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Steptoe promotes ten attorneys

By Richard Binder

Steptoe & Johnson LLP announced today the promotion of ten attorneys.  This includes Richard Reinis in Century City and Jay Smith in Los Angeles.  Both have been promoted to partner.

Mr. Reinis practices in the Business Solutions and Litigation Departments in Steptoe?s Century City office. He represents clients from diverse industries including energy, real estate, consumer brands, apparel, retail, and others. Mr. Reinis graduated from Princeton University and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he was a staff writer for the law review. He was of counsel prior to being elected to partner.

Mr. Smith, formerly of counsel in the Litigation Department, is based in the firm?s Los Angeles office and is a member of its Toxic Tort Group. He has principally defended clients in the oil and chemical industries in products liability litigation involving claims of groundwater and property contamination. Mr. Smith is a cum laude graduate of Bowling Green and a graduate of the University of Southern California Law School.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on January 05, 2010 (boomark / email).