Reed Smith LLP
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Commercial litigation, regulatory disputes, class actions, and international arbitration are the preserve of Reed Smith LLP‘s global commercial disputes group. At the helm are James Hultquist in Chicago, who marshals bet-the-company intellectual property and trade secret fights, and Elizabeth Brandon in Dallas, who brings strength in securities and product liability disputes. In New York, department vice chair Casey Laffey is a go-to advisor on high-stakes financial services litigation, while office managing partner and co-head of the financial services litigation group John Scalzo is trusted with complex business torts. Further south, Miami’s Edward Mullins brings breadth across contentious mandates, and Illinois-based Michael Galibois likewise handles a broad spectrum, from breach of contract and joint venture fallouts to energy and construction lawsuits. In 2025, the Denver office added momentum with the arrival of Adam Massaro, known for IP and corporate litigation, and Joyce Williams, who supports breach of contract and fiduciary duty matters alongside fraud and misrepresentation claims. James Duffy departed in June 2025.
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- 'Quick response time, excellent commercial litigation advice, and appropriately staffing matters.'
- 'Reed Smith is one of our trusted commercial litigation firms. The firm's attorneys are smart, conscientious, and responsive. They also do a good job of bringing in subject matter experts from other areas of the firm to assist on cases when appropriate.'
Key clients
- Cisco Systems
- DoorDash
Work highlights
Representing Smartmatic, a global election technology company, which sued Newsmax after it amplified false “rigged election” claims post-2020 as part of a ratings-driven disinformation campaign, despite allegedly knowing the statements were untrue. The case survived multiple dispositive challenges, featured sweeping discovery and dozens of depositions, and ultimately settled confidentially on the eve of a Delaware jury trial in September 2024—marking a landmark “Big Lie” defamation matter that underscored the real-world damage of election disinformation.