Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Adds Significant Business Litigation, Real Estate, Financial Institution, Employment, Franchise and Corporate Depth to Its Los Angeles Office

LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a bold yet calculated step, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has brought aboard all lawyers to its Los Angeles office from the full service litigation and transactional boutique, Reeder Lu, LLP, including partners Christopher S. Reeder and Richard Schloss. With the move, the firm now has close to 50 attorneys in Los Angeles and has significant new resources to handle high-profile complex business litigation, real estate, financial institution, employment, franchise, and corporate matters.

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Joining with Reeder and Schloss are associates Wesley Lew, Duncan McCreary, H. Mark Madnick,  Andrew Howard, and Brian Lauter. All will start work at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. on May 2, 2011.

"There were incredible synergies with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. in the type of trials, litigation, and transactional work that we do, and now we can continue to deliver excellent service to our clients in a large, but truly unique, firm platform," Reeder said. "Here, we can integrate with some of the best trial attorneys in the country, and I am personally excited to work with Roman Silberfeld, one of the premier trial attorneys in the country."

Reeder founded Reeder Lu, LLP, in 2009, after a successful career at top national law firms Kaye Scholer, LLP, Lord, Bissell & Brook, LLP, and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP. In a little more than two years, Reeder Lu grew and quickly earned a sterling reputation for its trial success and other work in business litigation, real estate, financial institution, franchise, employment, franchise, and corporate transactions. The firm represents companies in a wide array of industries including real estate, manufacturing, franchising, financial markets, and professional services as well as high net-worth individuals.

Silberfeld, the managing partner of the Los Angeles office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., explained that the addition of the Reeder Lu group is part of the firm's long-standing mission to construct a Los Angeles office that matches the capabilities of the firm as a whole. "Chris, Richard and their associates fit that bill very well," Silberfeld said. "This move enhances our range of services and our ability to provide excellent client service to our clients and theirs."

Silberfeld opened the Los Angeles office 16 years ago and it has grown from six lawyers to almost 50 today. He said that adding the Reeder Lu lawyers to the office helps accomplish another goal: infusing the office with a group of vital, younger lawyers and partners who can take leadership roles in the future.

"From the firm's perspective, this brings us a critical mass of people who can do more things, without having to call for reinforcements from our other offices," Silberfeld said.

Reeder, who graduated magna cum laude with a juris doctor degree from the University of Dayton School of Law, spent five years in the U.S. Navy, serving in Operation Desert Storm where he earned five medals. During his legal career, he has enjoyed a broad based trial, litigation, and general counsel practice, including real estate, lender liability, franchise, business practices, intellectual property, employment and labor, health care, construction, aviation, class actions, partnership disputes, and other commercial litigation matters.

In addition, Reeder advises clients in real estate transactions, lending and brokerage laws, franchise transactions and disclosures, construction contracting and licensure requirements, advertising, business practices, and employment law.

Schloss earned his juris doctor degree magna cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Prior to joining Reeder Lu, LLP, Schloss gained extensive experience with top national firms DLA Piper US LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman.  He represents clients in the areas of commercial real estate development and finance. His clients include developers, lenders, and borrowers in various commercial transactions, including joint ventures, acquisition and development, commercial finance, leasing, and purchase and sale. He also works in the areas of general corporate, franchise, and bankruptcy law.  Schloss is licensed to practice law in California, Illinois and Ohio, and he represents clients in complex transactional matters throughout the United States.

"At Reeder Lu, we were really able to capture the full service nature of the practice as well as continuing to provide trial success for our clients," Reeder concluded. "Now we can really expand our capabilities for our clients with a large national platform at a top tier firm as well as enjoy the extraordinary and unique trial resources of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P."

About Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (www.rkmc.com) is one of the top trial firms in the country. The firm's clients include numerous Fortune 500 corporations, emerging markets companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals as both plaintiffs and defendants. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is frequently engaged in high-stakes, complex litigation with significant bottom-line implications for their clients, and the business lawyers handle complex transactions in a variety of market segments. The firm has more than 250 lawyers located in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York and Naples (FL).

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has been honored as a recipient of The National Law Journal's 2011 Pro Bono Award and was selected as a Pro Bono Firm of 2010 by Law360.  The American Lawyer ranked the firm no. 6 in the country in the 2009 Pro Bono Survey, and twice named the firm to the A-List (2007 and 2004).  The firm has regularly received a top ranking for litigation from Chambers USA and was chosen as a "Go-To Law Firm" by Corporate Counsel.

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