Reed Smith Launches Emerging Technologies Practice To Navigate Legal Complexities Of Innovation
Reed Smith Launches Emerging Technologies Practice To Navigate Legal Complexities Of Innovation
As companies around the world continue to unlock the potential of emerging technologies, Global law firm Reed Smith has officially launched a multi-disciplinary practice group to assist businesses in navigating the legal complexities associated with embracing innovation. The firm’s Emerging Technologies team will aid clients as they introduce new products and services to the market and revolutionize their operations through the adoption of new technology.
With a longstanding reputation as a market leader in advising clients on technology, privacy, and data matters, Reed Smith is consolidating experienced lawyers from various disciplines under the Emerging Technologies umbrella. This initiative focuses on providing comprehensive legal and strategic guidance to clients leading innovation.
“We understand the promise of pioneering technologies in driving rapid evolutionary change to business models, service offerings, and customer experiences,” said Casey Ryan, Reed Smith’s Global Managing Partner. “We have represented entrepreneurial companies in this space for years and are excited to bring together this talented team to provide a competitive edge to our clients.”
The new practice team comprises over 200 Reed Smith lawyers from every region the firm operates in, offering a diverse range of transactional, regulatory, and disputes capabilities. The Emerging Technologies practice assists clients across various legal services, including artificial intelligence, adtech, fintech, banktech, payments, cybersecurity, data governance, data incident and breach response, medtech, digital health, technology transactions and outsourcing, data privacy, and technology and data disputes and investigations.
“Given the rapid pace of technological advancement, businesses require deep sector and technical experience to stay competitive and to harness the full potential of emerging tech while managing associated risk,” said Rob Newman, Global Chair of the Emerging Technologies practice. “Reed Smith is well suited to provide practical and creative solutions to the complex technology and data-driven legal issues that clients are facing around the world.”
