(L-R) Reed Smith partners Rebecca McKnight, Joseph Mahady and Jennifer DePriest were named managing partners of the firm’s offices in Austin, Philadelphia and Chicago. Courtesy photos.
After a series of changes to Reed Smith’s top brass this year—from appointing a new global head of legal personnel to a new chief financial officer—the latest changes are taking place at the local level, with new managing partners appointed for the firm’s offices in Philadelphia, Chicago and Austin.
Litigation partner Joe Mahady, IP partner Jennifer DePriest and life sciences partner Rebecca McKnight were appointed by the firm’s global leadership team to serve as office managing partners in Philadelphia, Chicago and Austin, respectively. Mahady, DePriest and McKnight succeed partners Wayne Stansfield, Jim Hultquist and Jeff Layne, respectively.
