David B.H. Martin

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David Martin advises corporations and other clients in corporate, corporate governance, securities regulation, and transactional matters. He has led teams of lawyers in corporate finance, business combination and other change of control transactions, including public offerings, spin-offs, proxy contests, and tender offers. He counsels boards, senior executives, and investors in a range of governance policies and procedures. His practice also includes enforcement cases before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), internal investigations, and corporate compliance issues.

David's career includes seven years of service with the SEC, where he was the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. In this position, he was the senior executive officer for the agency's program for review of reports of public companies to securities markets and investors. Previously at the SEC, David served as special counsel to the Chairman.

David is a past chair and Senior Advisor of the ABA's Corporate Laws Committee and a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and is General Editor for Securities Law Techniques, a treatise published by the Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Areas of Expertise

Corporate

Corporate Governance

Finance

Capital Markets and Securities

Litigation and Investigations

Securities Litigation and Enforcement

White Collar Defense and Investigations

Anti-Corruption/FCPA

ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance Practice
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Credentials

Education	University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. Virginia Law Review, Managing Editor Yale University, B.A.
Bar Admissions	District of Columbia Virginia
Government Experience	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Navy
Accolades	Chambers USA, Nationwide Leading Individual, Securities: Regulation: Advisory (2006-2024); Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (2007-2015) Legal 500 US (2011-2014, 2016) The BTI Client Service All-Star Team (2006, 2010, 2013, 2015) The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2022) Washington Corporate Lawyer of the Year (2016) Washington Corporate Compliance Lawyer of the Year (2013-2014) Washington DC Super Lawyers (2010-2020) David received The James C. McKay Pro Bono Award for his extraordinary commitment to pro bono practice (2018). Washingtonian, Best Lawyers (2009, 2011, 2013) Who's Who Legal Capital Markets (2015) The International Who’s Who of M&A and Governance Lawyers (2012-2017)
Memberships and Affiliations	Past Chair, Corporate Laws Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section Fellow, American College of Governance Counsel Member, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance Advisory Board Honorary Trustee, Arena Stage

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ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance Practice

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