December 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news, legal news, attorney news – Top international law firm Reed Smith LLP elevated 24 present members of the firm to partnership status, effective January 1, 2005. “This is an outstanding group of attorneys,” said Gregory Jordan, Reed Smith’s firmwide managing partner. “We congratulate each of them on achieving this important career milestone and look forward to their continued success and productivity at Reed Smith.”
The new partners include:
London Office
Business & Regulatory Department – Nicholas R. Elliot, 38, European Corporate Group; Richard J. Shine, 34, European Corporate Group
Litigation Department – Helen Mulcahy, 32, European Litigation Group
New York City
Business and Regulatory Department – Joseph O’Neill, Jr., 38, Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy
Litigation Department – Scott S. McKessy, 36, Litigation Financial Services
San Francisco Office
Litigation Department – Karen A. Braje, 35, Business Trial
Washington, D.C.,
Business and Regulatory Department – Gayle R. Girod, 39, Government Services; Areta L. Kupchyk, 47, Health Care; Jason P. Matechak, 37, Government Services
Litigation Department – Andrew L. Hurst, 34, Regulatory Litigation
Philadelphia
Business and Regulatory Department –David N. Pardys, 40, Tax, Benefits and Wealth Planning
Litigation Department – Paul B. Kerrigan, 52, Products Liability, and Wayne Stansfield, 35, Business Trial; Thomas J. McWilliams, 32, Intellectual Property; Jonathan Nadler, 35, Labor & Employment
Pittsburgh
Business and Regulatory Department – Robert C. Gallo, 37, Corporate & Securities, Timothy S. Johnson, 43, Investment Management; and Scott W. Reid, 50, Tax, Benefits and Wealth Planning
Litigation Department – Jeffrey J. Bresch, 37, Business Trial
Oakland Office
Litigation Department – Theodore Ting, 34, Business Trial
Princeton Office
Business and Regulatory Department – David S. Gordon, 59, Real Estate; Darren M. Sharlach, 33, Real Estate
Falls Church Office
Litigation Department – Matthew R. Sheldon, 35, Business Trial
Coventry Office
Litigation Department – Darren Smith, 36, European Litigation Group
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