Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith is one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, with more than 1,600 lawyers in 24 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its attorneys provide litigation services in multi-jurisdictional matters and other high stake disputes, deliver regulatory counsel, and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising and media, shipping, international trade and commodities, real estate, and education.

Over the past 10 years, Northern Virginia has become synonymous with technology. With more than 12,000 technology companies and more technology workers than any other region, even Silicon Valley, Northern Virginia is one of the leaders in the knowledge economy. Reed Smith, through its offices in Falls Church, has become the full-service law firm for the technology community.

In the Falls Church office, Reed Smith offers one of the premier Real Estate and Finance practices in the region. Major regional and national builders, developers, institutional and commercial lenders and investors have for years turned to Reed Smith to assist them in all phases of the alwayschanging world of commercial and residential real estate development and finance. The firm's experience representing both developers and lenders has enabled it to develop greater insight into the needs and goals of both these groups and to construct creative, cost-effective solutions.

Our Litigation group handles a broad range of major litigation and has distinguished itself in federal and state courts. Specifically, our attorneys bring a particular skill in practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Known for its fast civil docket, the "rocket docket," this District Court requires an experienced and savvy counsel to obtain the benefits of such a system.

In addition to court actions, our trial attorneys are also experienced in administrative proceedings and arbitration. These attorneys concentrate on business and commercial disputes, with particular experience in the areas of corporate and partnership matters; banking and lending controversies; all areas of intellectual property; domestic and international licensing and technology transfer; government contracts litigation; and securities matters, to name just a few.

Please contact Virginia Market Managing Partner Karen Fagelson at +1 703 641 4244 to identify the right lawyer for your needs.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: 435 Sixth Avenue, 15219. Telephone: 412-288-3131. Fax: 412-288-3063.

Washington, D.C. Office: Suite 1100 - East Tower, 1301 K Street, N.W., 20005-3317. Telephone: 202-414-9200. Fax: 202-414-9299.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 2500 One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, 19103-7301. Telephone: 215-851-8100. Fax: 215-851-1420.

Princeton, New Jersey Office: 136 Main Street, Suite 250, 08540-5799. Telephone: 609-987-0050. Fax: 609-951-0824.

New York, N.Y. Office: 599 Lexington Avenue, 29th Floor, 10022. Telephone: 212-521-5400. Fax: 212-521-5450.

Wilmington, Delaware Office: 1201 Market Street, Suite 1500, 19801. Telephone: 302-778-7500. Fax: 302-778-7575.

Leesburg, Virginia Office: 44084 Riverside Parkway, Suite 300, 20176. Telephone: 703-729-8500. Metro: 703-478-1992. Fax: 703-478-8003.

Richmond, Virginia Office: Riverfront Plaza, West Tower, 901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1700, 23219-4069. Telephone: 804-344-3400. Fax: 804-344-3410.

Oakland, California Office: 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2400, 94612-3572. Telephone: 510-763-2000. Fax: 510-273-8832.

San Francisco, California Office: Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000, 94111. Telephone: 415-543-8700. Fax: 415-391-8269.

Los Angeles, California Offices: 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900, 90071. Telephone: 213-457-8000. Fax: 213-457-8080.

Century City, California Office: 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700. Telephone: 310-734-5200. Fax: 310-734-5299; 310-734-5283.

Palo Alto, California Office: 1510 Page Mill Road, Suite 110, 94304. Telephone: 650-352-0500. Fax: 650-352-0699.

Chicago, Illinois Office: 10 South Wacker Drive, 60606-7507. Telephone: 312-207-1000. Telecopier: 312-207-6400.

London, England Office: Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, SE1 9BB. Telephone: +44-20-7403-2900. Fax: +44-20-7403-4221. DX: 39904 London Bridge South.

Solihull, England Office: Trigen House, Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Park, B90 8AB. Telephone: +44 121 210 6000. Fax: +44 121 210 6499.

Paris, France Office: 42, Avenue Raymond Poincaré. Telephone: +33 (0) 1 76 70 4000. Fax: +33 (0) 1 76 70 4119.

Munich, Germany Office: Fünf Höfe, Theatinerstrasse 8, D-80333. Telephone: +49 (0) 89 20304 1000. Fax: +49 (0) 89 20304 1099.

Piraeus, Greece Office: 17-19 Akti Miaouli, 185 35. Telephone: +30 210 419 0500. Fax: +30 210 411 9497.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Office: Golden Falcon Tower, 19th Floor, Hamdan Street, P.O. Box 46904. Telephone: +971-2-6222636. Fax: +971-2-6222625.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Office: 5th Floor, Building No. 10, Gate Village, P.O. Box 506548. Telephone: +971-4-709-6300. Fax: +971-4-323-0060.

Hong Kong, China Office: Richards Butler in Association with Reed Smith LLP, 20th Floor, Alexandra House, 16-20 Chater Road. Telephone: +852-2810-8008. Fax: +852-2810-0664.

Beijing, China Office: Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP, 703B Huapu International Plaza, 19 Chaowai Avenue, Chaoyang District, 100020. Telephone: +86-10-6580-2690/1. Fax: +86-10-6580-2701.

(For biographical data on personnel in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Leesburg and Richmond, Virginia, Princeton, New Jersey, New York, New York, Wilmington, Delaware, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, Chicago, Illinois, London and Solihull, England, Paris, France, Munich, Germany, Piraeus, Greece, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Beijing and Hong Kong, China, see Professional Biographies at those locations)