Daniel S. Richards is an associate in the Employment Law Department and is based in the firm's New York office. Mr. Richards defends employers against discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, and restrictive covenant claims in state and federal courts around the country, including in the class and collective action context. He focuses on disparate-impact issues arising out of employment testing and defending employers through statistical test validation. He also advises employers in the lawful use of artificial intelligence in employment decision-making.

Before joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Richards was an employment litigation attorney in the New York office of an international law firm. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Associate Justice Walter F. Timpone of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Mr. Richards received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he served as the Executive Submissions Editor for the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review and received both James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honors. During law school, he served as a Law Clerk to Senator Christopher A. Coons, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Richards received his B.S. from Cornell University in Industrial Labor Relations.

• Columbia Law School, J.D., 2018
• Cornell University, B.S., 2015