John J. Soroko [ Chairman ]
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Phone: 215.979.1124
Fax: 215.979.1020
Email:
Soroko@duanemorris.com
John J. Soroko is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Duane Morris. Mr. Soroko practices in the area of litigation, with particular emphasis on general business, corporate and securities matters, including the defense of securities and other class actions. He also practices in the areas of professional liability and real estate and probate litigation.
Among many significant matters that Mr. Soroko has handled in his career, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, was his representation in 2006 of Pennsylvania judges before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in which he secured a ruling that invalidated as unconstitutional legislation which had repealed a prior increase in judicial salaries.
Mr. Soroko is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a "Leader in Pennsylvania" and one of the leading lawyers in Pennsylvania in the areas of both general commercial litigation and securities litigation. He also is listed as a SuperLawyer in the area of commercial litigation by Law & Politics and Philadelphia magazines. Mr. Soroko was cited this year as one of the nation's "Top 500 Leading Lawyers" by Lawdragon magazine, which has also ranked him among the nation's "Top 500 Leading Litigators."
Mr. Soroko was a member of the transition team for current Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett.
Mr. Soroko is a 1977 graduate of New York University School of Law and a 1973 graduate of Haverford College.
Areas Of Practice
- General business, corporate and securities litigation practice, including the defense of securities and other class actions; representation of financial underwriters, brokerage firms, banks, other financial institutions, and attorneys. Real estate and probate litigation.
Professional Activities
- Master, University of Pennsylvania Law School Inn of Court
- Arbitrator, Philadelphia Stock Exchange (Panel Chairman)
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Section of Litigation - Pennsylvania Bar Association
-Appointee, Task Force on the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law - Philadelphia Bar Association
- Corporate Law and Securities Regulation Committee
-- Securities Regulation Subcommittee
- Federal Courts Committee
- Appellate Courts Committee - The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies
- Co-Founder and Chairman, Philadelphia Lawyers' Chapter
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Court-Appointed Mediator - Practice before all federal and state trial and appellate courts, and arbitration hearings before the International Chamber of Commerce, the Commonwealth (Pennsylvania) Board of Claims, American Arbitration Association (including Construction Industry arbitrations) and various stock exchanges
Education
- Harvard Business School, Leading Professional Service Firms Program, 2007
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 1977
- Haverford College, A.B., 1973