Catherine T. Barbieri

Partner

Philadelphia, PA

215.299.2839

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Catherine is a management-side employment litigator who represents clients in the full range of employment matters, including: 

  • discrimination suits (ADAAA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, Section 1981)
  • wrongful termination suits
  • restrictive covenant litigation
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act discrimination complaints
  • counseling and litigation avoidance
  • regulatory compliance (ADAAA, ADEA, COBRA, FLSA, FMLA, HIPAA, OSHA)
  • reductions-in-force

Catherine has been lead counsel in a number of reported cases, including:

  • Fronczkiewicz v. Magellan Health Services, Inc., No. 11-7542, 2012 WL 2357484, (D.N.J., June 20, 2012)
  • Rose Hancox v. Lockheed Martin Technology Services, et al., 2007 WL 1796248 (D.N.J., June 21, 2007)
  • Sandra Kasali v. JP Morgan/Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, No. CIV. A. 04-500, 2005 WL 2989299 (E.D. Pa., November 7, 2005)
  • Edith Johnson v. Chase Home Finance, 309 F.Supp.2d 667 (E.D. Pa. 2004)

In addition, Catherine counsels colleges and universities regarding student disability and harassment issues, and represents institutions of higher learning in discrimination litigation.

Catherine's leadership roles within the firm include:

  • Member, Diversity Committee
  • Former Hiring Partner
  • Former Chair, Recruitment Committee

Before Fox Rothschild

At the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Catherine received the Herman Lazarus Prize for Labor and Employment Law. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the Comparative Labor Law Journal, in which she published an article about the NAFTA Labor Side Agreements.

Beyond Fox Rothschild

Catherine currently serves as Chair for the Board of Trustees of the Women's Law Project. She has lectured at numerous continuing education seminars for human resource professionals and accountants on topics including:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act Update and Accommodation Issues
  • Managing Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Responding to Harassment Complaints

Honors and Awards

• Selected as a 2010 "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly
• Included in the list of "Pennsylvania Rising Stars" by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine (2005, 2011)
Practice Areas
Labor & Employment
Education
Charter Schools

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey


Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1996

B.A., University of Delaware, Phi Beta Kappa, 1993


Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania


Memberships

Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association

Women in the Profession Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association


Board of Directors

Women's Law Project, Chair of the Board of Trustees