Overview
Jillian S.B. Lukacik represents clients in management-side labor and employment matters.
Jillian defends employers in litigation involving individual and class claims under a broad range of local, state and federal laws, including: Title VII; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA); and Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (PFPO). She also has experience representing employers in restrictive covenant, noncompetition and trade secret matters.
Jillian also advises both public- and private-sector employers on labor-management relations issues such as organizing, campaigns, unfair labor practice charges, and labor arbitrations, and helps to keep employers current on changes impacting their workforces under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and Pennsylvania’s Public Employee Relations Act (PERA).
Prior Experience
Before joining the firm, Jillian served as a judicial intern for Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn of the Delaware Chancery Court. She also interned in the General Counsel’s Office for Wawa, Inc., supporting the in-house attorneys by performing research on various legal issues.
While in law school, Jillian was a research assistant to Professor Michael Moreland and was a managing board member of the Villanova Law Review. Additionally, Jillian participated in the business law concentration and co-authored an article with Prof. Benjamin Willis that was published in Volume 170 of Tax Notes Federal magazine. Jillian was first in her class at Villanova Law.
Jillian was a summer associate with our firm in 2019 and 2020.
Personal Interests
Jillian spends most of her free time traveling, cooking and watching sports. She also enjoys spending time with family, friends and her golden retriever.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University School of Law
J.D. Villanova Law Review (managing editor of operations) (2021)
Florida State University
B.S. in Psychology and Criminology (2018)
Insights & Events
News
Other Perspectives
- Springing the End of Zero-Basis Debt
Author, with Benjamin M. Willis and Celso L. Leite Jr. Tax Notes Federal, Vol. 170. March 22, 2021
Firm Blog Contributions
- LaborSphere – a resource providing coverage and insights on breaking cases, recently enacted legislation and a broad range of labor issues
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2022-23
- Pennsylvania Bar Association – Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award, 2021
- Villanova Law School Faculty – Hyman-Goodman Award, 2021
- Villanova Law School – St. Ives Award, 2021; Obert Award, 2021