Located in San Francisco, Carolyn A. Knox is a shareholder in the Cross-Border Practice Group at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Carolyn has broad experience in both US and cross-border employment issues. Over the course of her career, she has practiced in the US, Europe, and Brazil. She regularly provides advice and counsel on cross-border human resources law issues to senior corporate management, in-house employment counsel, and HR professionals. Her focus has always been on assisting international companies to find strategic and business-oriented solutions to their cross-border employment challenges.  In addition, Carolyn assists clients with expansion into new markets outside of their home country.

Carolyn has been a frequent speaker to in-house counsel associations, bar associations, human resources associations, and media companies on local and cross-border employment and benefits issues. She is the current chair of the Employment and Immigration Committee of the IPBA.