Overview
With more than 25 years of experience in-house and in private practice, Frank Martinez advises businesses on all aspects of workplace law, including managing and resolving individual and class litigation and disputes, policies and handbooks, talent management, investigations, employee classifications, executive compensation, reductions-in-force, disability issues, discrimination and harassment claims, non-competition, and wage and hour matters. His recent experience as General Counsel and a C-Suite member provides him with valuable insight, enabling him to deliver practical and effective business solutions on complex employment matters involving senior leadership, strategic public relations and communications, brand protection and crisis management.
Before joining Fisher Phillips, Frank served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Americas at Prada, assisting the Group in navigating all manner of legal risks and advising on critical corporate and commercial decisions. In addition to employment law and benefits, his responsibilities spanned commercial and employment litigation, corporate governance, compliance, contracts, privacy, DEI, immigration, insurance, antitrust, tax and regulatory matters.
Previously, as Vice President, Legal Affairs at LVMH, Frank was the lead employment attorney for the world’s largest luxury group including advising and managing employment litigation for 35 Group companies in dozens of jurisdictions in North America. His duties included overseeing employee relations practices for the Group.
Earlier in his career, he ran his own private practice for a decade, representing both management and employees in a wide array of employment law matters. His clients included a global insurance company, a major American labor union, a multinational entertainment conglomerate, a leading cosmetics company, a large technology company, and a private liberal arts college.
As a junior lawyer, Frank began his career as a management-side employment attorney with some of the best known and respected firms in the country.