A. Klair Fitzpatrick

Partner

She/Her/Hers

Klair Fitzpatrick helps employers navigate a wide range of employment issues. Klair skillfully handles sensitive internal investigations involving alleged claims regarding executives, control functions , sexual harassment, workplace misconduct, and whistleblowing under federal, state, and local laws and advises on appropriate responses and remediation. When litigation occurs, Klair defends employers in complex employment disputes, such as whistleblower complaints, class and collective actions involving systemic discrimination, multi-plaintiff matters, and harassment and discrimination cases. She is deputy leader of the labor and employment practice for the Philadelphia office and a co-leader of the labor and employment practice’s pharmaceutical industry team.

Klair’s practice also involves developing compliance strategies for clients addressing US state and federal labor and employment laws across the pharmaceutical, financial services, and legal sectors. She helps clients respond to issues relating to adverse employment actions, harassment, retaliation, and compliance with state and federal laws, and designs mitigation strategies to avoid whistleblower, termination, and discrimination claims, including by advising on employment policies, pay equity, and training and audits.

In connection with her work on internal investigations, counseling, and class actions, Klair regularly works with statisticians and other experts to analyze large data sets. She also partners with clients to create crisis management plans to have before harassment allegations are brought, and advises on workplace culture assessments to evaluate companies’ policies, practices, and processes for handling sexual harassment and other workplace complaints.

A strong pro bono proponent, Klair sits on the board of Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center.

Klair frequently presents on issues relating to retaliation, investigation best practices, the attorney-client privilege, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2010, J.D., cum laude
University of Pennsylvania, 2005, B.A., cum laude

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the District of New Jersey

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Philadelphia (2025)

Listed, Philadelphia Business Journal, 40 Under 40 (2020)

Listed, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Influencer of Law, Rising Star (2019)

Listed, The Legal Intelligencer, Lawyers on the Fast Track (2018)

Member, Law360, Practice Group of the Year, Employment (2017, 2019)

Recipient, M.H. Goldstein Memorial Prize for Labor Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Recipient, Blank Rome Alvin Ackerman Prize, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Articles Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law

Faculty, 2020 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Basics of Employment Law

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