Todd Kim. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

Todd Kim, the first solicitor general of Washington, D.C., will join Reed Smith's national appellate practice later this month.

Kim previously worked in the Justice Department's appellate section in its Environment and Natural Resources Division. He will formally join Reed Smith on Jan. 31.

“Reed Smith has the ideal platform from which to launch my career in private practice,” Kim said in a statement. “With its sterling reputation in appellate work, its coast-to-coast geographic reach, and the diversity of subject matter handled by its appellate practice, Reed Smith is exactly what I was looking for.”