NICHOLAS H. SIKON is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, where he represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law. Mr. Sikon focuses his practice on matters involving compensation and professional contracts, whistleblowers, and individual discrimination and harassment claims. He also advises employees with respect to disability and family and medical leave-related issues. Mr. Sikon is active in both Outten & Golden’s Financial Services Practice Group and its Whistleblower and Retaliation Practice Group. He is also a member of Outten & Golden’s Executive and Professionals and Discrimination and Retaliation Practice Groups.
Prior to joining the firm in August 2015, Mr. Sikon was an associate with a large defense firm, where he represented employers across a wide-spectrum of industries in all aspects of employment law. In this role, he worked with employers across the country, counseling them with respect to complex employment transactions and defending them in litigation in federal and state court. Mr. Sikon also has significant experience representing clients in arbitration matters before FINRA, AAA, and JAMS concerning employment and general commercial litigation disputes.
Mr. Sikon received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2009, and his B.A. from Macalester College in 2004. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, as well as the National Employment Lawyers Association and its New York affiliate NELA/NY.
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Outten & Golden LLP
685 Third Avenue
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New York, NY, 10017
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 2013 | 07/18/2022 |
MD | Active | 2009 | 07/12/2022 |
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Legal guides | 0 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Outten & Golden LLP | 2019 - Present |
Associate | Outten & Golden LLP | 2015 - 2019 |
Associate | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | 2013 - 2015 |
Associate | The Law Offices of Gary M. Gilbert & Associates | 2009 - 2013 |
Law Clerk | The Law Offices of Gary M. Gilbert & Associates | 2007 - 2009 |
Public Education Coordinator | The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota | 2004 - 2006 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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New York City Bar Association | Volunteer Attorney | 2014 - Present |
Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
National Employment Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
National Employment Lawyers Association (New York chapter) | Member | N/A |
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | Supreme Court Shrinks Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections | 2018 |
Outten & Golden Employment Law Blog | Financial Services Professionals: Why FINRA's Public "BrokerCheck" Makes Negotiating Departures Even More Critical | 2018 |
Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | High-Stakes Whistleblowing: Dodd-Frank and Beyond, authored with Tammy Marzigliano | 2018 |
Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | Dodd-Frank Protects Whistleblowers Who Report to Both the SEC and Their Employers, authored with Tammy Marzigliano | 2018 |
Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | New ERISA Fiduciary Rule Takes Effect | 2017 |
Bloomberg BNA | The Family and Medical Leave Act, 2017 | 2017 |
Employment Law Blog | Why Companies Must Actively Encourage Whistleblowers | 2017 |
Outten & Golden Employment Law Blog | Sage Counsel | 2017 |
Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | As Discrimination and Harassment Rise, NYC Promotes Its Human Rights Law | 2017 |
Outten & Golden LLP Employment Law Blog | General Counsel as Whistleblowers: Lessons from the Bio-Rad Case | 2017 |
Federal Employment Law Training Training by Professionals for Professionals | The Fine Line between Gender Stereotype and Sexual Orientation Claims | 2011 |
Federal Employment Law Training Training by Professionals for Professionals | When is a Contractor an Employee | 2011 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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The George Washington University Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 2009 |
Macalester College | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | 2004 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Understanding Employment Law 2021 | Discrimination and Retaliation in 2021 | 2021 |
Understanding Employment Law 2020 | Discrimination and Retaliation Basics | 2020 |
Eighth Annual Year-End Labor and Employment Law Workshop | A View from the Plaintiff’s Bar | 2018 |
Council of Urban Professionals and the Robert Toigo Foundation Alumni Association | Understanding the Complexities of On-Ramping and Off-Ramping in Financial Services | 2017 |
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