Reed Smith hires duo in London for financial sector practice

Reed Smith LLP in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) – Reed Smith said on Monday it has hired corporate trust lawyers Paulette Mastin and Paul Regan for its financial sector group in London.

Mastin will join the firm as a partner, coming from Linklaters, where she was a lawyer. Regan was until recently in-house counsel at Bank of New York Mellon and will serve as an attorney at Reed Smith.

Reed Smith has more than 25 attorneys worldwide, including nine partners, in its corporate trust practice, which represents corporate trustees and agents in transactions, litigation and restructuring, according to the firm.

“The arrival of Paulette and Paul, lawyers with an excellent reputation in the market, really takes us to the next level and reinforces our position as market leader,” said Panos Katsambas, global co-chairman of the sector group. financial institution of Reed Smith, in a press release. .

Outside of her day-to-day legal work, Mastin is also an advocate for diversity in the profession as the current chair of the Black Solicitors Network in England and Wales.

A Linklaters spokesperson wished Mastin good luck for the future.

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