Chambers USA rankings. Chambers UK awards Reed Smith top rankings for shipping, media and entertainment, commodities, and insurance work, and the firm is also ranked in London for its corporate M&A practice and a score of other areas. It is also rated highly for its shipping litigation and climate change work by Chambers Global. Reed Smith retained its position as one of the world's 20 strongest law firm brands in the 2018 Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index. Legal media outlet "The American Lawyer" awarded Reed Smith with its top Pro Bono Award in 2018. Reed Smith was named to BTI Global Elite in 2018, a list of 28 law firms with the biggest imprint on corporate counsel key brand activities influencing hiring and selection. The firm won the i-law Maritime Law Award at the Lloyd's List Global Awards, an authority on maritime news since 1734. The award highlights excellence and leadership in the shipping and maritime industry. In addition, the head of Reed Smith's global Shipping Group has also been recognised as Lloyd's List's top maritime lawyer of 2018. Reed Smith was ranked 5th in the Vault Best Law Firms in the Mid-Atlantic ranking. In 2018, the firm has been ranked 25th in the AmLaw 100, a list analyzing the financial health of the 100 largest law firms in the US by gross revenue and other key metrics. Reed Smith has been ranked a Top-tier Firm in Legal 500 German 2018 Rankings in seven categories, and 12 of the German partners received recommendations in their areas of specialty in the Legal 500 Germany 2018 handbook. The firm was ranked 6th of all US law firms in London. Reed Smith received 18 practice rankings and 42 individual lawyer recommendations in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Reed Smith has been named a 2018 Top Ten Family Friendly Firm by Yale Law Women. Reed Smith was named winner of the 2017 Chambers USA Product Liability “Best Firm” award and is also ranked 10th in the United States by media outlet Vault in the same practice group category. In 2017, Reed Smith was listed by Law360 as one of the top Global 20 Firms. Reed Smith named Private Equity Team of the Year at British Legal Awards 2017. According to the National Law Journal's 2017 NLJ 500 ranking of firms based on size, Reed Smith has 1536 attorneys