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Priya Patel

Senior Attorney

Priya R. Patel is a senior employment attorney at Clark Hill who represents and counsels employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, while intentionally building her practice around the automotive, motorsports, and creative production sectors. She works closely with high-growth, contractor-heavy businesses and emerging companies whose workforces reflect the flexible, project-based models common in these industries, advising them on employment risk, compliance, and dispute avoidance as they scale.

With experience spanning California, New York, and New Jersey, Priya brings a multijurisdictional perspective to advising companies operating across states—and across industries—with sophisticated onsite, remote, hybrid, and contractor workforces. Her background in real estate and foreclosure litigation further strengthens her ability to manage complex disputes and high-pressure matters with precision and clarity.

Priya is also actively engaged in the automotive and creative communities, gaining recognition through industry events, motorsports collaborations, and her own published photography documenting automotive culture. This growing visibility deepens her connection to the clients she serves and informs her practical understanding of the business realities and creative workflows within these fields.

Priya is a contributing member of Clark Hill’s Automotive & Manufacturing Group, helping shape the firm’s cross-disciplinary support for clients innovating across mobility, performance engineering, and advanced manufacturing.

She is committed to delivering responsive, business-focused counsel that helps employers anticipate risk, meet their workforce obligations, and build resilient people operations as they scale.

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, 2015
B.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2011

State Bar Licenses

California
  • Represented hospitality industry employers in complex California wage-and-hour class actions, PAGA representative actions, and individual employment disputes.
  • Defended employers against claims involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and related workplace allegations.
  • Counseled hospitality clients on employment-related risk management, litigation strategy, and compliance issues arising under California labor and employment laws.
  • Responded to and advised clients regarding cease-and-desist demands involving alleged trade dress infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and restrictive covenant/breach of contract claims.

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