Mark S. Dichter

Email: mdichter@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia
1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Phone: 215.963.5291
Fax: 215.963.5001

practice accolades

Labor & Employment

The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012

Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2013

Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2012)

Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor & Employment by U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2011-2012)

Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey

education

Villanova University School of Law, 1969, J.D.

Drexel University, 1966, B.S.E.E.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
11/03/1211/03/12	Independent Contractor Misclassification, presented at the 6th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference, Atlanta, GA	Speech
04/01/112011	Global Overview, Getting the Deal Through—Labour and Employment 2010 (Law Business Research Ltd.) Download Podcast (duration 34:18; 47.1 MB) Listen Now	Chapter
02/17/1102/17/11	Reform of Tier 2 of the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
01/13/1101/13/11	UK Government Announces that the Default Retirement Age Will Be Phased Out View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
04/01/1004/01/10	Forthcoming Employment Changes in the UK View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
03/25/1003/25/10	Changes to Paternity Leave Entitlement View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
02/17/1002/17/10	The Calm Before the Storm: Are You Ready for the EEOC?	Webinar
11/18/0911/18/09	Queen’s Speech Puts Forward Proposed UK Legislative Reform View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
01/01/092009	United States, Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2009	Article
04/13/07April 2007	The Ninth Circuit Departs from Established Principles to Permit Borad-Based Employment Discrimination Class Actions: An Evaluation of Dukes v. Wal-Mart, BNA Class Action Litigation Report View Article	Article
03/05/072007	Sexual Harassment Litigation in the U.S., presented to Nippon Keidanren, Tokyo	Speech
02/08/0702/08/07	Managing European Employees in International Deals, Redundancies, and Business Restructuring: The Evolving Legal Landscape View Presentation Slides View Q&A	Webinar
06/26/0606/26/06	Protecting European Employee Privacy Rights During U.S. Litigation Discovery View Q&A View Presentation Slides	Webinar
06/22/0606/22/06	Understanding and Responding to OFCCP's Final Standards on Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Voluntary Compensation Self-Audit Guidelines View Presentation	Webinar
03/13/0603/13/06	Managing European Employees: Extending Codes of Conduct and Respecting Employee Privacy Rights View Q&A View Presentation	Webinar
10/19/0510/19/05	Class Certification After Wal-Mart: New Approaches to Challenging Rule 23 Class Certification, presented at the American Employment Law Council's Thirteenth Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA View Speech	Speech
06/27/0506/27/05	Gender Discrimination Litigation, presented at the Practising Law Institute's Litigating Employment Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Claims 2005, New York View Speech	Speech
06/02/0506/02/05	The Latest in Title VII Discrimination - New Cases, New Trends, New Issues, presented at the Upper Midwest Employment Institute, St. Paul, MN View Speech	Speech
04/21/0504/21/05	Wal-Mart to Wall Street: Gender Discrimination Issues Compensation Analysis Subjective Decision-making Theory OFCCP Approach to Compensation Analysis, presented at the Employment Law and Litigation Institute's Legal Trends and Practice Strategies Conference, Washington, D.C. View Speech	Speech
04/07/0504/07/05	Compensation Analysis Subjective Decision-making Theory OFCCP Approach to Compensation Analysis Self Analysis of Compensation, presented at the GE 2005 Labor and Employment Law Practice Group Meeting View Speech	Speech
04/06/0504/06/05	The Recent Trend in Sex and Other Discrimination Claims: Pay and Promotion Under Scrutiny, presented at ABA's 2005 Midwinter Meeting, Naples, FL View Speech	Speech
10/20/0410/20/04	The Government's New Approach: Compensation and Adverse Impact Issues, presented at the American Employment Law Council's 12th Annual Conference View Presentation	Speech
10/04/0410/04/04	Lessons from EEOC v. Morgan Stanley and Other Recent Cases, presented at the Boston Scientific Lawyers’ Meeting, New York View Speech	Speech
10/01/0310/01/03	The Sarbanes-Oxley Act After One Year, presented to the American Employment Law Council, Napa, CA The Sarbanes-Oxley Act After One Year	Speech
06/12/036/12 & 6/13 2003	Proposed Amendment to the Americans With Disabilities Act, presented at the University of Louisville's 20th Annual Carl A. Warns, Jr. Labor & Employment Law Institute View Speech	Speech
05/08/035/8 & 5/9 2003	Opt-In Class Actions: Collective Litigation Under the FLSA, ADEA and EPA, presented at New York University's 56th Annual Conference on Labor, Center for Labor & Employment Law View Speech	Speech
03/19/033/19-3/22 2003	Arbitration of Employment Claims, presented at the ABA EEO Committee Midwinter Meeting View Speech	Speech
12/01/0212/01/02	Arbitration of Employment Claims View Presentation	Speech
10/31/0210/31/02	Keeping the Client Out of Trouble View Presentation	Speech
10/23/0210/23/02	Advising Senior Management and Boards in the Public Eye: Dealing With Alleged High Profile Executive Misconduct, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act New Whistleblower Protections for Employees View Presentation	Speech
10/23/0210/23/02	Prevention I: Systemic Steps to Keep the Client Out of Harm's Way, presented at the American Employment Law Council 10th Annual Conference, Naples, FL View Presentation	Speech
10/17/0210/17/02	The Sarbanes-Oxley Act New Whistleblower Protections For Employees View Presentation	Speech
07/31/0207/31/02	Mediation of Class Actions: Preparing Yourself, Your Client, And Your Resources For Class Action Mediation View White Paper	White Paper
03/07/0203/07/02	Challenges to Commonly-Used "Forfeiture" Provisions in Securities Industry Deferred Compensation Plans, presented at the SIA Compliance and Legal Division Annual Seminar, Desert Springs, CA View Presentation	Speech
03/07/0203/07/02	Employment Litigation, Wage and Overtime, Class and Collective Actions - Recent Trends, presented at the SIA Compliance and Legal Division Annual Seminar, Desert Springs, CA View Presentation	Speech
03/01/0203/01/02	Arbitration v. Litigation, presented at eh SIA Compliance and Legal Division Annual Seminar, Palm Desert, CA View Presentation	Speech
10/25/0110/25/01	Compliance With and Litigation Under The Fair Labor Standards Act, presented at the Center for American and International Law 48th Annual Institute on Labor and Employment Law, Dallas	Speech
10/01/0110/01/01	Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements After Circuit City: Is It All Over? Presented at the American Employment Law Council's 9th Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA View Presentation	Speech
01/01/002000	Employee Dismissal Law: Forms & Procedures, 2000 ed. (John Wiley & Sons)	Book
11/16/9911/16/99	ADA Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/08/9910/08/99	Settling Large Gender Discrimination, Harassment or Wage/Hour Disparity Cases with the EEOC, OFCCP and Non-Agency Private Parties, presented before the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas View Presentation	Speech
10/01/9910/01/99	Class Actions Litigation Comparable Worth II and Collective Actions Under the Wage and Hour Laws, presented at the American Employment Law Council 7th Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA	Speech
08/01/9908/01/99	Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation, presented at the 1999 ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Atlanta View Presentation	Speech
04/01/9904/01/99	Understanding Wage Disparity Issues - The Legal Framework, presented to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Philadelphia View Presentation	Speech
03/08/9903/08/99	Downsizing/Rightsizing Settlement Agreements and Releases, presented to the Texas Employment Law Council, Austin, TX View Presentation	Speech
11/13/9811/13/98	Current Issues in Gender Discrimination, presented at the Midwest Labor & Employment Law Conference, Columbus, OH View Presentation	Speech
11/01/9811/01/98	Prevention and Investigation of Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/24/9810/24/98	Today's Problems in Reorganizing the Workforce and Protecting Against Claims from Terminated Employees, presented to the American Employment Law Council, Hilton Head, SC View Presentation	Speech
09/01/9809/01/98	Discovery and Trial in Sexual Harassment Cases from Defense Counsel Perspective, presented at the Glasser Legal Works Seminar, New York View Presentation	Speech
06/01/9806/01/98	Challenging Class Certification in Pattern and Practice Cases, presented at the Practising Law Institute, New York	Speech
05/29/9805/29/98	Admissibility of Expert Testimony -- Pseudo Expertise in Employment Litigation, presented at the 15th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis	Speech
05/15/9805/15/98	Attorney Fee Litigation in Fee-Shifting Cases, presented at the National Employment Law Institute, 1998 Employment Law Conference, Washington, D.C.	Speech
03/01/9803/01/98	The Rock and the Hard Place: Diversity-Based Non-Remedial Affirmative Action Plans from Weber to Taxman, presented to the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Opportunity Committee 1998 Mid-Winter Meeting	Speech
12/01/9712/01/97	Defending Sexual Harassment Claims, presented at the National Employment Law Institute 1997 Employment Law Conference, Washington, D.C.	Speech
12/01/971997	Employment Law in Germany (Chapter 4), International Labor and Employment Laws, Vol. 1 (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.)	Chapter
10/24/9710/24/97	Today's Challenging Problems in Employment Litigation: Rightsizing and Reductions-In-Force "Employment" of Independent Contractors Privacy Issues in the Electronic Age, presented at The 44th Annual Institute on Labor and Employment Law - The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas	Speech
10/18/9710/18/97	Deposing and Challenging the Junk Scientist, presented to The American Employment Law Council, The 5th Annual Conference, La Quinta, CA	Speech
08/05/9708/05/97	Employment Issues Arising From Professional Practices, presented to the ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, San Francisco	Speech
06/01/9706/01/97	Sexual Harassment: A New Perspective on Litigating These Cases, presented at the Practising Law Institute, New York	Speech
05/16/9705/16/97	Separation Agreements and Settlements of Employment Disputes, presented at the Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference, Seattle	Speech
04/11/9704/11/97	Special Problems in Defending Discrimination and Harassment Claims Brought Against and Brought by High Level Executives, presented at the Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education Division, 15th Annual Employment Law and Litigation Update, Washington, D.C.	Speech
02/01/9702/01/97	Managed Care Practical Strategies and Legal Considerations, presented at the ABA National Institute on Managed Care Agenda, San Diego	Speech
12/13/9612/13/96	Employee Benefits Update, presented at the National Employment Law Institute, 1996 Employment Law Conference, Washington, D.C.	Speech
12/01/9612/01/96	Texaco Race Discrimination Settlement and Potential Implications View White Paper	White Paper
11/18/9611/18/96	Employment Law Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/18/9610/18/96	Some of Today's Challenging Problems in Employment Litigation: Issues of the Electronic Age Controlling Litigation Costs Proliferation of Causes of Action, presented at the 43rd Annual Institute on Labor and Employment Law -- The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas	Speech
10/01/9610/01/96	Use and Abuse of the Media in Sexual Harassment Cases, presented before the American Bar Association Conference on Sexual Harassment, Chicago	Speech
06/27/9606/27/96	Arbitration of Employment Disputes, presented at the American Arbitration Association Labor-Management and Employment Law CLE Program, Philadelphia	Speech
06/20/9606/20/96	Alternative Billing Practices in Employment Law, presented at the National Employment Law Institute, Employment Law Litigation, Washington, D.C.	Speech
06/18/9606/18/96	Defending the Large or Foreign Company, presented at the Practising Law Institute, New York	Speech
05/08/9605/08/96	U.S. Labor and Employment Law Considerations in Acquisitions and Downsizing, presented at the ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, New York	Speech
04/29/9604/29/96	Comments on the Report of the Arbitration Policy Task Force on Securities Arbitration Reform (The Ruder Report), presented at the Glasser Legal Works Seminar, New York	Speech
04/29/9604/29/96	Securities Arbitration and Litigation: The Changing Landscape, presented at the Glasser LegalWorks Seminar, New York	Speech
03/30/9603/30/96	Compulsory Arbitration of Employment Disputes, presented at the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-winter Meeting, Carlsbad, CA	Speech
10/10/9510/10/95	Employment Law Update, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
07/28/9507/28/95	Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination, presented at the 1995 Employment Discrimination Law Update, The National Employment Law Institute and The Bureau of National Affairs, Chicago	Speech
06/05/9506/05/95	Summary Judgment in Employment Litigation, presented at the Practising Law Institute, Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases, New York	Speech
05/20/9505/20/95	Advancement in the Workplace: Pay, Promotion, Pregnancy and the Glass Ceiling, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Anniversary Celebration, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Washington, D.C.	Speech
03/25/9503/25/95	Use of Psychological Experts in Employment Discrimination Litigation, presented to the American Bar Association, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, 1995 Mid-winter Meeting, Marco Island, FL	Speech
10/12/9410/12/94	Employment Law Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/07/9410/07/94	Dealing With Challenging Issues in Employment Litigation, presented at The Southwestern Legal Foundation Institutes seminar, Dallas	Speech
09/23/9409/23/94	Litigation Strategies and Procedures, presented at the Client Counseling and Litigating Under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
06/22/9406/22/94	Use of Experts in Sexual Harassment Litigation, presented at the Practising Law Institute's Sexual Harassment Litigation Conference, New York	Speech
06/14/9406/14/94	Discovery and the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, presented at the Practising Law Institute's Employment Discrimination Litigation Conference, New York	Speech
05/20/9405/20/94	Developing Overall Case Preparation and Management Strategy for the Defense and The New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, presented at National Employment Law Institute's Employment Law Litigation Conference, Washington, D.C.	Speech
05/18/9405/18/94	The Americans With Disabilities Act One Year Later, presented at ML&B's Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Health Care Providers, Camp Hill, PA	Speech
05/13/9405/13/94	Litigating Glass Ceiling Cases, presented at the ABA National Institute's seminar, 'Pressure for Change: How to Successfully Handle the Employment Law Challenges of a Diverse Workplace,' New York, and Chicago	Speech
04/19/9404/19/94	Gender Issues at Work - Sexual Stereotyping, 'Glass Ceiling,' Sexual Orientation Discrimination, and Harassment, presented at the ML&B Labor and Employment Law Program, Los Angeles	Speech
12/10/9312/10/93	Employee Benefits Update - Developments in Plan Issues and Litigation, presented at The National Employment Law Institute's Employment Law Conference, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.	Speech
12/02/9312/02/93	The Impact of the Ezold Case: Lessons for Employment Lawyers and Law Firms, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Association 1993 Bench Bar Conference	Speech
11/06/9311/06/93	Managing and Protecting Internal Investigations from Civil and Criminal Discovery, presented at American Employment Law Council's Employment Law Conference, Ojai, CA	Speech
11/01/9311/01/93	Current Developments Under the ADA and the ADEA, presented at the ABA National Institute, Arlington, VA	Speech
10/20/9310/20/93	TQM For Law Firms or Quality Client Service, presented at the ABA National Institute's 'A Litigator's TQM Survival Kit' seminar, Washington, D.C.	Speech
10/04/9310/04/93	The Americans with Disabilities Act One Year Later, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
06/15/9306/15/93	Recent Developments in Gender Discrimination Litigation, presented at the Practising Law Institute's 'Employment Discrimination Litigation' Conference, New York	Speech
06/09/9306/09/93	Use of Experts in Sexual Harassment Litigation, presented at the Practising Law Institute's 'Sexual Harassment Litigation' Conference, New York	Speech
07/01/9207/01/92	Accommodating Workers with Disabilities, The American With Disabilities Act of 1990, presented at a seminar co-sponsored by the EEOC, the ABA Labor and Employment Law Committee, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Valley Project with Industry	Speech
04/01/92April 1992	Americans with Disabilities Act, The Authority, Vol. 23, No. 2 View Article	Article
02/07/9202/07/92	Partnership and Promotion Decisions, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's 'Labor and Employment Law Symposium	Speech
11/01/9111/01/91	The Civil Rights Act of 1991: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
10/31/9110/31/91	New Approaches to Limiting & Resolving Employment Claims, presented at the Defense Research Institute's 15th Annual Employment Law Seminar, Sea Island, Georgia	Speech
10/01/9110/01/91	Preparing for the Americans with Disabilities Act, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/01/9110/01/91	Sexual Harassment Policies & Programs: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
09/01/9109/01/91	The EEOC's Final Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
03/01/91March 1991	Learning to Manage Reductions-in-Force, Management Review	Article
03/01/9103/01/91	The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Proposed Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
03/01/9103/01/91	The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Proposed Regulations Implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilties Act: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper

Date	Title	Description
Jan 14, 2010	'Mad Men' Haven't Changed Much Since The 1960s, NPR	Mark Dichter discusses workplace discrimination in the advertising industry.
Nov 09, 2009	Morgan Lewis Signals Commitment to International Growth with Chair of Firm’s Labour & Employment Practice’s Move to London	Morgan Lewis today announced that Mark S. Dichter will relocate to London and begin splitting his time among the firm’s London and US offices.
Jun 29, 2009	Partners Quoted on Landmark Supreme Court Case	Mark Dichter and Grace Speights comment on the landmark Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano.
Jan 16, 2009	Discrimination Suits On The Rise Amid Recession, Law360	Mark Dichter discusses the increase in discrimination lawsuits in 2008.
Apr 05, 2006	Mark Dichter Named World's Leading Management Labour and Employment Lawyer	On March 31, LEPG partner Mark Dichter was named as "the world's leading management labour and employment lawyer" by Who's Who Legal, the publisher of the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.
Jan 04, 2006	Coast to Coast: Creative Work for Clients Helps Morgan, Lewis Expand Its Practice Across the Country	The American Lawyer named Morgan Lewis as the winner in its 2006 Litigation Department of the Year -- Labor and Employment Law category.
Jan 01, 2004	National Labor and Employment Law Litigation Practice Recognized by The American Lawyer	Litigation Department of the Year -- The verdict is in! Finalist Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP knows how to bargain at the table and battle in the courthouse.

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