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Reed Smith LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Reed Smith LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
Reed Smith LLP provides a strong litigation offering, with experience handling complex business disputes and high-exposure personal injury cases. Its diverse client base encompasses the energy, construction, life sciences and technology industries.
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Strengths

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  • Reed Smith's Texas litigation team is responsive, efficient and business-minded.

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  • We appreciate that Reed Smith's legal advice is tailored to our commercial position, which is really critical. The firm knocks it out of the park with its breadth and it is intentional about who it assigns to the case, making sure that the people have expertise tailored to the matter in question.

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  • Reed Smith digs in and learns all the required background information to get up to speed quickly. Its attorneys take the time to get to know their clients' organizations and business culture and embrace them as their own.

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  • Reed Smith provides very good intel on judges and is very plugged in to the ways we can move the case forward. It is able to help us get creative in finding a resolution and sees the bigger picture from a business point of view. I trust the team on highly complicated work, and it is very good at navigating the interplay of consumers and government. Its lawyers also provide outstanding responsiveness.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Julie A. Hardin
    Julie A. Hardin

    Julie A. Hardin

    Julie Hardin excels in a wide variety of disputes, including commercial and product liability cases. Her experience includes representing clients in the energy and life sciences sectors.

    • Julie is responsive and strategic regarding next steps and what could happen.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

    • Julie provides great industry insight to cases. She is experienced and doesn't just tell me what I want to hear.

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    • Julie is fantastic and an ace in the hole for us. She has a deep appreciation of our business and industry, which instills a lot of trust. She is wicked sharp and distills complex issues to explain to the business. Julie is also calm and easy to work with in a heated matter; her counsel gives comfort and clarity.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA
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  • Kenneth Broughton
    Kenneth Broughton

    Kenneth Broughton

    Kenneth Broughton is noted for his experience representing clients in commercial litigation and product liability matters. He is particularly well versed in the energy and commodities sectors.

    • Kenneth is a wonderful attorney. He is hyper-responsive and provides very good client service. He makes sure that we're happy and aware of how things are going and what's happening with the case.

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