Reed Smith LLP announced the election of 25 new
partners firmwide, effective January 1, 2011. Of the newly elected partners, 14
are resident in the firm's U.S. offices, while 11 are spread throughout the
firm's offices in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Nine out of the 25
are transactional attorneys, while 16 are litigators.
"All of these highly
capable women and men are representative of Reed Smith's commitment to
exceptional client service, intellectual and legal integrity, and public
service around the globe," said Gregory B. Jordan, Reed Smith's Global
Managing Partner. "We welcome them as partners and look forward with optimism
to their future contributions to our firm and the greater legal and business
community."
Newly elected Corporate
and Securities partners are:
Patrick F. Rice is a
deputy chair of the firm's Private Equity practice group, where he focuses
on Corporate & Securities, with an emphasis in advising on
large-scale mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate finance and
general corporate matters. Patrick also counsels issuers and investment banks
in public and private securities offerings, and handles general corporate
and securities matters, such as securities law compliance, corporate governance
issues, joint ventures, disclosure issues, stock repurchase programs,
shareholder agreements, proxy contests, shareholder rights plans, and other
corporate control matters. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Patrick was
a vice president and assistant general counsel at Goldman
Sachs & Co., where he served as general counsel of several private
equity investment funds, including Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners,
the Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, and a variety of other funds within
Goldman Sachs' Merchant Bank.
Michael L. Eden is
a member of the firm's Corporate & Securities practice, where he focuses
on representing equipment manufacturers and developers, contractors and
operators involved in energy projects. Michael has worked closely with one of
the world's largest manufacturers of wind turbines for more than six years and
is one of the key attorneys in the firm's relationship with this client.
In 2010, Michael led a transaction for the sale of approximately $2 billion in
wind turbines for projects in multiple countries over the course of several
years. This transaction is the largest single transaction for the sale of wind
turbines to date between non-affiliated entities. Prior to 2010, Michael
managed several other significant transactions for wind power projects in both
the United States and Canada. Michael also serves a valuable role in training
and mentoring newer members of the wind energy team and has been involved in
practice development activities for the broader renewable energy group.
Ramsey Hanna is a
member of the Corporate & Securities practice, where he serves as
team leader for Reed Smith's Emerging Growth/Venture Capital team in Southern
California. Ramsey's practice focuses on advising early stage and
venture-backed companies and other businesses on corporate and commercial
matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private and public securities
offerings, corporate governance matters, and SEC compliance. He also represents
clients in intellectual property and commercial transactions, such as
technology licensing and transfer agreements and strategic partnership
transactions. Over the years, Ramsey has represented strategic investors
and venture capital funds in several key investment transactions.
Panos Katsambas is a
new partner in the firm's Financial Industry Group who represents
clients with respect to investments in hedge funds and other private investment
vehicles, advising on both transactional and contentious aspects. Panos has
substantial experience in securities, antitrust, and complex commercial
litigation matters. In addition, Panos acts often on behalf of Greek clients
that have international business dealings and on behalf of foreign clients
investing in Greece. Panos transferred from the firm's New York office to
London in 2009 and has since been at the forefront of cases involving billions
of dollars.
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