John D Martini

Practice Areas

Executive Compensation and Benefits | Labor, Employment and Benefits | Corporate Governance | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) | Financial Services | Government Representation | Private Equity

Career

John D. Martini serves as the Executive Partner of the firm's Philadelphia office and as the co-practice group leader of Holland & Knight's Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice. Mr. Martini focuses his practice on executive compensation, corporate governance and employee benefits.

Corporate Governance. Mr. Martini has been at the forefront of advising both management and board members with regard to meeting evolving shareholder and stakeholder expectations for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance. Mr. Martini's experience in this area extends to proxy advisory services (including ISS and MSCI) ESG criteria, institutional shareholder standards and various uniform disclosure standards, including Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TFCD) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board voluntary disclosures (SASB).

Executive Compensation and Benefits. Mr. Martini frequently represents public companies, private equity firms and management teams in connection with all phases of the employment relationship. He assists employers and executives in assessing the market value and market terms of management compensation arrangements, while ensuring that those arrangements are delivered under a beneficial tax structure. He also handles high-profile investigations, complex pay equity and disparate impact matters, as well as administrative-related employee benefits matters.

Industry and Geographic Focus. Mr. Martini is well versed in matters related to the financial services, life sciences, energy, manufacturing and retail industries and across a range of geographical jurisdictions throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Europe and China.