Sydney Reade represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation in state and federal court.
Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Sydney was a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In that role, she worked on an array of matters, including drafting bench memoranda, motion orders and proposed summary orders in labor and employment, civil rights and criminal sentencing cases, among others. She also conducted research on legal issues and handled time-sensitive motions dealing with emerging state health legislation.
Sydney clerked for two years at the United States District Court, Western District of New York in Rochester, for both Chief Judge Frank Geraci and Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman, where she assisted in conducting all aspects of discovery and courtroom procedure.