The lawyers ranked highly for their successes in arbitration, construction law and energy, and for their work in Japan, France and the Middle East.

• London-based partner James Atkin was recommended for Energy - Oil & Gas: Global, and for Energy & Natural Resources: Japan, a ranking he also received in 2022. Atkin advises clients on transactions in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and North America. He has extensive experience advising on the structuring and development of large-scale oil and gas projects, LNG sale arrangements, and energy-related mergers and acquisitions. Atkin also supports clients at the forefront of the energy transition.
• Michelle Nelson, an energy and natural resources partner based in Dubai, received a Global Elite Thought Leader ranking in the Construction category. She was ranked a Thought Leader in Construction in 2022. Nelson is an experienced lawyer whose practice focuses on the Middle East, advising on major oil and gas and construction infrastructure disputes.
• Paris-based partner Peter Rosher, global chair of Reed Smith's international arbitration practice, earned a Thought Leader ranking for France - Construction 2023, a repeat of 2022. This year, Rosher also was recommended in France and globally for both arbitration and construction. He is a dual-qualified English solicitor/French avocat with three decades in international arbitration.
• Sachin Kerur also was recommended in the WWL's Construction 2023 Global Leader directory. Kerur advises governments and the private sector on privatized and publicly procured infrastructure and development works, particularly across the Middle East and India. He is managing partner of the firm's Middle East offices and is also based in Dubai.

Last month, Reed Smith reported that senior associate Rebeca Mosquera had landed a spot on the Who’s Who Legal global under-45 rankings for arbitration.

Other Reed Smith lawyers have been recommended in Who’s Who Legal 2023 rankings, including Ed Mullins for commercial litigation; Jose Astigarraga for commercial litigation and arbitration; Paul Singer for restructuring and insolvency; Cynthia O'Donoghue and Bryan Tan for IT and data privacy and protection.

Who’s Who Legal uses the recommendations of clients and private practitioners to identify the leading lawyers in a wide range of practice areas around the world, according to the publisher. It is owned by Law Business Research Ltd.