Reed Smith expands with new office opening in Silicon Valley
International law firm, Reed Smith has today announced that it will open an office in the Silicon Valley early this autumn. Rich Scudellari, formerly a high-profile partner in the Palo Alto office of Morrison & Foerster, joins Reed Smith today and will anchor the corporate practice in the firm’s new office.
Rich Scudellari will be a partner in the firm wide Corporate & Securities Group. Rich represents clients in the electronics, software, Internet, health sciences and biotechnology industries, including more than 150 public and private mergers and acquisition and financing transactions.
Gregory Jordan, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner, commented:
“This new office reflects our success in expanding our transactional practice in California, and in attracting several top laterals who have significant client relationships in the Silicon Valley. Adding an office there will help us serve many existing clients in the market, as well as attract new opportunities. Rich’s more than two decades of experience in the region, his stellar reputation in the corporate, securities and finance areas, and his management and leadership skills will provide key support for the expansion of our presence in this key region.”
“Reed Smith already represents 17 of the top 50 public companies in the Silicon Valley,” said Jack Nelson, Reed Smith’s San Francisco based firm wide Head of Commercial Litigation and executive committee member. Jack also highlighted that that the firm’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group (LSHIG), which has significant regulatory, transactional and IP practices in major markets across the firm’s offices in Europe, Asia and the United States will be well positioned to provide services to the many life sciences and medical device companies through the new Silicon Valley office.
“Our geographic and practice reach makes Reed Smith very attractive for California-based clients who may have a broad range of needs,” said John Iino, firm wide leader of Reed Smith's Corporate & Securities Group. “Our significant presence in Europe, Hong Kong, along with our recent expansion into Beijing, is a differentiator for Silicon Valley-based technology companies and their private equity/venture capital investors. Similarly, our presence in the Middle East offers ties to important sources of investment capital and a market into which Silicon Valley companies are looking to expand.”
