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Legal Week - 19th October 2006

Reed Smith has hired a new litigation partner for its City arm, taking professional indemnity (PI) specialist Catherine May from the London branch of insurance specialist Davies Lavery.

May’s practice covers a broad litigation base including complex disputes, public/product liability, film finance, property and fraud work. Her PI work focuses on construction and architecture companies as well as a full range of professional service clients.

May joined the US firm’s City arm earlier this month after a seven-year spell at Davies Lavery. She joins a European litigation practice that will number 90 lawyers when Reed Smith’s merger with City firm Richards Butler goes live on 1 January, 2007.