Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in New York, NY

Innessa Melamed Huot is a Partner at Faruqi & Faruqi and focuses her practice on employment law and wage and hour class action litigation.  

Innessa represents employees across the country in both individual and class action lawsuits.  Innessa has litigated cases in both federal and state courts, involving violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws, workplace discrimination and harassment claims, retaliation matters, wrongful termination, worker misclassification, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations, breach of contract disputes, and other employment-related violations. Innessa has served as lead or co-lead counsel in numerous cases filed against major businesses and corporations, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of her clients.

Prior to joining Faruqi & Faruqi, Innessa handled complex civil litigation at two highly regarded New York City law firms. In one high-profile case, she and her co-counsel effectively represented minority shareholders in a derivative lawsuit against an oil corporation at trial. In addition to this experience, Innessa served as co-counsel in numerous coverage disputes with insurance carriers. She has brought this extensive litigation experience to her current firm.

As an undergraduate, Innessa received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and in international relations, graduating from Syracuse University summa cum laude. Innessa was awarded her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and her M.B.A. in finance, summa cum laude, from the Pace University Lubin School of Business. While in law school, Innessa served clerkships with a national law firm, as well as with the general counsel's office at Citigroup Inc. Admitted to practice before all New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut state courts, Innessa is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.