Reed Smith boosts energy practice with four hires from Pinsent Masons

US firm Reed Smith has boosted its energy practice with the hire of four partners from Pinsent Masons. Construction partners Keith Hartley, Peter Cassidy, Vincent Rowan and Gordon Bell are set to join Reed Smith’s energy, trade & commodities group in London, bringing the number of partners in the group to 13. Reed Smith energy, trade and commodities head Kyri Evagora commented: "The expansion of our energy, trade and commodities group in the last two years has been a response to demand from existing energy clients - to a large extent it reflects the growth and diversification of our core clients' businesses. "The appointment of four partners with such depth of experience as project counsel will significantly enhance the support we are able to provide to our producer and trading company clients around the world."

Reed Smith boosts energy practice with four hires from Pinsent Masons legalweek.com Tue, Jul 13, 2010