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Molly DiBianca is the Member In Charge of the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office. Molly’s practice is multi-faceted. She regularly serves as a neutral—appointed by the courts and selected by the parties—to assist litigants in resolving their disputes outside the courtroom, and litigates complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts both in and outside of Delaware.

Mediation and Special-Master Appointments

Molly serves as a private mediator, selected by the parties to assist in reaching an out-of-court resolution. She mediates cases involving commercial, construction, contract, employment, and trust-and-estate disputes. Molly vigorously pursues a mutually agreeable resolution through a collaborative and confidential process, while focusing on the needs and desires of the parties to ensure a satisfying outcome to all parties.

Molly regularly serves as a court-appointed Special Master in Delaware’s Court of Chancery and in the Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD) of Delaware’s Superior Court. Molly is a Fellow of the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals—the only Fellow in Delaware. Molly is a certified mediator and arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA). 

Litigation

Molly is an experienced trial lawyer. For nearly two decades, Molly has represented businesses in complex commercial and employment disputes in state and federal courts.

Employer Representation

For two decades, Molly has guided employers through the maze of workplace laws.  She has counseled business of all sizes and in a variety of industries on every aspect of employment law. She is a frequent speaker and teaches best practices to executives and in-house counsel.  Molly also conducts internal investigations and is often called upon to investigate the most serious allegations.  Clients appreciate her ability to quickly root out the underlying issues in workplace conflicts and to make suggestions for resolution that are practical and realistic.

Technology

Molly is well known for her deep knowledge of technology in the practice of law.  In 2024, she was appointed as the Co-Chair of the Delaware Supreme Court’s Commission on Law & Technology’s Emerging Technology committee, which focuses predominantly on Artificial Intelligence.  Prior to that appointment, Molly served as the Co-Chair of the Delaware Supreme Court Commission on Law & Technology.  For more than 10 years, she has been a leading author and speaker on matters relating to technology in the legal field, with a special emphasis on legal ethics and social media.  Molly utilizes her expertise in this area when assisting parties in resolving e-discovery or other technology-related discovery disputes.

Molly created and wrote the Delaware Employment Law Blog for several years. It was voted into the ABA Journal’s Top 100 Blawgs five years in a row and was awarded a spot in the magazine’s Top 100 Blawgs Hall of Fame in 2015.

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Recognitions

ABA Journal, Top 100 Blawg Hall of Fame (2014)

Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Labor and Employment, 2012-2017

ABA Journal, Blawg 100, Labor and Employment, 2009-2014

Chambers USA – Labor and Employment, 2016-2018, 2021-2023

Named among The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment-Law Individuals, Litigation-Labor and Employment by Best Lawyers (2022-2024)

Named among The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management by Best Lawyers (2024)

Best Lawyer in Employment Law for Employers – Delaware Today

Memberships

American Bar Association

Delaware State Bar Association; ADR and Employment Sections

Delaware Supreme Court Commission on Law and Technology; Co-Chair, Emerging Technology

Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals, Fellow

Delaware Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Responsibility, Member

Delaware Supreme Court Permanent Advisory Committee on Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence, Member (Past)

American Arbitration Association, Mediator

American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator

State Bar Licenses

Delaware

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., District of Delaware
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
Supreme Court of Delaware
Presentations

Molly is a frequent speaker to audiences across the country on employment matters, legal ethics, and technology in the law.  A sample of some of her recent presentations include:

  • Zero-Tolerance: A Discussion, Delaware State Bar Association, Women and the Law (Mar. 2023)
  • Legal Implications for the Remote Workforce, ABA, Business Law Section (Dec. 2022)
  • Ethics of Attorney Marketing & Solicitation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Mar. 2022)
  • Technology & Ethics, Delaware State Bar Association, Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar on Ethics (Feb. 2022)

Academic Appointments

  • University of Delaware, School of Public Policy and Administration, Adjunct Faculty, Administrative & Employment Law (2014-15)
  • Notre Dame University Law School, Guest Lecturer on Employment Contracts
  • Villanova University School of Law, Guest Lecturer on Ethics in Legal Technology
  • Widener University School of Law, Guest Lecturer on Social Media
  • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Guest Lecturer on Employment Law

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