About Us
Jane Howard-Martin, Founding Partner
Over her 42-year career as an employment lawyer, Jane has counseled dozens of employers navigating a full range of critical employee relations matters, including corporate transformations and human capital optimization efforts; high stakes litigation; compliance activities; sensitive investigations; training initiatives; and employment-related crisis management involving reputational challenges or pressures from changes in the external environment. Known for her out-of-the-box thinking and her collaborative leadership, she leverages her deep knowledge of employment law and extensive experience as a trusted senior leader to help C-suite executives and HR professionals realize their vision of becoming — and remaining — an Employer of Choice.
Jane is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College where she majored in Government and received her law degree from Harvard Law School. Recently retired, she worked for the government of the United States Virgin Islands, was an equity partner at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now KL Gates) and Morgan Lewis and, for the last 21 years, was a Vice President responsible for labor & employment law matters at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. She has served on the boards of numerous professional associations, including the American Arbitration Association, the American Employment Law Council, and the National Conflict Resolution Center, and is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She recently received the American Bar Association’s Bernice B. Donald Award, which recognizes leadership and commitment to inclusion in the legal profession.
