Noah Balch focuses his practice on litigation, with a substantive concentration in the fields of real estate, banking, complex business disputes and entertainment. Mr. Balch's litigation experience is significant and has grown tremendously in the past few years due to his successes both in and out of the courtroom. He has litigated cases in federal, bankruptcy and state complex courts involving disputes over hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Balch successfully co-chaired a jury trial that resulted in a seven-figure award for his client in a wrongful death case. He also prevailed in a federal jury trial regarding a violation of his client's civil rights.
Mr. Balch provides services to commercial banks and lenders, publicly traded commercial real estate companies, entertainers, artists, telecommunications companies, government agencies, toy companies, cartoonists, screenwriters, authors, book publishers, studios and television producers. He has handled litigation arising out of distressed loans, foreclosures, government receiverships, trademark and copyright claims, unfair competition claims, REO properties, purchases and sales of real estate projects, mechanics' liens, stop notices, wrongful death, workers' compensation, pharmaceuticals, debt collection violations and probate contests. Mr. Balch also devotes a tremendous amount of time to pro bono clients, including foundations for children and civil rights organizations. Recently, in recognition of his services, he received Katten's Pro Bono Service Award.
Mr. Balch earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance, with high honors, from The University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and his Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business in 2006, where he received the Dean's Award. In addition, Mr. Balch received his Juris Doctor degree in 2006, with honors, from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
While in law school, Mr. Balch received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award and the National Order of Barristers Award. He was a national and regional champion of the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, a regional champion of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, and a Stanley P. and Claudie P. Wilson Presidential Scholar for Excellence in Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Additionally, Mr. Balch served as the administrative editor for The Review of Litigation, in which his oft-cited work regarding copyright, Danger Mouse, Jay-Z and The Beatles, "The Grey Note," was published (The Review of Litigation, Vol. 24 No. 3, 2005).
Mr. Balch is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.