Frank Martinez, a former senior executive at Prada USA, has joined Fisher Phillips as partner in its New York office.
Prior to joining the global international labor and employment law firm that represents employers, Martinez was senior vice president and general counsel for the Americas at Prada USA. He exited the luxury company after a two-year run last December. Before that, Martinez was vice president of legal affairs at LVMH, where he worked for nearly nine years. At LVMH, he served as the lead North American employment attorney for the group and dealt with clients that included the holding company and 35 companies. In that role, he worked with global and regional leaders to advance best employment practices while balancing group objectives. He also supervised hundreds of investigations.
Further back in his 30-year career, Martinez owned and ran his own law firm in New York for a decade, where he represented both management and employees.
In that time, he has given advice about compliance, preventative practices, employee relations, handbooks, contracts, executive compensation, discrimination, harassment, disability, non-competition agreements and other employment-related matters.
Michael Marra, co-regional managing partner of the Fisher Phillips New York office praised Martinez’s “ability to provide strategic counsel across a wide range of employment matters from complex disputes to executive compensation, as well as his understanding of client needs and client service.” Having known Martinez for 25 years, Marra described him as “just generally a wonderful person. I know he will be an excellent fit with our team.”
In his new post, Martinez is helping clients with workplace investigations, leaves and accommodations, employee relations, crisis management, international mobility, litigation, employee policies, compensation, and wage and hour practices. He is working with the firm’s New York team to expand the firm’s retail industry offerings and provide comprehensive labor and employment solutions geared for the sector’s challenges. Fisher Phillips has more than 675 attorneys across the U.S., Mexico and Japan, as well as a network of attorneys in other jurisdictions.
Martinez earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University. He also earned a Master of Music from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University, Bloomington.
As for how his luxury fashion experience will benefit his new employer, the firm’s director of media relations Meghan Warin said, “While Frank has joined Fisher Phillips to serve as a strategic business partner to all firm clients, we are confident that we will expand our partnership with the luxury and fashion industries through his deep knowledge and unique experience.”
At Prada, Nasim Peretsman, who has been with the company for more than 12 years, has succeeded Martinez in his former role.