Overview
Robert is an experienced employment law attorney with a focus on advising companies how to navigate complex employment compliance issues, including how to avoid costly wage and hour litigation, creating and scaling up “best practice” handbook policies and HR practices, and mitigating risk from independent contractors and contingent workforces. Prior to joining Constangy, he worked in-house for a decade at a staffing firm and with a large HR software company. Robert provides strategic guidance on numerous employment matters, including implementing new HRIS and payroll systems, recruitment, employee relations, high-risk separations, reductions-in-force, and disability accommodations.
In addition to his extensive employment law experience, Robert has a strong background in data privacy and artificial intelligence issues in the workplace. He advises clients on ethical AI implementation and has been instrumental in managing bias audits for new AI software and creating accountability frameworks to ensure responsible AI practices.
Robert holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Data Privacy and an MBA, underscoring his commitment to data protection and strategic business solutions. He has also contributed to publications on AI regulation and fairness, demonstrating his dedication to fostering ethical standards in employment law.
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About Me
- “Those who can imagine anything, can create the impossible.”
- Alan Turing
Practice Emphasis
- Employee Handbooks and Policies
- HRIS and Payroll Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Privacy
- Independent Contractor Misclassification
- Contingent Workforce Management
- DE&I Policies
- Compliance Audits
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Education
Imperial College London
- M.B.A., 2024
Drexel University School of Law
- LL.M., Data Privacy, 2022
University of California, Los Angeles
- J.D., 2005
University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., Economics, 2002
Bar & Court Admissions
- California, 2005
- Texas, 2021
- Washington, 2021