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Proskauer Rose LLP
11 TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Labor & Employment

Position

Michelle A. Annese is a partner in Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Law Department, Administrative Lead of the Investigations Practice Group, and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration Group.

Michelle represents employers in a variety of industries including financial services, retail, entertainment and sports. She assists them with a wide range of labor and employment matters involving employment discrimination and retaliation, sexual harassment and wrongful discharge. She has conducted numerous investigations on behalf of employers.

Michelle regularly appears in state and federal courts, as well as in proceedings before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other federal and state agencies.

In addition to litigating, Michelle counsels clients on compliance with employment-related laws, and on developing, implementing and enforcing personnel policies and procedures.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

(Next Generation Partners)

Michelle AnneseProskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP acts as trusted employment counsel to a range of Fortune 500 companies, universities, professional sports leagues and law firms. The group excels in all phases of class litigation and also boasts expertise in the media, entertainment and sports sectors, as well as in the legal profession. The practice is jointly led by Allan Bloom, who is skilled at handling claims for unpaid wages, employment discrimination and wrongful discharge; Adam Lupion, who is a key contact for sports leagues and teams seeking representation; Tony Oncidi, who focuses a large section of his practice on defending employers in large class action disputes, in addition to Andrea Rattner and Neil Abramson. All co-heads are based in New York, bar Oncidi who is based in Los Angeles. Mark Batten is a key name in the Boston office for class and collective actions, while Chicago’s Nigel Telman is often chosen to handle claims involving significant reputational risk. Notable figures in the New York office include Elise Bloom, who is a reputed discrimination, wage and hour and class action trial lawyer; Keisha-Ann Gray, who is a go-to advisor for issues involving discrimination or harassment and Michelle Annese, who has expertise in the financial services, retail, entertainment and sports sectors.