://www.law360.com/articles/807403/law360-reveals-the-global-20-firms-of-2016</ref> Its lawyers advise on all corporate and finance matters, litigation and other dispute resolution services, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute strategic domestic and cross-border transactions.<ref name="reedsmith1">[http://www.reedsmith.com/aboutus/ Reed Smith Profile]</ref> The firm's [[London]] office is the firm's largest. 

Reed Smith is an advisor to industries including [[financial services]], [[life sciences]], [[health care]], [[advertising]], [[technology]] and [[Media (communication)|media]], [[shipping]], [[energy]] and [[natural resources]], [[real estate]], [[manufacturing]], and [[education]].<ref name="reedsmith1"/>The firm counsels 13 of the world's 15 largest commercial and savings banks; 25 of the world's 35 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. 

In 2014, revenues at Reed Smith reached a record-breaking $1.15 billion. Profits per partner grew 6% to $1,200,000.00, while revenue per lawyer increased by 2% to $703,000.00.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reed Smith year-end financials show 7 per cent revenue boost to $1.15bn|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/analysis/the-lawyer-management/financial-news/reed-smith-year-end-financials-show-7-per-cent-revenue-boost-to-115bn/3032283.article|publisher=The Lawyer|accessdate=8 March 2015|date=4 March 2015}}</ref>

==History==
Reed Smith was founded in Pittsburgh in 1877 by [[Philander C. Knox]] and [[James H. Reed]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.reedsmith.com/aboutus/history/|publisher=Reed Smith|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=4 March 2015}}</ref> The two partners soon created a symbiotic relationship with the American industrial tycoon, [[Andrew Carnegie]], the creator of [[U.S. Steel]], the world's first billion-dollar corporation. Soon after, other large businesses such as, [[Heinz (company)]], Mellon and Frick joined the firm's client roster. In the 1880s, Edwin W. Smith and other partners joined the firm and in 1922 the firm adopted the name Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, a name that would stand until being shortened in 2000. During the New Deal era, Reed Smith established a securities practice and partner [[Ralph H. Demmler]] became chair of the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]].<ref name="History"/>

Through 1970 to the present, the firm engaged in a series of strategic mergers & acquisitions, as well as new offices, to create one of the largest law firms in the world.

In the 1970s, Reed Smith domestically grew with new offices beyond Pittsburgh. It set up an office in Washington, DC and in 1989, merged with Beltway firm Pierson, Ball & Dowd, thereby obtaining a well-regarded health care practice. Reed Smith opened new offices in New York and New Jersey in the 1990s and acquired a leading [[Northern Virginia]] firm, Hazel & Thomas.

During the 2000s Reed Smith experienced rapid international growth, both organically and through mergers. Acquiring the UK law firm Warner Cranston turned Reed Smith transatlantic in 2001 and opened offices in Paris and Munich four years later. Domestically, it opened an office in Delaware and combined with a California law firm, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, which moved the firm to a rank among the 20 largest law firms.<ref name="History"/> In 2007 Reed Smith merged with UK law firm, Richards Butler, which added offices in France, Greece, the Middle East and Hong Kong one year later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reed Smith Richards Butler completes merger|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-richards-butler-completes-merger/123584.article|publisher=The Lawyer|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=2 January 2007}}</ref>

Since 2009 their office has been located in Reed Smith Centre, a LEED-certified workspace that helped jumpstart the modernization of the City's "Fifth Avenue ," on the perimeter of Pittsburgh's Cultural District. More than 275 lawyers comprise the Pittsburgh office, making it the largest law office in the city and the largest Reed Smith office in the United States. Pittsburgh also is home to the firm's Global Customer Center, which provides service to Reed Smith's lawyers and offices around the world.

In 2016, Reed Smith entered into a formal alliance with Singapore firm Resource Law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-seals-alliance-with-singapore-firm-resource-law/|title=Reed Smith seals alliance with Singapore firm Resource Law - The Lawyer {{!}} Legal News and Jobs {{!}} Advancing the business of law|date=2016-07-18|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref>

==Main practice areas==

Reed Smith has five industry-focused groups: Energy & Natural Resources, Entertainment & Media, Financial Industry, Life Sciences Health Industry Group, and Shipping & Transportation. The main practice areas include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Learn About Our Practices & Industries|url=http://www.reedsmith.com/practices_and_industries/|publisher=Reed Smith|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

{{colbegin|3}}
*Advertising, Technology & Media 
*Antitrust & Competition
*Bankruptcy & Commercial Restructuring
*Construction and Engineering
*Corporate & Securities
*Education 
*Energy & Natural Resources
*Environmental Law
*Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
*Financial Services
*Government Contracts & Grants
*Government Investigations & White Collar Criminal Defense
*Health Care
*Hedge Funds
*Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security
*Insurance
*Intellectual Property
*International Arbitration
*International Trade & National Security
*Labor & Employment
*Litigation & Dispute Resolution 
*Pensions
*Public Policy & Infrastructure
*State and Local Taxation
*Product Liability 
*Real estate 
*Securities Litigation & Enforcement
*Sovereign Wealth Funds
*Sports Law 
*Shipping
*Wealth Planning 
{{colend}}

==Offices==
As of January 2015, Reed Smith has 27 offices across three continents. London is the largest office with over 350 attorneys, while Pittsburgh is the founding office and with over 300 attorneys.<ref>{{cite web|title=London|url=http://www.reedsmith.com/London-England/|publisher=Reed Smith|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=4 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh|url=http://www.reedsmith.com/Pittsburgh-United-States-of-America/|publisher=Reed Smith|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=4 March 2014}}</ref> This makes it the largest Reed Smith office in the U.S. and the largest law office in Pittsburgh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10: Largest Pittsburgh-area law firms|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/slideshow/2013/01/18/top-10-largest-pittsburgh-area-law-firms.html|publisher=Pittsburgh Business Times|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=18 January 2013}}</ref>

As well as numerous offices, Reed Smith has the Global Customer Centre, also located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses Reed Smith's 24/7/365 firm-wide administrative operations, including the Network Operating Center, IT Help Desk and the Business Centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Customer Centre|url=http://www.reedsmith.com/Global-Customer-Centre-United-States-of-America/|publisher=Reed Smith|accessdate=10 March 2015|date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

==Recognition==
*Legal Week's 2013 annual Client Satisfaction Report ranks Reed Smith #5 in the U.S. International firms category. We were especially recognized for the quality of our legal and commercial advice as well as personal/partner relationships. For the full report, please visit the Legal Week website.<ref>http://www.legalweek.com</ref>
*Reed Smith named Best Global Law Firm for Weather Risk, in the 2014 Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings.<ref>http://www.environmental-finance.com/content/analysis/weather-and-catastrophe-risk-the-winds-of-change.html</ref>
* Reed Smith ranked # 8 on the 2013 inaugural "Social Index" of Am Law 50 Firms in survey ranking use of social media technologies.<ref>http://abovethelaw.com/2014/01/the-social-law-firm-index-biglaws-new-media-mavens-2/#more-296346</ref>
*Reed Smith advances eight spots on Acritas’ Sharplegal US Law Firm Brand Index 2014, earning recognition as a lTop 20 U.S. brand.<ref>http://www.acritas.com/SharplegalUSLawFirmBrandIndex2014</ref>
*Ranked 12th largest law firm by the National Law Journal in 2012.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
*Ranked 17th on Law360’s Global 20 Ranking in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/807403/law360-reveals-the-global-20-firms-of-2016|title=Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Ranked 19th among American law firms with the most gross revenue by [[AmLaw 100]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Am Law 100 2010|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202489360193|publisher=ALM Legal Intelligence|accessdate=10 April 2012|year=2010}}</ref>
* Ranked 1st out of 411 law firms by The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard for building and maintaining client relationships, June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard: Ranking Law Firm-Client Relationships 2009, Executive summary|url=http://www.bticonsulting.com/PDFs/CRS/TheBTIClientRelationshipScorecard_ExecSumm.pdf|publisher=BTI Consulting Group|accessdate=10 April 2012|year=2009}}</ref>
*Ranked 2nd best law firm for women by Am Law Daily.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women in Leadership: A Complicated Census|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/PubArticleALD.jsp?id=1202583331287&Women_in_Leadership_A_Complicated_Census&slreturn=20130012073133publisher=Am Law Daily|accessdate=12 January 2013|year=2013}}</ref>{{when|date=June 2013}}

==Notable cases and transactions==
* Represented [[BNY Mellon]] to fend off a $539 million bondholder attack against the bank in the Argentina bond default litigation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/590925/bny-doesn-t-have-to-turn-over-539m-to-argentina-creditors|title=BNY Doesn't Have To Turn Over $539M To Argentina Creditors|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Advised the UK's Civil Aviation Authority pension scheme on a buy-in worth over £1.6 billion with specialist insurer Rothesay Life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pensionsworld.co.uk/article/rothesay-life-completes-%C2%A316bn-buy-caaps|title=Rothesay Life completes £1.6bn buy-in with CAAPS|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Represented [[Toyota]] Motor Credit Corp. in securing $15 billion in financing through a syndicated credit facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reedsmith.com/Reed-Smith-Advises-Toyota-Motor-Credit-Corporation-in-15-Billion-Financing-11-24-2015/|title=Reed Smith Advises Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in $15 Billion Financing|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Reed Smith successfully defended [[Nintendo]] against a number of patent disputes by Motion Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/articles/794489/fed-circ-backs-nintendo-s-ptab-win-on-game-patent|title=Fed. Circ. Backs Nintendo's PTAB Win On Game Patent|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
Individuals who have worked at Reed Smith include:

*[[Rip Sullivan]], Northern Virginia community activist and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Virginia's 48th district
*[[Philander C. Knox]], American lawyer, bank director and politician who served as United States Attorney General, a Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State
*[[Jack McGregor]], former Pennsylvania State Senator from Pittsburgh and the founder of the National Hockey League's [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
*[[James Hay Reed]], founding member of the law firm Reed, Smith, Shaw & Beal and a [[United States federal judge]]
*[[Cathy Bissoon]],  American lawyer and judge who serves on the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]]
*[[David W. Marston]], lawyer, author and [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]
*[[Paul Martha]], former American football safety who played seven seasons in the National Football League and was CEO of [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
*[[Sheryl H. Lipman]], [[United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee]] and former Counsel to the [[University of Memphis]] 
*[[Thomas Hardiman]], a federal judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] and former [[United States District Court]] judge
*[[Ralph H. Demmler]], an American lawyer specializing in corporate banking law and an appointed [[United States government]] official
*[[Ronald D. Castille]], served on the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] from 1994 to 2014, and was [[Chief Justice]] from 2008 to 2014

==Popular culture==
The firm is depicted in [[Laurence Leamer]]'s book ''The Price of Justice''.<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/leamer-book-recounts-how-attorneys-tackled-wva-coal-campaigns-and-cash-687857/</ref>

==See also==
* [[Johnstown Flood]]
* [[List of 100 largest law firms globally]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.reedsmith.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.americanlawyer.com/search-results-layout-page?query=reed+smith+&publication=TAL+2008 The American Lawyer]
*[http://www.martindale.com/Results.aspx?ft=2&frm=freesearch&lfd=Y&afs=reed%20smith  Martindale]
*[http://www.natlawreview.com/organization/reed-smith-llp Organizational Profile at the National Law Review]

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-}}'''Reed Smith LLP''' is a global law firm headquartered in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], with more than 1,700 [[lawyer]]s in 27 offices throughout the [[United States]], [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Organizational Profile of Reed Smith at the National Law Review|journal=The National Law Review|date=May 16, 2012|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/organization/reed-smith-llp}}</ref> In 2016, Reed Smith was listed by Law 360 as one of the top Global 20 Firms, which includes firms that have the biggest global presence and handle the largest, most groundbreaking international and cross-border matters.<ref>http://www.law360.com/articles/807403/law360-reveals-the-global-20-firms-of-2016</ref> Its lawyers advise on all corporate and finance matters, litigation and other dispute resolution services, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute strategic domestic and cross-border transactions.<ref name="reedsmith1">[http://www.reedsmith.com/aboutus/ Reed Smith Profile]</ref> The firm's [[London]] office is the firm's largest.
 Reed Smith is an advisor to industries including [[financial services]], [[life sciences]], [[health care]], [[advertising]], [[technology]] and [[Media (communication)|media]], [[shipping]], [[energy]] and [[natural resources]], [[real estate]], [[manufacturing]], and [[education]].<ref name="reedsmith1"/>The firm counsels 13 of the world's 15 largest commercial and savings banks; 25 of the world's 35 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.