Francisca Mok Joins Reed Smith’s Century City Office Global Regulatory Enforcement Group

(May 5, 2010, Century City, CA) - Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Francisca M. "Cisca" Mok to its Global Regulatory Enforcement Group. Ms. Mok will work in the firm's Century City office.

Ms. Mok was formerly a partner in the Los Angeles office of McDermott, Will & Emery, where she began her career in 1999.  For the past three years Cisca has been named a Southern California Rising Star by Law and Politics Magazine.

Ms. Mok has experience representing clients before the SEC, and in shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits. She also has represented an array of clients, including hospitals and retailers, in consumer class actions and commercial disputes. Ms. Mok worked closely for many years at McDermott with Global Regulatory Enforcement partner James L. Sanders, who joined Reed Smith in 2009.

Ms. Mok graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1999 and earned a B.A in Government from Harvard University in 1995.  She served as an extern at the Oregon Supreme Court during law school.

Ms. Mok is the second partner to join Reed Smith's Century City office in the last month.  Michael S. Sherman, an entertainment finance expert, was added to the Corporate & Securities Group in mid-April.

Reed Smith's 140-member firm-wide Global Regulatory Enforcement Group advises clients on regulatory compliance issues and defends clients in all aspects of enforcement proceedings, including antitrust and competition, exports and customs, government contracts, securities, or civil or criminal fraud investigations or prosecutions.

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with nearly 1,600 lawyers in 22 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  Founded in 1877, the firm represents international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is an advisor to various industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy trade and commodities, real estate, manufacturing, and education.