Corbin is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment life cycle. Corbin advises businesses across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, health care, and real estate, with clients ranging from startups to established multinational companies. Corbin’s practice covers everything from offering day-to-day employment advice to leading the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims at the trial and appellate level. In each situation, Corbin strives to understand his clients’ business needs and presents tailored, practical solutions. Chambers USA recognizes Corbin as having “a great knowledge of the law and superior analytic and communication skills."
Corbin works closely with executives, senior managers, and human resources professionals, counseling on myriad issues such as discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, leaves and accommodations, performance management, hiring and retention, restrictive covenant issues, and other employment-related matters. As part of his practice, Corbin frequently drafts and revises employment policies and agreements to ensure multijurisdictional compliance and industry best practices, conducts workplace professionalism trainings for managers and employees, advises business clients on risk mitigation strategies, and serves as an employment specialist during corporate transactions. Corbin has also conducted numerous sensitive workplace investigations, including into allegations of sexual harassment and other complaints of workplace wrongdoing.
At Mintz, Corbin serves on the Steering Committee for Mintz Pride, a group dedicated to supporting LGBTQ attorneys and staff at the firm and advocating for LGBTQ visibility and equality. Corbin also sits on the firm’s Associate Committee, which acts as a liaison between firm leadership and Associates. Corbin frequently writes and speaks on relevant employment law topics, and has served as the associate editor of Mintz’s award-winning employment blog.
Prior to joining Mintz, Corbin gained extensive experience as an assistant corporation counsel within the New York City Law Department’s Labor and Employment Law Division, where he served as lead counsel for the City of New York, its agencies, and its management employees in a wide variety of employment-related litigation matters before federal and state courts. In that role, Corbin successfully briefed and argued dozens of dispositive motions and negotiated numerous favorable resolutions in cases involving claims under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the First Amendment, the New York Labor Law, the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, various other federal, state, and local statutes, and common law claims.
Corbin’s additional legal experience includes fellowships and internships with the Office of Legal Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Boston Regional Solicitor’s Office of the US Department of Labor, and the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. In law school, Corbin served as managing editor of the American Journal of Law & Medicine, as a director of the J. Newton Esdaile Appellate Moot Court Program, and as co-president of the Public Interest Project.
Experience
viewpoints
New York State Judge Allows Sexual Harassment Claim to Proceed in Court, Invalidating Arbitration Agreement
July 29, 2020 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Protects LGBTQ Employees
June 16, 2020 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
New York State Releases Reopening Guidance for Phase 2 Businesses
May 31, 2020 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
The CDC Warns Against Using Antibody Testing Results to Make Workplace Decisions
May 29, 2020 | Blog | By Corbin Carter
Part Nine of the COVID-19 Roadmap Series: Ensuring Compliance – Leave Management
May 18, 2020 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Natalie C. Groot, Michael Arnold, Andrew Matzkin
New York’s Department of Health Provides Guidance on Face Coverings for Essential Workers
April 25, 2020 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
UPDATED: New York Issues Important Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
April 24, 2020 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
Not a COVID-19 Blog Post: New York State Passes Permanent Paid Sick Leave Measures into Law
April 8, 2020 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
New York State to Provide Paid Sick Leave, Other COVID-19 Protections for Workers
March 27, 2020 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
UPDATED: New York State Mandates Closure of ALL Non-Essential Businesses, Effective Sunday, March 22nd at 8 P.M.
March 23, 2020 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
News & Press
Trump Actions Could Undermine EEOC AI Bias Efforts
February 13, 2025|
5 Things for Private Employers to Do after Trump's DEI Order
February 7, 2025|
New York Governor Voices Concerns About Proposed Noncompete Ban
December 5, 2023|
Twenty-nine Mintz Attorneys Named to 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List
September 22, 2023|
Remote Work Pay Transparency Captured in Tweaks to New York Law
February 13, 2023|
NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Won’t Be Enforced Until April
January 13, 2023|
Some Employers Still Require COVID-19 Vaccines
November 8, 2022|
5 Open Questions About New York's AI Discrimination Law
October 20, 2022|
CDC Relaxes COVID Quarantine Guidelines
August 24, 2022|
Should Employers Keep Preparing for the COVID-19 ETS?
November 16, 2021|
No-Mask Mandates Come with Risks
June 8, 2021|
How to Make Telecommuting Work During a Pandemic
March 24, 2020|
podcasts
Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Take a Human to Work Day
July 14, 2026 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter
HR and legal insights on AI in the workplace: why humans must stay in the loop, mitigate risk, and build trust through empathy, oversight, and culture.
Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - DEI Diplomacy
May 6, 2025 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter
Member Jen Rubin explores the concept of ‘DEI Diplomacy’ with Associate Corbin Carter and how the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion is shifting.
Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies – Workplace Whiplash
December 17, 2024 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts a timely discussion on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Executive Order 11246, and how employers can prepare for the next administration.
Events & Speaking
Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit 2025 - Boston
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
Mintz's Annual Employment Law Summit 2025 - New York
Convene, 601 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
Algorithmic Decision-Making in the Workplace (NYC): Ensuring Compliance and Enhancing Inclusiveness & Diversity in 2023
Mintz & Association of Corporate Counsel - New York Chapter
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: New York Labor & Employment, Associates to Watch (2021 - 2026)
New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Employment Litigation (2022 - 2025)
Involvement
- Board of Directors, University of Oklahoma LGBT Alumni Society
- Member, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
