Ángel Muñoz-Noya is the Chair of the Labor and Employment Team of the Firm. He has dedicated all his career to the field of labor and employment law. During more than 40 years of practice, he has been involved in numerous collective bargaining agreement negotiations, acting as spoke person and legal counsel representing employers in the health, manufacturing, television, tourism, services and transportation industry. He has participated in major labor and employment law litigation before the Federal and Local Courts and various administrative agencies including the National Labor Relations Board in all types of matters, including representation election petitions. He has also litigated extensively before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Education
J.D., University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973
B.B.A., Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1969
Professional Experience
Sánchez-Betances, Sifre & Muñoz Noya 2004 to present
Sánchez-Betances, Sifre & Muñoz-Noya, P.S.C., 2014 to present
Lespier, Muñoz-Noya & Rivera, 1981-2004
Lespier & Toro, 1979-1981.
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
New York State Supreme Court, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeal, First Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1974
Practice Areas
Labor and Employment Law
Civil Litigation
Professional Organizations
Puerto Rico Bar Association
American Arbitrators Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
New York Bar Association
Reported representative cases in which Mr. Muñoz-Noya has participated:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc. and Unidad Laboral de Enfermeras(os) y Empleados de La Salud, 2004 NLRB LEXIS 384 (2004)
ConAgra, Inc. v. NLRB, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 17210 (1997)
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Goya Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 1978 NLRB LEXIS 1448 (1978)
