One year after moving its New York City office to 40 Exchange Place, the Spiro Harrison & Nelson law firm has leased an additional 2,600 square feet to accommodate the firm’s most recent associate hires, including Noelle Reyes and Richard T. Barkauskas III.
“As our firm continues to grow in New Jersey and New York City, we’re thrilled to welcome two new, talented associates to our team,” Managing Partner Jason Spiro said. “Noelle and Richard enhance the depth of our litigation practices in New York and New Jersey so we can continue to deliver client-focused, value-driven services to our expanding roster of clients in both states.”
Reyes joins the firm as a litigation associate from Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, where she advised clients across a wide range of industries, including in matters relating to privacy and cybersecurity, health care, class actions, and commercial sectors.
She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as an associate editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, contributed to the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic as a student researcher, and held leadership roles with the Women of Berkeley Law group.
She also studied international law at the Georgetown University Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Her commitment to public service earned her pro bono honors with highest distinction. She continues to maintain an active pro bono practice focusing on privacy issues, copyright disputes, technology licensing, housing, and veterans’ matters.
Before attending law school, Noelle served as a psychiatric medic and counselor in the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of staff sergeant. She is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Barkauskas joins the firm as a litigation associate. His practice focuses on commercial litigation on behalf of businesses and individuals in state and federal courts.
Prior to joining Spiro Harrison & Nelson, Barkauskas worked at a mid-sized law firm in New Jersey, focusing on civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense and employment law. He served as a law clerk in New Jersey Superior Court for the Honorable Robert M. Hanna, J.S.C. and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Michael A. Shipp, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
A 2019 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in Political Science, Barkauskas earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2022. During law school, he gained invaluable experience and honed his advocacy skills as a member of the interscholastic moot court board.
