Trent S. Dickey

Phone: (973) 643-5863
Email: tdickey@sillscummis.com
Website: www.sillscummis.com
Professional Biography:
Trent S. Dickey has 29 years of experience representing major domestic and foreign corporations in all aspects of complex commercial and management-side employment litigation. His clientele spans a broad spectrum of industries in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Dickey has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, both jury and bench trials, in federal and state courts throughout the nation.

Mr. Dickey’s clients range from Fortune 100 companies and public utilities to significant private enterprises. His practice encompasses the defense of employment claims including: race, gender and age discrimination and sexual harassment; wrongful discharge; allegations of breach of executive employment contracts, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements; and fiduciary duty actions. In complex commercial litigation, his wide expertise covers: breach of contract, joint venture and distribution agreements; theft of trade secrets; trademark and copyright disputes; business torts; and other intellectual property right actions.

He received his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 1982 and his B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia in 1977. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and the District of Columbia.
Organization: Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Articles in the National Law Review database by Trent S. Dickey:

Privacy Protection and Data Breaches: HR Tip of the Month (Posted On Sunday, April 10, 2011)
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Liability; N.J. Appellate Division Reduces Punitive Damages Where Emotional Distress Award Included Punitive Component (Posted On Saturday, April 9, 2011)
New Jersey’s Appellate Division: Failure to Prove Emotional Distress Damages and Failure to Prove Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Does Not Necessarily Foreclose Punitive Damages under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (Posted On Friday, March 11, 2011)
The Benefits of Properly Drafted and Administered Document Retention Policies: HR Tip of the Month (Posted On Thursday, March 10, 2011)
Employers Beware of Conducting Self-Evaluative Assessments of Compliance with Employment Laws: HR Tip of the Month (Posted On Wednesday, February 23, 2011)
Third Party Retaliation Claims under Title VII, the Discovery Rule under the NJLAD, and the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege under the FLSA (Posted On Monday, February 21, 2011)
Drafting A Social Media Policy: HR Tip of the Month (Posted On Saturday, December 11, 2010)
Restrictive Covenants: There is No Substitute for Careful Drafting (Posted On Thursday, December 9, 2010)
Curtailing the After-Hours Use of Blackberries by Non-Exempt Employees - Employment Tip of the Month (Posted On Saturday, November 13, 2010)
Are Restrictive Covenants Alive Or Dead? (Posted On Wednesday, November 10, 2010)
Is an Adverse Employment Consequence a Necessary Element for a Failure to Accommodate Claim in New Jersey? (Posted On Monday, November 8, 2010)
Proving Causation in a Retaliation Claim in the Second Circuit (Posted On Thursday, September 16, 2010)
New York Court of Appeals Limits the Ability of Out-of-State Employees to Assert Claims under New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws (Posted On Wednesday, August 4, 2010)

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