Reed Smith has brought on a three-lawyer group from Steptoe & Johnson for its public pension fund and tax wealth planning practices.

Donald Wellington, who joins the global legal giant along with Jennifer Krengel and Ed Gregory, will work out of Reed Smith’s offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Gregory, who comes aboard as senior counsel, will also work out of Los Angeles, while Krengel will be based in San Francisco. Krengel and Wellington will be partners in Reed Smith’s global corporate group.