Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from FTSE 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises.  Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute-resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and high-stake matters, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including shipping and transport, financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing and technology, and education.

Our Global Shipping Group consists of more than 100 lawyers, including eight seafarers, of whom six are master mariners. This gives the firm an unrivalled knowledge of the important concerns of the industry. We maintain large shipping practices in our offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Houston, New York, Washington D.C., Paris and Athens, from which we can service the needs of our global clients.