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By Brooks Igo
(Feb. 17) – Reed Smith continued its expansion in Houston by bringing on Kim Cagle as a partner in its financial industry group, the Pittsburgh-based firm recently announced.
It was the second addition to the nearly 50-lawyer Houston office this month – Kevin Cadwell, who co-chaired Baker Botts’ energy IP practice, joined at the beginning of February. She also joins Gary Johnson, who moved to the firm last May, as the second partner from Burleson LLP to lateral to Reed Smith.
Cagle said she was attracted to Reed Smith’s platform and the collegiality of the people she has met at the firm.
“Reed Smith’s outstanding reputation in the financial services industry, combined with its international energy and natural resources practice, provides a great platform for expanding my finance practice, especially for finance transactions in the energy sector,” she said.
The SMU Dedman School of Law graduate’s experience includes financing transactions in the upstream, midstream, downstream and energy services sectors. She represents commercial banks, financial institutions and borrowers.
“Kim’s strong, positive relationships with Houston-area financial institutions and energy companies will be a real asset for our office,” David Thompson, Reed Smith’s Houston Integration Partner and a member of the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Industry Group, said in a statement. “We have significant demand for her skill set in Houston.”
In the last year, Cagle has worked on two $500 million senior secured credit facilities. She says the decline in oil and gas prices presents both challenges and opportunities for the industry.
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