Reed Smith LLP

Clients of Reed Smith LLP appreciate its ‘level of engagement and ability to adjust to ongoing requests and amendments in complex international transactions’. Tamara Box oversees the work of the structured finance group, which includes vastly experienced partners Claude Brown, who is heavily involved in cutting-edge ESG matters, and Brett Hillis, who handles a broad range of energy, commodity and environmental products, alongside regulatory specialist Chris Borg. Brown helped structure master documentation for flexible FX forward for Volopa Financial Services. ’Excellent problem solver’ Nick Stainthorpe and Daniel Birch are highly respected for their structured finance expertise. The multi-talented Tariq Rasheed, who works on derivatives, clearing, prime brokerage arrangements and structured products, recently assisted Bank of America Merrill Lynch on facility-linked hedging, securitisation swaps and deal-contingent hedging. Elizabeth Stroud is a recognised derivatives specialist with in-house investment bank experience. She combines ‘top-quality technical legal expertise with great industry knowledge’. Iman Roy is a key adviser to corporates on derivatives regulation.