Photo: J. Albert Diaz/ALM Holland & Knight has opened a Philadelphia office, taking 11 partners and one of counsel from Reed Smith to make the launch. Leading the new office is executive partner John Martini, who had chaired the global executive compensation and employee benefits practice at Reed Smith. Leonard Bernstein, who was Reed Smith's Philadelphia office managing partner, is making the move as well, and will be leading Holland & Knight's financial services regulatory group. At Reed Smith, Wayne Stansfield has been named Philadelphia office managing partner to replace Bernstein, the firm announced Tuesday. Stansfield has practiced at Reed Smith since 1998, focusing on complex commercial litigation. joined Reed Smith in 2003 Bernstein has been at Reed Smith for over a quarter-century. He joined the firm in 1992, after starting his career as an associate at Blank Rome. He was named Philadelphia office managing partner in 2013. In a statement Tuesday, Thomas wished his former partners well, adding that “the movement of talent among firms is routine.” “Given our size, geographic breadth and deep bench of talent, these departures will not impact our capabilities and we will continue to provide excellent client service with no interruption,” Thomas said. “Just as we have brought in significant groups of lawyers from other top tier firms, now we are experiencing a departure.” $848.19 million in gross revenue in 2017 Ice Miller just over a year ago growing its existing offices