Caitlin R. Hickey

Senior Associate

Location
New York
Phone number
(212) 808-7840

Caitlin Hickey helps clients navigate high-stakes litigation, including class actions, insurance disputes, and commercial cases. She has particular depth in consumer protection and false advertising defense, where she regularly guides companies through complex regulatory and litigation challenges.

Caitlin brings hands-on courtroom experience to every matter. She served on the trial team in a consumer false advertising case for a national dietary supplement company and second-chaired a trial for a leading life insurance company, where she cross-examined fact and expert witnesses and helped secure a favorable verdict.

She is also experienced in all phases of litigation, from arguing motions and managing discovery to preparing witnesses for depositions and trial.

Caitlin is committed to giving back through an active pro bono practice, with a focus on asylum cases and prisoners’ rights.

Defended website owner/operators against putative class action claims asserting privacy violations under state wiretapping statutes.

Currently defending a dietary supplement company in an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s office.

Representing clients in all stages of litigation through trial in private and governmental actions brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Obtained dismissal of petition for pre-litigation discovery into policy records for life insurance policy. Caitlin presented oral argument in opposition to the request.

Obtained dismissal at motion to dismiss stage on purported assignee’s claim for policy proceeds for $1.5 million life insurance policy. The decision was affirmed on a motion for renewal and/or re-argument.

Obtained a summary judgment dismissal of RICO claim alleging that national life insurance company conspired with promoters and insurance brokers in connection with the sale of insurance policies to be used as investment vehicles for employer welfare benefits plan under Section 419 of the tax code.

Second-chaired a bench trial that secured a decisive victory on behalf of a life insurance company in an action filed by an institutional, secondary owner of a life insurance policy attempting to enforce a misstatement of age in a Holocaust survivor’s life insurance application. The plaintiff’s request for declaratory relief was denied in full after a three-day bench trial.

Pro Bono

Caitlin has worked on several pro bono matters, including representing people who are incarcerated, asylum seekers, and individuals seeking 17-A guardianship.

Obtained an order of guardianship for the mother of an adult child with a rare genetic neurological and developmental disorder that made the child incapable of performing even the activities of daily living without her mother’s assistance.

Represented a Senegalese woman seeking asylum because of lifelong violence against her due to her sexual orientation. Filed a writ of mandamus arguing the government’s failure to timely schedule an asylum interview violated the Administrative Procedure Act and represented the client in her subsequent asylum interview. The client was granted asylum a week after her interview.

Selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers ​“Rising Stars,” 2025

Caitlin has volunteered at Horizons Juvenile Detention Center and at the WomensLaw, Hotline.