Reed Smith merges ALSP, legal ops, e-discovery under Legal Solutions
Reed Smith combines ALSP Gravity Stack, legal ops, e-discovery, and staff attorneys into one Legal Solutions group.
Why it matters: This move signals BigLaw’s strategic shift to internalize alternative legal services, increasing cost-effectiveness and competitiveness in legal tech adoption.
- Legal Solutions group includes over 200 professionals across ALSP, legal operations, e-discovery, and staff attorneys.
- Gravity Stack, a Reed Smith captive ALSP, provides litigation investigations, tech consulting, and contract management.
- Reed Smith's 2025 revenue grew to $1.58 billion with profit per equity partner hitting $2 million.
- The firm expanded rapidly, acquiring five attorney groups and opening new offices in Boston, Denver, and Atlanta in 2025–26.
Reed Smith has consolidated its Alternative Legal Service Provider (ALSP) Gravity Stack, legal operations, e-discovery, and staff attorneys into a unified Legal Solutions group comprising over 200 professionals. This strategic integration aims to increase efficiency and leverage technology for client problem solving.
Gravity Stack is Reed Smith’s wholly owned ALSP, delivering services like litigation investigations, technology consulting, and contract management through a combination of technology and human expertise. As Managing Director Bryon Bratcher notes, it offers a "packaged managed service solution" that tightly integrates these capabilities.
The creation of a centralized Legal Solutions umbrella group reflects Reed Smith's broader ambition to internalize alternative service provision, a trend gaining momentum among major law firms looking to enhance cost-effectiveness and speed of delivery.
Financially, the firm reported strong performance in 2025 with revenue nearing $1.6 billion and profit per equity partner increasing 11.3% to $2 million, according to industry analysis. Additionally, Reed Smith aggressively expanded its footprint by acquiring five attorney groups and opening new offices in Boston, Denver, and Atlanta between 2025 and 2026, underlining its growth and innovation focus.
Global Managing Partner Casey Ryan said, "The firm is hitting on all cylinders," signaling strong internal momentum behind these integrated services and expansion efforts.
By the numbers:
- 200+ professionals integrated into Legal Solutions
- $1.58 billion revenue in 2025
- $2 million profit per equity partner in 2025