John A. Reade, Jr. is a partner in the Duane Morris Corporate Practice Group and the Duane Morris Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group.

His employee benefits practice encompasses the entire area of employee benefits, including executive compensation and severance agreements, qualified and nonqualified plans, health and welfare plans, ERISA litigation, employee benefits issues in corporate transactions, fiduciary related issues involving prohibited transactions and qualified plan advice and representation of clients before the DOL, IRS and PBGC.

His corporate practice encompasses general corporate law with an emphasis on commercial finance.

Mr. Reade is a 1994 magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, where he was a member of the Syracuse University Law Review, and a magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University.

Areas Of Practice

Employee Benefits Law
Corporate
Commercial Finance

Representative Matters

Advised a major chemical manufacturing company with respect to change of control matters associated with executives in connection with the acquisition of the client by Dow Chemical.
Counsel to Institutional Asset Services (investment advisor and trustee services) group of international bank with respect to its provision investment advisory and trustee services to employee benefit plans.
Represent international bank in connection with ESOP loan transactions.
Represent international bank in connection with commercial finance transactions
Represent Verizon Communications Inc. with respect to ERISA litigation matters.
Created equity compensation plan and draft employment agreements for key executives of an S Corporation.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1994

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2005-present
- Special Counsel, 2003-2004
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York, New York
- Associate, 1994-2003

Selected Speaking Engagements

Speaker, "How to Avoid Being Blindsided by Section 409A Deferred Compensation," Teleconference, September 3, 2008
Speaker, "How to Avoid Being Blindsided by Section 409A Deferred Compensation," Webinar, April 22, 2008
Speaker, "Dramatic 401K and Defined Benefit Plan Changes: Are You Ready?" Teleconference, October 3, 2007