Reed Smith to Merge with Richards Butler Hong Kong
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Continuing its global merger march, Reed Smith LLP is uniting with a large Chinese firm to gain entree to legal work in that country's growing legal market. Reed Smith, which has about 150 attorneys in the Bay Area, merged with Richards Butler Hong Kong. The 110 attorneys in Hong Kong specialize in corporate transactions and litigation. The deal marks Reed Smith's entry into Asia and instantly makes the firm one of the five largest law firms in China. Reed Smith said it will apply to the Chinese government to open an office in Shanghai as well.
With this combination, Reed Smith will have more than 1,500 lawyers worldwide and it expects revenue in 2007 just shy of $1 billion.
"This merger gives us a leading presence in Hong Kong, an entree into mainland China and the ability to provide the high quality services our clients need," said Greg Jordan, firmwide managing partner at Reed Smith.
The Hong Kong merger is the third significant union executed by Reed Smith in the past 12 months. Last January, Reed Smith merged with Richard Butler London, which operated as a separate business entity from its Hong Kong counterpart. Three months later, Reed Smith merged with Chicago law firm Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd.
Including the Hong Kong merger, Reed Smith will have added 500 lawyers in the past year.
Reed Smith pushed into California in 2003 by its merger with Crosby Heafey Roach & May, the largest Oakland-based law firm.
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