Lori Martin is an experienced litigation and enforcement attorney whose practice focuses on litigation and regulatory proceedings involving investment advisers, open and closed-end investment companies, hedge funds, and broker dealers offering investment advisory services. She was selected as the “Mutual Funds Law Lawyer of the Year” in the New York area by the Best Lawyers in America® 2014.

In the 2014 edition of Chambers USA, clients praise Ms. Martin as "very diligent and very thorough," and "an excellent negotiator—she was a practical and intelligent adviser on our legal situation." The 2010 edition of Chambers USA says: "Lori Martin is regarded as a rising star in the securities litigation space. A former first vice president and assistant general counsel of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, she is 'a smart, tough lawyer who provides clear, practical advice.'" The 2010 edition of the Legal 500 describes her as "an unparalleled star, being very smart, conscientious and experienced with both commercial and regulatory litigation."

Publications

"UPDATE: Lower Courts Interpret the Supreme Court's Decision in Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, " WilmerHale Client Alert (April 2, 2012) (with Thomas W. White, Douglas J. Davison, Christopher Davies, Michael A. Mugmon, Jaclyn Moyer, Joel Fleming and Lesley Fredin)
"Litigation Under the Investment Company Act of 1940," Vol. 2, Chapter 26 Mutual Fund Regulation (Practicing Law Institute, 2008 and 2011) (Clifford E. Kirsch, ed.)
"Enforcement Trends and Themes," Investment Management Institute (Practicing Law Institute, 2011) (with Carol Schepp and Tuongvy Le)
"Supreme Court Endorses Gartenberg, But It's Not the Same Old Standard, " WilmerHale Client Alert (April 5, 2010) (with Matthew A. Chambers)
"Enforcement Trends and Themes," Investment Management Institute (Practicing Law Institute, 2010) (with David Zetlin-Jones and Kimberly N. Chehardy)
"Supreme Court Hears Argument on Jones v. Harris," WilmerHale Client Alert (November 5, 2009)
"Supreme Court Agrees to Review Jones v. Harris Associates," WilmerHale Client Alert (March 9, 2009)
"Enforcement Trends and Themes," Investment Management Institute (Practicing Law Institute, 2009) (with David Zetlin-Jones)
"2009 Revised Form N-1A and Summary Prospectus Outline," WilmerHale Client Alert (March 2009) (with Matthew A. Chambers, Stuart E. Fross and Kasey E. Lindsay)
"Enforcement Trends and Themes," Investment Management Institute (Practicing Law Institute, 2008) (with David Zetlin Jones)
"Enforcement Trends and Themes," Investment Management Institute (Practicing Law Institute, 2007) (with David Zetlin Jones)
"State Regulators and the Mutual Fund Industry," 39 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation 219 (Nov. 15, 2006) (with Cristina Alger)
"Emails and the Recordkeeping Obligations of Investment Advisers," 12 The Investment Lawyer 16 (February 2005)
"The Post-Central Bank Liability of Secondary Actors," 30 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation 153 (June 18, 1997)
"The Right to a Jury Trial in Federal Securities Actions," 29 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation 175 (September 11, 1996) (with James N. Benedict)
"California State Measure Poised to Reject Recently Enacted Federal Securities Reforms," 10 InSights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor 26 (August 1996)
"The Trial of a Securities Case: Selected Issues and Strategies," ALI-ABA Course of Study (May 1997) (with James N. Benedict and Sean M. Murphy)
"Intellectual Property Law, Second Circuit Decisions," Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, American Bar Association Section on Business Law, Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions)