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Kay E. Sickles
Associate General Counsel

Kay Sickles joined GCG in June 2008 as Associate General Counsel. Ms. Sickles brings to that position a decade of class action litigation experience, which she will draw upon in advising both GCG and its clients.

Ms. Sickles comes to GCG after nearly 6 years with Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, where she was a Partner/Department Head in charge of its securities settlements. In this capacity, Ms. Sickles was one of a handful of attorneys across the country specializing in the settlement process for class action litigation and handled more than 75 settlements, including In re Tyco International Ltd. Securities Litigation, In re Delphi Securities Derivative and ERISA Litigation, and In re Tenet Healthcare Corporation Securities Litigation. Prior to joining Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP, Ms. Sickles was a Complex Litigation Associate at Sandals & Langer, LLP, where she handled all phases of ERISA, Antitrust, Consumer, and RICO class actions.

Ms. Sickles received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1994, and graduated with honors with a B.A. in history from Colgate University in 1991. She has been admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Ninth Circuits. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Ms. Sickles was named a "Pennsylvania Rising Star" by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Philadelphia Magazine. Ms. Sickles is a member of the Philadelphia and American Bar Associations.