Thomas was re-elected unopposed to a second term as global managing partner of 140-year-old Reed Smith. Photo by Mark Rhodes
“Managing lauhm” according to an old saying. If that is true, how do you lead a firm with more than 1,800 lawyers?
That’s the task of Alexander Y. “Sandy” Thomas, an Alexandria native who is the global managing partner of the law firm Reed Smith.
Begun 140 years ago in Pittsburgh serving clients such as U.S. Steel, Reed Smith has 27 offices in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. Two of those offices are in Virginia, in Tysons and Richmond. In its most recent fiscal year, the firm generated more than $1 billion in annual revenue and $1.1 million in profits per partner. In
May, the firm was ranked 25th on the Am Law 100, a list of the largest U.S. firms based on revenue.
Thomas, 51, was re-elected in August to his second four-year term as global managing partner. He also is chair of the firm’s executive committee.
