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Tyree P. Jones, Jr.

Labor & Employment Chair, ESG Chair & Executive Committee, Reed Smith

Background

Tyree chairs Reed Smith’s Global Labor and Employment Group, is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and serves as a leading member of Reed Smith’s global environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice. He is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience litigating complexcommercial disputes alleging civil rights violations in the consumer finance, employment, housing, and information management sectors. His national practice spans an array of industries including transportation, financial services, healthcare and defense contracting.

With inequity, actual or perceived, presenting an existential threat tobusinesses in all sectors today, Tyree has been counseling clients on ESG issues and is part of Reed Smith’s global environmental, social andgovernance (ESG) practice. This multi-disciplinary practice guides clients through the challenges posed by climate change, racial injustice and other issues of inequity, and the impact of a global pandemic. Tyree particularly focuses on the effective management of human capital; diversity, equityand inclusion; the development of credible metrics to measure impact inthis area and sustainability reporting.