Editor, Yale Law Journal
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Best Lawyers in America
Fulbright Scholar, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, 1956-1957
Martin J. Oppenheimer is a former co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Department, with a national reputation for representing employers in labor relations matters.
As spokesman in labor negotiations, attorney in arbitration and administrative proceedings, and counselor on all aspects of personnel and labor problems, he has represented, among his commercial clients, Time Warner, United Parcel Service, Amerada Hess, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and many of the leading United States registered shipping companies.
Martin has acted as counsel to many national and regional Taft-Hartley pension and benefit plans.
In addition to his work in the industrial and commercial sectors, Martin has represented a wide range of not-for-profit organizations. Among his clients are Columbia University, Yale University, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera.
Martin is actively engaged in the New York City philanthropic community. He is Chair of the Board of City Center of Music and Drama, Inc., a member of the Boards of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the 92nd Street YMHA, New York City Opera, The Emelin Theatre, and New York Road Runners, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia.
An avid speaker and presenter, Martin has lectured extensively on various aspects of labor relations before many professional associations and has given seminars on labor relations problems in the performing arts at Columbia, Yale, NYU and other major universities. Martin has also published articles in a variety of legal publications.