Charnanda T. Reid

Charn Reid focuses his practice primarily on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. He has represented manufacturers of various prescription drugs, including weight loss medication and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

In addition, Charn has represented financial institutions in complex commercial matters.

While in law school, Charn served as a Teaching Assistant in Business and Hospitality Law and a Graduate Community Assistant (GCA) at the law school's dormitory, Hughes Hall. He also studied international and comparative law at the Universite de Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne).

Charn previously practiced in the Product Liability and Toxic Torts practice group at DLA Piper in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to attending law school, he was employed as a management and IT consultant in the Financial Services division of a global consulting firm.

Professional & Community Activities

• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Biamba Maria Mutombo Hospital (Kinshasa, Congo), Pro Bono Counsel (2006)
• Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Council (2005-present)
• Board of Directors, Cabarrus County Boys & Girls Club (1998-2001)

Articles & Publications

• Co-Author, Think Outside the Box: Voir Dire, Defense Research Institute Course Book Series, Young Lawyers Seminar, June 2007
• Co-Author, On a Collision Course to the High Court: The State of Pharmaceutical Products Liability Litigation in the Wake of the FDA's Final Rule on Pre-emption, Legal Intelligencer, July 9, 2007
• Small Firms Should Not Be Overlooked in Diversity Discussion, Legal Intelligencer, October 8,2007

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

• Reid Speaks at Duke Career Conference