Noah D. Genel

An experienced litigator and advisor, Noah Genel is the Chair of the Firm’s State Regulatory Compliance and Litigation practice. Immediately prior to joining the Firm, Noah was the Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Business Integrity Commission (BIC), a mayoral agency that regulates the commercial waste-hauling industry and the public wholesale food markets in New York City. With more than 25 years’ experience as an attorney, Noah specializes in complex criminal, civil and administrative litigation and government compliance and regulatory matters. He also has broad experience in local government—coordinating with numerous agencies and reaching practical solutions to complex problems.

As Commissioner at BIC (appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio), Noah was responsible for all policy, regulatory and enforcement decisions at the agency—working closely with numerous federal, state and local partners on a broad range of criminal and regulatory investigations and legislative and other issues. Under Noah’s leadership, BIC took regulatory action against entities and individuals who failed to meet the integrity standards required to operate in the regulated industries and referred cases for criminal prosecution where appropriate. Noah also spearheaded the expansion of BIC’s regulatory authority to encompass traffic safety through Local Law 198 of 2019 and related rules. Additionally, Noah represented BIC on the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s Construction Fraud Task Force. Prior to being appointed Commissioner, Noah served as BIC’s First Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel. As General Counsel, Noah successfully represented BIC before the New York City Council Oversight and Investigations Committee.

Prior to joining BIC, Noah was a Senior Investigative Counsel and an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, serving approximately eight-and-a-half years under both the Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau and the Hon. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. Assigned to the Rackets and Special Prosecutions Bureaus, Noah investigated and prosecuted cases involving complex financial fraud, traditional organized crime, bribery of public officials, terrorism, and other matters. Additionally, one of Noah’s cases resulted in major changes to local laws to improve safety at construction sites across New York City. Prior to the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, Noah worked in private practice at two leading New York City law firms, representing clients in criminal and civil cases in federal and state courts, including matters involving numerous components of the U.S. Department of Justice, local District Attorney’s Offices, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other entities.