Faculty & Research
Carolyn D. Richmond
Partner and Co-Chair
Fox Rothschild LLP
Attorneys at Law
Carolyn D. Richmond is a partner and co-chair of Fox Rothschild LLP’s Hospitality
Practice Group. Her practice consists of representing and counseling clients in the
hospitality industry, as well as the financial services, retail, and manufacturing
sectors on a variety of labor and employment matters. In particular, Richmond has
extensive experience in matters including: wage and hour issues, restrictive
covenants, independent contractor status, EEO discrimination claims, employee
handbooks and the hiring process, diversity awareness training, union avoidance,
and e-workplace (e.g., privacy, blogging, surveillance).
Before joining Fox, Richmond was associated with Seyfarth Shaw, LLP in New York, where she served as National Co-Chair of its Restaurant Employment Practices Group. Previously, Richmond was General Counsel Corporate & Legal Affairs for BR Guest Restaurants and James Hotels. Currently, she is lead counsel in several wage and hour class action lawsuits against restaurant employers concerning alleged violations of tip pool, overtime, and meal break regulations. In addition, Richmond is litigating non-compete and defamation claims on behalf of a national hotel group.
Richmond is a prolific writer and often is a guest speaker to the hospitality industry on various labor and employment-related topics. She is an appointed member of the Board of Editorial Advisors for the Hospitality Law publication. Richmond also serves as an appointed Board Member and counsel to the New York City Chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association, and is a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Richmond is a graduate of the New York Law School (J.D. 1994) and Cornell
University (B.S. 1991). She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.