Ariadne is responsible for managing all of the firm’s employment and labor law cases and advises clients in various aspects of employment law. She has experience appearing in federal court as lead counsel for trials, settlement conferences, and oral argument on Motions. She has also successfully negotiated settlement agreements on behalf of both employers and employees.

Prior to joining Pardalis & Nohavicka, LLP, Ariadne served as a research assistant for a corporate law Professor at Harvard Law School and also taught law school courses at the University of Edinburgh for which she received a teaching award. She was also been awarded First Prize in persuasive speaking in an international debate competition taking place in Toronto, Canada.

Education:

Harvard Law School – LL.M. (Ernest and Walton Goodbar Scholarship; A.G. Leventis Foundation Scholarship; Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Editor)

University of Edinburgh LL.B., First Class Honors (First in the class on Degree Dissertation)

Areas of Practice/ Litigation:       

Wage and hour actions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Retaliation & whistle-blower violations

Wrongful Termination

Family and medical leave

Workplace safety and health

Transactional: Employee handbooks and Codes of conduct, Arbitration agreements, Severance agreements

Admissions: New York State, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Languages: Greek, Italian