Photo: Jason Doiy/ALMReed Smith Slashes London Promotions in Reduced Global Round
Last year, the firm made up more than double the amount of London lawyers.
January 06, 2020 at 07:46 AM
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Reed Smith has made up three lawyers to partner in London as part of a reduced promotion round, compared to seven lawyers last year.
The three London promotions include finance lawyer Karen Butler, Sophie Goossen in the entertainment and media industry group, Karen Ellison in the energy and natural resources industry group.
The London group is part of a smaller global round compared to last year. The firm has made up 29 lawyers in total, including 23 across its U.S. offices.
A lawyer apiece have also been promoted in the firm's Beijing, Hong Kong and Paris bases.
Meanwhile, Reed Smith has also promoted 35 of its associates to counsel.
Last year, Reed Smith undertook its largest-ever global promotions round, making up a total of 43 lawyers.
The reduced London intake follows a number of U.S. firms decreasing their London promotions, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton promoting no new partners in its base in the city, and Shearman & Sterling promoting just one of its London lawyers to the partnership.
However, Milbank increased its London promotions, making up two London lawyers compared to just one the previous year.
Reed Smith 2020 promotions in full: Michael Lee – global corporate, Jeffrey Silberman – financial industry, Jennifer White – state tax, John Algie – global corporate, Dana Janquitto – real estate, Elizabeth Doyle O'Brien Fabeny – life sciences, Rachel Weil – life sciences, Dominic Rupprecht – insurance recovery, Julia López – life sciences, Jeffrey Palmore – global regulatory enforcement, LiLing Poh – global corporate, Jennifer Fearnow – global commercial disputes, Ernie Ocampo – entertainment and media, Michael Galibois – IP, tech and data, William Weltman – global commercial disputes, Sarah Cummings – life sciences, Edward Duffy – global regulatory enforcement, Michael Bernick – energy and natural resources, Anthony Newman – global commercial disputes, Christopher Rivas – financial industry, Lisa Baird – life sciences, Mark Goldstein – labour and employment, Wendy Grasson – global corporate, Ke Zhang – global corporate, Victor Huang – global regulatory enforcement, Sophie Goossens – entertainment and media, Karen Ellison – energy and natural resources, Karen Butler – financial industry, Andrew Tetley – financial industry.
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