Reed Smith LLP

About Reed Smith:

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.

One hundred years ago, several talented and energetic lawyers envisioned a firm that would dominate the East Bay, go on to become a major presence in California, and gain a national reputation in a number of legal specialties. This goal was realized when CHRM joined with Reed Smith in January 2003. Today, more than 50 attorneys in the Oakland office provide their clients with an array of specialties and access to the wealth of knowledge firmwide.

The Oakland office reflects the full range of the firm's litigation practice: commercial, product liability, life insurance consumer class actions, unfair competition, financial services, employment counseling, e-discovery and document management/retention issues, trust and estate, probate litigation, and trial practice. It is also home base for a significant number of our corporate, tax, real estate, employment counseling and wealth planning lawyers.

In 2002, Oakland was rated by Forbes as the eighth-best city for business in the nation. Oakland is California's most strategic location for companies seeking to move goods and ideas quickly and seamlessly over air, water, land or cyberspace. Our Oakland attorneys will continue to represent the companies making Oakland and the East Bay the business powerhouse it is today.

Please contact Oakland Market Managing Partner Bette Epstein at +1 510 763 2000 to identify the right lawyer for your legal needs.

For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

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.

Falls Church, Virginia Office: Suite 1400, 3110 Fairview Park Drive, 22042. Telephone: 703-641-4200. Fax: 703-641-4340.

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.

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., Falls Church, Leesburg and Richmond, Virginia, Princeton, New Jersey, New York, New York, Wilmington, Delaware, 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)