Reed Smith makes up London quintet in 23-strong partner promotions round
This year's London promotions include three female lawyers
January 08, 2018 at 11:00 AM
3 minute read
Reed Smith has made up five lawyers to partner in its London office in its latest round of promotions.
Three of the new City partners are women – real estate lawyer Joanna Carter, shipping lawyer Antonia Panayides (pictured) and energy lawyer Elizabeth Farrell – while the other two London promotions are employment lawyer David Ashmore and IT and data protection lawyer Philip Thomas.
Last year, the US firm also made up five lawyers in London.
Around the world, the firm has added a total of 23 lawyers to its partnership, marginally down on last year's intake of 25.
Reed Smith's US bases have received the vast majority of this year's appointments, with 17 lawyers promoted to partner across the firm's domestic network of offices.
Ten of the group are female, representing 43% of the total intake.
Global managing partner Sandy Thomas said: "The firm's new partners represent a broad cross-section of our global platform and of our industry and practice groups. These individuals have distinguished themselves as talented lawyers who put Reed Smith and their colleagues first and who are vested in helping our clients achieve success in their business endeavours."
Last November, Legal Week revealed that Reed Smith is currently considering converting its London office to an alternative business structure as the firm eyes up the possibility of joint ventures and profit-sharing arrangements with non-lawyer businesses.
Reed Smith partner promotions 2017
- David Ashmore – London, Labour & Employment
- Paul Didomenico – Pittsburgh, Real Estate
- Thomas Fischl – Munich, Entertainment & Media
- Jason Garcia – Silicon Valley, IP Tech & Data
- Jason Gordon – Chicago, Entertainment & Media
- Christopher Hoffman – New York, Complex Litigation
- Kenneth Levine – Philadelphia, State Tax
- Travis Nelson – Princeton, Financial Industries
- James Neudecker – San Francisco, Complex Litigation
- Antonia Panayides – London, Shipping
- Jane Sarma – New York, Shipping
- Ashley Shively – San Francisco, Financial industries
- Jennifer Smokelin – Pittsburgh, Energy & Natural Resources
- Christina Tellado – Los Angeles, Labour & Employment
- Philip Thomas – London, IT and data protection
- Robert Weyman – Philadelphia, State Tax
- Stefanie Burt – Pittsburgh, Energy & Natural Resources
- Joanna Carter – London, Real Estate
- Michelle Cheng – Los Angeles, Life Sciences Health Care
- Elizabeth Farrell – London, Energy & Natural Resources
- Matthew Gibson – Houston, IP Tech & Data
- Jennifer Purnell Knox – Philadelphia, Financial Industry
- Brian Sutherland – San Francisco, Appellate
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