⁍ Ryan Purpura joins Reed Smith’s global energy and natural resources industry group.
⁍ Purpura joins from McGuireWoods, where he was chairman of the energy practice.
– Oil and gas dealmaker Ryan Purpura has left McGuireWoods to join Reed Smith, the law firm said Monday. Purpura, chairman of the energy practice at the firm, will head the global energy and natural resources industry group, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The move comes amid a busy lateral season for lawyers representing energy sector clients, according to Westlaw Today. Reed Smith’s global energy and natural resources industry group said Monday that Purpura was attracted to the firm’s international and domestic energy industry footprint, noting lawyers in London, Singapore, Texas, and several other locations in addition to his home base in Pittsburgh.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/reedsmith-energypartner/reed-smith-picks-up-mcguirewoods-practice-chair-as-energy-moves-heat-up-idUSL1N2GW22M