Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP’s international-facing group stands out for its ‘strength in providing advice with EU, UK and US perspectives included’. The team handles a significant volume of export controls and economic sanctions mandates related to the transport sphere, where it draws on the wider firm’s robust aerospace and shipping practices. Additionally, the manufacturing, energy, financial services and life sciences industries are also key sources of work. The group is steered by Washington DC-based global regulatory enforcement chair Michael Lowell together with the ’very practical’ Leigh Hansson, who splits her time between London and Washington DC.