Michelle Katz represents and advises clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters.
Michelle has counseled clients on compliance with labor and employment matters arising under federal, state, and local laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). She also has experience advising on employee handbook and leave issues.
Michelle is active in the Firm's transactional practice, providing advice on employment-related matters in mergers, acquisitions, and other complex transactions in various industries.
Prior to attending law school, Michelle held positions in human resources at several major institutions.
Experience
- University of Houston (J.D. magna cum laude 2021; Houston Law Review; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons); Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations (B.S. 2014)
- New York and Texas
- Intern to Chief Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Spring 2020)