Newsmakers: Week of July 6, 2020

Reed Smith has taken occupancy of its permanent office space in Dallas in Harwood No. 10. The firm now occupies floors 14 and 15 in the premiere Harwood No. 10 tower, as well as half of floor 12, for a total of 50,000 square feet. The layout includes accommodations for 83 permanent and visiting lawyers in exterior-windowed offices, and offices for 45 legal support staff. Amenities in Reed Smith’s new Dallas office space include nine state-of-the-art conference rooms, a lounge conference room space, a multipurpose room to host 85 seated guests, additional common space for hosting larger gatherings, and a café for internal events, which includes a micro-market with several types of seating that offers a restaurant-like atmosphere.

The firm’s new office space was designed to facilitate collaboration and includes many types of spaces for working outside one’s own office, as well as connecting with lawyers working at home and across the firm’s international footprint of 30 offices on three continents. The private exterior and interior offices incorporate a floor-to-ceiling glass-wall system throughout, maximizing the natural light that flows through the floor plan. Knoll office furniture with sit-to-stand desk options are incorporated into all individual offices.