Proskauer Rose LLP

Labor & Employment

Noa M. Baddish is a partner in Proskauer's Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Sports and Private Capital Groups. A skilled litigator and trial lawyer, Noa represents employers across industries — including sports, financial services, media, and entertainment — in complex employment disputes, arbitration, and class and collective actions nationwide.

She is a go-to defender for major employers facing high-risk employment litigation, with a record that spans some of the most complex wage and hour and discrimination class actions in the country, including claims involving unpaid overtime, misclassification, and off-the-clock work. Equally formidable in individual litigation, Noa represents clients in their most sensitive discrimination and harassment matters involving allegations of sex, race, age, disability, and retaliation. Clients rely on her because she brings trial-tested instincts, strategic clarity, and a command of the procedural and evidentiary issues that shape both class and individual outcomes. Her credibility with judges and her sophisticated handling of expert witnesses, especially in class certification and statistical analysis, make her one of the most effective advocates in the field.

In addition to her litigation practice, Noa provides day-to-day employment counseling to help clients navigate evolving workplace challenges. She has particular expertise advising on reductions in force (RIFs) and federal and state WARN Act compliance, guiding employers through complex restructuring decisions and associated risk mitigation. Her counseling reflects the same strategic, litigation-informed perspective that defines her courtroom work, ensuring clients receive guidance that is both legally sound and operationally practical.

Before joining Proskauer, Noa served as Assistant General Counsel to the New York City Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations, where she defended the Mayor and City agencies in arbitration and before the Board of Collective Bargaining. Earlier in her career, she clerked for Judge Ellen L. Koblitz of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.