Pepper Hamilton, Reed Smith end merger talks

Pepper Hamilton and Reed Smith said Friday they have ended merger talks just 10 days after confirming discussions had begun.

Pepper Hamilton sent out an email at 6 p.m. Friday announcing the talks had broken off.

“While we were intrigued when Reed Smith approached us, we determined that moving forward is not in the best interest of Pepper,” the statement read. “Pepper prides itself on talented people providing premier legal services to our clients. These core Pepper values are what we do…