Jennifer Yule DePriest, managing partner of Reed Smith’s Chicago office, has been named a “Notable Woman in Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business, the firm announced.
Six Reed Smith lawyers received Lawyer of the Year honors in their practice areas, and 178 of its lawyers were listed as 2024 Best Lawyers in America, in results that Best Lawyers released today. In addition, 59 younger lawyers at the law firm, which has 19 offices in the U.S., earned 2024 Ones to Watch designations.
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Prairie Capital, a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm, on the sale of Right at School, a Prairie Capital VI portfolio company to a larger private equity fund.
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Elevate Services, Inc. on a senior secured term loan facility with Runway Growth Finance LLC, a provider of growth loans to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity.
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that it has advised D&H United, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners and a leading provider of mission-critical maintenance, testing and inspection services for fueling stations and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with financing the acquisition of Tanknology, Inc. Tanknology is the global leader in environmental compliance testing, inspection and fuel quality solutions.
Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it has advised Blue Rabbit, a Portland, Maine-based provider of veterinary prescription management and pharmacy solutions, on the regulatory aspects of its merger with Swedesboro, N.J.-based Wedgewood Pharmacy, the nation’s largest veterinary compounding pharmacy.
Reed Smith once again has been named to the Pro Bono Recognition Roster of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), which recognizes Reed Smith as one of 44 leading law firms and corporations providing pro bono services in Illinois.
Nick Gibson, a private equity/M&A partner at global law firm Reed Smith, was recognized as a recipient of the 14th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards by The M&A Advisor.
Global law firm Reed Smith ranked in 46 practice categories and 16 of its lawyers were recognized in 18 categories, in 2023 Legal 500 USA rankings issued.
Burford has obtained an international arbitrator’s award declaring it has the power under its contract with Sysco to veto settlement agreements that Burford believes are too little in light of its $140M investment in Sysco’s lawsuits
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that it has advised TriMas Corp. (TriMas) on its agreement to acquire the operating net assets of Weldmac Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of engineered components and assemblies for the aerospace, defense, commercial power and space launch end markets.
While noting the plaintiffs had presented statements which could indicate price-fixing activity, a federal appeals panel has refused to melt down a lower court’s decision to slice up a potentially massive class action lawsuit accusing U.S. steelmakers of conspiring to jack up prices for raw steel.
A federal appeals panel has tossed out a $3 million verdict vs GSK for the widow of a Chicago lawyer who committed suicide after taking the generic equivalent of GSK's drug, Paxil. The judges said the company can't be held responsible for language on the warning label when that language was controlled by the FDA.
Elk Grove-based Greek food maker Grecian Delight has filed suit against its insurance company, claiming an insurer is crippling the company by refusing to pay out millions in claims after an explosion crippled the company’s food processing facility.
A Chicago federal judge has barred an Ohio health insurer from pursuing a class action against several pharmaceutical companies, which are already embroiled in massive litigation over their testosterone drugs, saying the thousands of potential claims would be too individualized to be served well by a class action and the insurer’s drug review practices were “unconventional.”
