Marta M. Fernandez

Marta M. Fernandez is a California labor and employment lawyer who represents employers in complex workplace matters. She advises multinational corporations, hospitals, health care systems, hospitality companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, transportation businesses, and retailers. Her practice covers management-labor relations, collective bargaining, wage and hour disputes, class actions, executive compensation, workplace policies, and employment counseling. She helps employers manage disputes, regulatory concerns, and workforce issues through practical legal strategies.

Marta earned a J.D., with honors, from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Loyola Marymount University. Her academic record reflects a strong foundation in legal analysis, research, and advocacy. This education supports her work involving labor relations, employment litigation, regulatory compliance, and complex workplace policies across several industries.

Marta has more than 35 years of experience handling labor and employment matters. She has negotiated more than 100 collective bargaining agreements and represented clients in union representation matters across the US. Her work includes NLRB proceedings, wage and hour audits, administrative cases, arbitrations, and state and federal trials. She has served as trial counsel in numerous employment disputes and successfully challenged NLRB decisions before the D.C. Circuit.

Marta M. Fernandez chairs the Labor & Employment Department and serves in firm management. She has received recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, Los Angeles Super Lawyers, and the Daily Journal. She has served in leadership roles with the Jonathan Club and Partners In Care Foundation. Her experience in health care, hospitality, labor relations, and employment litigation supports practical guidance for employers facing significant workforce and regulatory challenges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of Southern California Gould School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Loyola Marymount University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)