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Neda N. Dal Cielo

Office Managing Principal
Silicon Valley
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Neda N. Dal Cielo is the office managing principal of the Silicon Valley, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. An experienced litigator and trial attorney, Neda represents employers in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation in numerous areas of employment law including claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, failure to accommodate disabilities, defamation, breach of contract, fraud, failure to pay wages and a variety of other statutory and common law claims. She also represents employers before state and federal agencies including the California Civil Rights Department, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement.

In addition to litigation, Neda provides day-to-day advice and counseling to employers with an emphasis on strategies to prevent and manage litigation risks. She frequently advises employers on the multitude of issues that arise under the employment relationship, such as employee hiring and termination, workplace investigations, workplace violence, litigation avoidance, and compliance with EEO requirements.  

Neda also conducts in-house employment law training programs and risk management audits to help employers avoid employment-related liability. She has taught classes on sexual harassment, discrimination, reductions in force and alternative dispute resolution, and has given numerous presentations on specialized areas of labor and employment law, including wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, arbitration, and conducting C-suite investigations.

Speeches

"Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws," Conference of the Americas (Miami, FL, November 2010) (presenter)

Credentials

Education
Santa Clara University School of Law
J.D.
Santa Clara University
B.A.

cum laude

Admitted to Practice
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
California - C.D. Cal.
California - E.D. Cal.
California - N.D. Cal.
California - S.D. Cal.
California
Professional Associations and Activities
American Bar Association
Santa Clara County Bar Association
State Bar of California

Santa Clara University School of Law
J.D.
Santa Clara University
B.A.

cum laude

9th Circuit Court of Appeals
California - C.D. Cal.
California - E.D. Cal.
California - N.D. Cal.
California - S.D. Cal.
California

American Bar Association
Santa Clara County Bar Association
State Bar of California