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Isabella F. Sparhawk
Isabella F. Sparhawk

Isabella F. Sparhawk

Associate
Charleston
+1.843.579.3456
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Isabella Sparhawk is an associate in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. Isabella represents clients in a wide range of employment litigation matters, including those involving race, age, and gender discrimination, harassment claims, and breach of contract.

Previously, Isabella served as a law clerk to the Honorable David C. Norton of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Isabella also worked as a summer associate for the firm, and in-house for the legal department of a technology company.

Isabella is especially interested in the role artificial intelligence (AI) plays in the employment space, relating to risks of discrimination and bias in hiring, and how AI will affect worker compensation and job security. 

Isabella gained experience as a founding member at a start-up in Chicago that developed and sold healthy, allergy-friendly snacks. Her role involved leading and executing marketing strategies, and designing the packaging for the product. 

  • Richard Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy, presented to one student who excels in Trial Advocacy at Wake Forest Law 
  • National Finalist for the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mock Trial Competition
  • Innocence and Justice Clinic – Dean Suzanne Reynolds Award in Recognition of Academic Excellence 
  • Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist – for patented project, Anti-Microbial Silver Nanoparticle Coating for Touch Screen Devices 
  • inForum Presentation: Artificial Intelligence and Employment Decisions: The Law, Risks, and Recommendations, Nove
Additional Thought Leadership Pages

“The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act and Its Potential Impacts on Employers,” Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law, July-August 2025

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