Noah S. Oberlander

Counsel

Richmond

"Noah is great to work with."

Chambers USA, Labor & Employment client

Noah is counsel in Reed Smith’s Labor & Employment Group. Noah’s practice focuses on defending privately and publicly held for-profit companies in employment and commercial disputes in state and federal courts, and administrative proceedings. Noah also works closely with in-house counsel and company management regarding day-to-day compliance and best practices.

Recognitions

  • Named to the Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Business Litigation, 2025
  • Ranked in Chambers USA as "Associates to Watch" for Virginia Labor & Employment, 2021-2025

Credentials

Education

  • George Mason University School of Law, 2014, J.D.
  • Patrick Henry College, 2011, B.A.

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • Virginia

Court admissions

  • State Supreme Court - Virginia
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Virginia
  • All State Courts - Virginia

Professional affiliations

  • The Virginia Bar Association

Clerkships

  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Alabama, Honorable William M. Acker, Jr.

News

News
Individual Award
News release

20 Reed Smith lawyers recognized by Virginia Business as Legal Elite

News
Individual Award
News release

Noah Oberlander named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 class of Up & Coming lawyers

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Insights

Blogs

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia expands non-compete restrictions to cover all non-exempt employees

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Immigration enforcement underway: Preparing for I-9 inspections and site visits

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Maryland joins the growing list of states requiring pay disclosure in job postings

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to resolve the split between the Circuits on the burden of proof for FLSA exemptions

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

U.S. Department of Labor mandates two salary threshold increases for white collar FLSA exemptions and a mechanism for future automatic increases

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

U.S. Department of Labor proposes nearly 55 percent increase in the salary threshold for white collar exemptions with automatic increases

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

USCIS establishes permanent optional remote Form I-9 inspection procedure for E-Verify employers and releases new version of Form I-9 for all employers

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

U.S. Department of Labor clarifies how to calculate FMLA leave over holidays

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Next Up: NLRB General Counsel opines that most non-competes violate Section 7

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia further limits confidentiality and non-disparagement agreements and restricts the use of employee social security numbers

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia officially revoked COVID-19 workplace safety standard

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia begins process to revoke permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Federal contractor vaccine mandate temporarily halted nationwide

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

It continues: Virginia updates its permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia adopts new laws effective July 1 that continue to transform the employment landscape

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia enacts first in nation permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia set to enact permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standard

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia governor issues updated COVID-19 restrictions amidst DOLI’s proposed permanent workplace safety regulations

Blogs
Employment Law Watch

Virginia is the first state to adopt extensive COVID-19 workplace safety regulations

Blogs
EHS Law Insights

OSHA announces changes (again) to how COVID-19 cases are recorded

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Events

Events
Webinar
CLE / CPD

Investigations and enforcement trends webinar series: Key priorities for Q2 2025