Martha Zackin brings 35 years of experience advising and representing clients on a broad range of employment law issues and in adversarial proceedings. She spent nearly 14 of those years as in-house counsel with a large, public IT consulting services provider.
In her role as an advisor to employers, boards of directors, and executives, Martha regularly provides practical advice on a wide range of employment-related matters, including employee relations and policy issues, employee classification and wage and hour laws, violations of noncompetition, non-solicitation, and nondisclosure agreements, employee training, employment and separation agreements, affirmative action, and mergers and acquisitions.
Martha also frequently represents clients before administrative and governmental agencies, courts, arbitrators, and mediators.
Representative Experience
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- Successfully represented three sisters in a dispute with their brother concerning allegations of misappropriated funds and ownership in commercial real estate, which resulted in a settlement of more than $3 million for our clients.
- Successfully represented technology company in Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) wage discrimination case.
- Represented staffing company in enforcing a nonsolicitation agreement that prevented former employees, who started a competing business, from diverting multimillion-dollar contract to their new business.
- In a case of first impression, successfully represented a food production facility before the trial and appeals courts, which both held that the exclusivity provision of the Massachusetts Workers Compensation Act barred the employee of a staffing company, who was injured performing services for our client, from suing our client.
- Successfully represented a corporate executive in a federal court litigation concerning wage and commission payments which, following initial motion practice, resulted in a $2.4 million settlement for our client.
- Obtained arbitration judgment in excess of $7 million on behalf of IT services company, after the defendants wrongfully terminated a contract with our client and conspired with former employees of our client to divert a multimillion-dollar government contract. Successfully represented our client before the Virginia courts in proceedings to vacate the arbitrators’ award, which was ultimately upheld by the Virginia Supreme Court.
- Successfully represented IT services company in class action lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Law360 Editorial Advisory Board (2022)
- Glass Art Society (Director)
- Board Member, Bird Street Community Center (Board Member, 2012-2015)
Honors & Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2023-present)
