Fisher Phillips Adds Powerhouse Workplace Safety Partner in Washington, DC

Fisher Phillips, one of the country’s preeminent labor and employment law firms representing employers, is pleased to announce that Robin Repass, a seasoned Workplace Safety attorney, has joined the firm as a Partner in the Washington, DC office.

Robin brings a unique perspective having served as both in-house counsel and leader of global standards and compliance at Amazon and a global electric vehicle company, and in private practice at an AmLaw 100 firm where she provided legal counsel on traditional employment law matters, workplace safety governance, and compliance. She has extensive experience guiding employers in the automobile, construction, manufacturing, mining, steel, and solar energy sectors through environmental, health, safety, and sustainability initiatives, as well as counseling and defending organizations in OSHA investigations and litigation. Robin also has experience developing and executing government affairs campaigns as they relate to corporate workplace health and safety programs, and engaging with federal officials, regulators, and advocacy organizations to collaborate on legislative and regulatory standards.

At Fisher Phillips, Robin joins the firm’s cross-country Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management practice, and Manufacturing and Transportation and Supply Chain industry teams. She is a certified lead auditor for International Standards Organization (ISO) 45001 and will leverage that experience to help clients create and implement workplace health and safety management programs.

“As companies continue to grapple with the federal government’s increased focus on new safety standards and hold employers to greater accountability for workplace safety incidents, the health and safety of employees will continue to be a top priority for corporate counsel,” said Travis Vance, co-chair of Fisher Phillips’ Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management practice. “Adding Robin to the team, an attorney with such significant and unique workplace safety experience, especially in Washington, DC, will be invaluable to our clients across the country.”

Robin joins shortly after the firm announced its office move and expansion in Washington, DC where the firm doubled its physical footprint to occupy space located at 1401 New York Avenue NW. Of the move, Dan Farrington, co-managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office, said, “It is important for our firm to have a strong presence in the heart of the city where we can continue to keep our finger on the pulse of federal workplace laws and continue to attract top talent.” Today, Dan says: “Robin is not only an experienced global workplace safety professional, but she is connected in government and trade circles in Washington, D.C. Our clients will benefit immediately from her arrival, and our local office will continue to seek and recruit legal talent to support clients in key practice areas like Workplace Safety that are significantly affected by federal regulation.”

Robin earned her J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law and her B.S. from East Tennessee State University. She is licensed to practice in California, Colorado, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.