Regina Dicke

504.556.4189

Notable Experience

  • Successfully defended a manufacturer’s newly hired employee against illegitimate claims of misappropriation of trade secrets by the manufacturer’s competitor, which was the employee’s former employer. Prevailed in a preliminary injunction trial, following which the competitor/former employer dismissed its suit.
  • Defeated grievance alleging systematic diminishment of bargaining unit at chemical plant. Proved CBA contained no staffing requirements and there was a binding past practice of use of contractors as an efficiency strategy, which the union accepted. We prevailed, and the decision saved our client millions of dollars in additional labor costs.
  • Secured a favorable result for a global chemical manufacturer hit with both a wrongful termination grievance and a discrimination lawsuit by the same employee. Expedited the hearing in the arbitration and prevailed. Then obtained a nuisance value settlement of the discrimination lawsuit.
  • Represented a global oil company in an FLSA collective action in which the employees of its contractor sought unpaid overtime wages. Prevailed on motion to dismiss company based on deficient allegations of joint employer status in the complaint.
  • Defended a regional health care company against ADA lawsuit filed by employee with history of breast cancer who was terminated for poor performance. Deposed only the plaintiff and obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims.
  • Secured Award dismissing contracting out grievance filed by union against global chemical company. Proved that employer had long-standing past practice of assigning work in question to contractors and union had acquiesced in the practice.
  • Defended major chemical company against sex, age, and reverse race discrimination claims of terminated lab technician. Deposed only the plaintiff and obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims.
  • Obtained summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, for major refinery in same-sex, sexual harassment case filed by terminated operator. Sifted through multiple claims to address the crux of the issue, which involved a personality conflict and not harassment based on sex.
  • Represented a Plan Administrator of regional health care company’s ERISA severance pay plan in action for severance benefits. Obtained summary judgment on grounds that Administrator’s denial of benefits was not an abuse of discretion.

Involvement

Professional

  • Liskow’s Board of Directors, Former Member  
  • New Orleans Bar Association, Member 
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member 
  • Federal Bar Association, Member 
  • American Bar Association, Member 
  • Defense Research Institute, Labor and Employment Section, Member 

Community 

  • Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, Board Chair
  • Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, Board of Directors 
  • Baptist Ministries Grants Advisor
  • New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center, Former Member of Board of Directors, Past-President 

Recognition

  • Chambers USA – Labor & Employment, 2006-2025, Band 1
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2005-2026
  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
    • Employment Law - Management, New Orleans, 2018, 2021, 2025, 2026
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment, New Orleans, 2019 and 2024
    • Labor Law - Management, New Orleans, 2017
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2008-2026
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Top 50 Louisiana Lawyers, 2021-2026
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Top 50 New Orleans Lawyers, 2021-2026
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law, 2022 and 2019
  • New Orleans Magazine’s List of “Top Lawyers,” 2004–2026

 

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1987)
  • University of Virginia (B.A., with Distinction, 1984)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1987

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 1987
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 1987

Presentations

  • "Marine Employment Considerations," Liskow Maritime Seminar, October 15, 2024, Houston, Texas
  • "Employment Law Update," Liskow's Employment Law Update Webinar, October 12, 2023
  • State and Federal Laws Update - Panel Discussion, Human Resource Management’s Legal Summit, September 17, 2024, New Orleans, LA
  • “Wage Transparency Law Implications for Workforce Development,” Offshore Marine Service Association's Spring Regulatory Meeting, March 2023
  • “Labor and Employment Law Update,” Liskow & Lewis Webinar, November 2, 2021
  • "COVID Liability and Your Business: An Employer's Guide to Workplace Liability During the Pandemic," 2020 Southern Energy Conference, Hosted by LOGA and LMOGA, October 20, 2020
  • "Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law," Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service’s Louisiana-Mississippi Labor-Management Conference, July 17, 2018, Biloxi, MS
  • "Harassment in the Workplace:  Awareness and Legal Issues in the #metoo Era," In-House BP CLE Presentation, June 25, 2018, Houston, TX

Publications

After Hours

"I enjoy music, New Orleans restaurants, college sports, and time with the family. I love golf, but it’s a humbling game." 

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