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Reade Seligmann

Wildcard · DISC type sic
Partner at Alston & Bird
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Reade Seligmann is a Litigation Partner at Alston & Bird, focusing on complex business disputes and government investigations. He represents clients in industries like finance, insurance, and biotechnology, leveraging his experience from Emory University School of Law and a clerkship in the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

His personal life has been shaped by his experience of being wrongfully accused in the 2006 Duke Lacrosse case. This led him to become a passionate advocate for justice system reform, working with the Innocence Project and organizing symposiums on eyewitness identification reform since his time as an undergraduate at Brown University.

Unique fact: He was publicly exonerated and declared innocent by the North Carolina Attorney General after being falsely accused in the high-profile Duke Lacrosse case.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Reade shows up

Friendly But Slow
ROI Driven
Curious But Skeptical

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Priorities

Topics Reade cares about

Complex Commercial Litigation
His core practice area at Alston & Bird involves representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, and business torts.
Government Investigations
A key part of his professional focus involves representing companies and executives in sensitive government and internal investigations.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Partner
Alston & Bird
3-2018 - 9-2018
Secondee — Litigation & Investigations
Credit Suisse
11-2016 - 1-2025
Senior Associate
Alston & Bird
9-2014 - 10-2016
Litigation Associate
Connell Foley LLP
8-2013 - 8-2014
Judicial Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
In the press

Media appearances

"Adopt an Ownership Mentality," Says Reade Seligmann of Alston & Bird. Featured in Law.com
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Education
2010 - 2013
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Emory University School of Law
2007 - 2010
B.A.
Brown University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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