Nicholas Baltaxe
Senior Associate
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Phone: +1 213 689 7420
- Duane Morris LLP
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3100
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5450
USA
Nicholas Baltaxe practices in the area of employment law with a focus on employment-related class action litigation. Mr. Baltaxe has experience defending corporations and individuals across a wide array of labor and employment disputes, including individual FEHA claims, wage and hour, class actions and PAGA claims.
Mr. Baltaxe is a 2019 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where he was managing editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2019
- Managing Editor, Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs - University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2015
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Senior Associate, 2025-present
- Associate, 2023-2024 - Novian & Novian LLP
- Associate, 2021-2023 - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP
- Associate, 2019-2021
Selected Publications
- Author, "In California, Stock Options Are Not Wages," HRLaws California, May 27, 2024
- Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Defendant’s Attempt At “Super Snap Removals”," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, February 5, 2024
- Co-author, "Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on Class Certification in Title IX Lawsuit," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, December 18, 2023
- Co-author, "Hawaii Federal Court Denies Motion To Certify Covid-19 Vaccination Class Action Brought Under Title VII And The ADA," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, December 12, 2023
- Co-author, "West Virginia Federal Court Finds Lack Of Involvement By Defendant In Alleged Class Action Solicitation Does Not Preclude Personal Jurisdiction Or Article III Standing," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, August 1, 2023
- Co-author, "9th Circ. Expands TCPA Standing, Narrowing Defenses," Law360, July 20, 2023
- Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Finds Article III Standing Under The TCPA For Owner Of Registered Phone With Third-Party User," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, July 10, 2023
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Lessons For the Leap Year – Latest Developments in CA Workplace Law – Avoiding Litigation, Recent Court Cases and Class Action Trends," Duane Morris Webinar, February 29, 2024