Reed Smith Warner Cranston has appointed corporate partner Chris Hill from Northampton-based firm Shoosmiths. Hill has been an equity partner in the company and commercial department at Shoosmiths since 1992.

Hill will join Reed Smith’s business and finance department and will lead a corporate team in the firm’s Coventry office. The Midlands office advises both national and international clients including: Bank of Scotland, Sara Lee and Akzo Nobel.