BigLaw firm Reed Smith launches Atlanta office to be led by Amie Singer

• Will Atherton - commercial and retail bank regulation, financial technology, and cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and fintech
• Larkin Ellzey - middle-market and lower middle-market mergers and acquisitions (MMM)
• Elliot Franklin - mergers and acquisitions, private equity, finance transactions, venture capital, strategic investments and general corporate (MMM)
• Ryan Gorman - employee benefit plan and executive compensation designs and compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA (MMM)
• Patrick McKenzie - mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and general corporate matters (MMM)
• Daniel Richards - asset-based and cash-flow-secured and unsecured credit facilities, acquisition financings and other leveraged buyouts, and first- and second-lien credit facilities (Greenberg Traurig)
• Amie Singer - domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, carve-out transactions and leveraged buyouts (MMM)
• Scott Wagner - employee benefits, retirement, executive compensation, and health and welfare plan matters (MMM)
• Justin Ward - mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, private equity offerings, entity formation, and governance (MMM)

Singer will lead the 37-strong Atlanta office as managing partner. The team also includes 2 counsel and 20 associates.

“Our firm is in growth mode. We have a proven track record of building strong teams in new markets by attracting top talent with deep roots in the community. Atlanta is a key strategic addition for our firm and our clients, and we are excited to welcome these extremely talented lawyers to Reed Smith,” Reed Smith’s global managing partner Casey Ryan said in a statement.

Global corporate group co-chair Matthew Mohn added that the team was “a perfect fit” given the firm’s push to expand its private equity, M&A, finance, and technology expertise.

“When we open any new office, we build around partners with national practices who have strong ties to the local market. are launching our Atlanta office with lawyers who understand the business and legal climate in the region and who have outstanding reputations,” explained Julie Hardin, Reed Smith’s Americas managing partner. “We see Atlanta as a major player in the private equity, finance, emerging growth, and technology spaces, and we expect our new office to expand quickly around our strategic priorities. This is just the beginning.”