Natalie Lewis

Employment Attorney

Provides employment, workforce, and business law legal services, focused on the agreements,

Biography

Natalie has represented employers in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. Her experience includes defending single-plaintiff, class, and collective actions involving discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and wage-and-hour claims. Outside of litigation, she advises clients on workplace compliance, wage-and-hour practices, and restrictive-covenant strategy, including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. She has written on New York and federal employment developments, including non-compete reform, restrictive covenants in release agreements, and expanded whistleblower protections. Her writing includes an article published in the New York Law Journal. She is active in pro bono work, representing asylum seekers and providing employment counsel to nonprofits working on civic and social causes.

Representative Matters

$30M Gender Discrimination & Retaliation Arbitration. Defended a financial services firm in an arbitration brought by a former executive seeking more than $30 million for alleged gender discrimination and retaliation. As part of the defense team, helped compel arbitration, drafted the pre-hearing brief, prepared witnesses for testimony, and examined a witness at the hearing; the matter resulted in a complete defense award.
Age Discrimination & Whistleblower Retaliation. Defended a Fortune 500 company against age discrimination and whistleblower retaliation claims brought by a former senior executive, successfully moving to compel arbitration and staying all court proceedings.
Race Discrimination & Retaliation. Defended an AI technology company in a federal court action alleging race discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower violations; drafted dispositive motion briefing and written discovery.
Fraudulent Inducement Claims in Executive Recruitment. Defended a global management consulting firm against fraudulent inducement and negligent misrepresentation claims brought by a former senior executive based on alleged statements made during the recruitment process; matter resolved prior to trial.
Race Discrimination Mediation. Defended a national nonprofit health organization against race discrimination and retaliation claims, including investigating the claims and drafting the response to a demand letter and mediation statement; matter resolved through pre-litigation mediation.
Workers’ Compensation & Defense Base Act Claims. Defended a global defense contractor in multiple Defense Base Act proceedings brought by employees who worked in active war zones and sought compensation for psychological injuries. Drafted position statements to the U.S. Department of Labor challenging coverage under the Act, after which the claims were closed without further action; also drafted responses to demand letters, resulting in voluntary withdrawal of those claims.