PENNSYLVANIA RECORD

 Reed Smith is pleased to announce that its practices were listed in 172 national and metropolitan categories in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms, a peer-review directory published by Best Lawyers. The recognition highlights the firm’s excellence for clients in the areas of litigation, health care law, insurance law, tax, trust and estates, patent/trademark, and employment law, among others.

NATIONAL RECOGNITIONS

The firm’s practices were recognized in 34 categories at the national level, including 19 tier-1 recognitions. 

• Advertising Law (Tier 1) 
• Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Derivatives and Futures Law
• Employment Law - Management
• Energy Law (Tier 1)
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• International Arbitration - Commercial (Tier 1)
• International Arbitration - Governmental (Tier 1)
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Labor and Employment (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Patent
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax (Tier 1)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oil and Gas Law (Tier 1)
• Patent Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law (Tier 1)
• Trademark Law
• Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)

METROPOLITAN RECOGNITIONS

At the metropolitan level, the firm's practices were recognized in 138 categories, including 82 tier-1 recognitions.  Austin

• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Health Care (Tier 1)

Chicago

• Advertising Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law (Tier 1)
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Insurance
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
• Privacy and Data Security Law (Tier 1)
• Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Copyright Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Securities
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law

Delaware

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation

Houston

• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law
• Derivatives and Futures Law (Tier 1)
• Energy Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• International Arbitration - Commercial (Tier 1)
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Patent
• Oil and Gas Law (Tier 1)
• Patent Law (Tier 1)
• Tax Law (Tier 1)

Los Angeles

• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
• Entertainment Law - Music
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Miami

• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• International Arbitration - Commercial (Tier 1)
• International Arbitration - Governmental (Tier 1)
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation - Banking and Finance (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Insurance (Tier 1)

New Jersey

• Banking and Finance Law
• Health Care Law

New York City

• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Energy Law
• International Arbitration - Commercial
• International Arbitration - Governmental (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Trusts and Estates

Philadelphia

• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Tier 1)
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax (Tier 1)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Tier 1)
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Tier 1)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Tax Law (Tier 1)

Pittsburgh

• Antitrust Law (Tier 1)
• Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Bet-the-Company Litigation (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Construction Law (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law (Tier 1)
• Employment Law - Management (Tier 1)
• Energy Law (Tier 1)
• Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Antitrust (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Labor and Employment (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 1)
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax (Tier 1)
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Tier 1)
• Oil and Gas Law (Tier 1)
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Tax Law (Tier 1)

Richmond

• Corporate Law (Tier 1)
• Employment Law - Management
• Government Relations Practice
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Labor and Employment (Tier 1)
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law (Tier 1)
• Venture Capital Law

San Francisco

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law - Management (Tier 1)
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Intellectual Property (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Patent
• Real Estate Law
• Trademark Law (Tier 1)

San Jose

• Litigation - Intellectual Property

Washington, D.C.

• Advertising Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law (Tier 1)
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Insurance Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Health Care
• Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Tax Law (Tier 1)
• Trusts and Estates (Tier 1)

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