WilmerHale

Class Actions; Cross-Border Investigations and Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Investigations; Investment Management; Litigation; Securities Enforcement; Securities Litigation; SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company Transactions)

Partner

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 three times named “Mutual Funds Law Lawyer of the Year” in New York by Best Lawyers in America 2014, 2020 and 2024.

In various editions of Chambers USA, clients praise Ms. Martin as a "very smart and knowledgeable" and "incredibly hard-working and smart" practitioner, "an excellent negotiator" and "a practical and intelligent adviser," and she is "held in high regard for her expertise in handling complex securities litigation related to mutual funds." The Legal 500 United States describes her as "an unparalleled star, being very smart, conscientious and experienced with both commercial and regulatory litigation."

Professional Activities

Ms. Martin is a frequent participant in industry conferences regarding the investment advisory industry and complex litigation. She has authored numerous publications on securities litigation. She is a member of the following committees and bar associations:

Member, The American Law Institute (ALI) Council Member, Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Subcommittee of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Business Law Section, American Bar Association Member, Hedge Funds Subcommittee of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Memberships: The American Law Institute Council American Bar Association, Business Law Section

Bar Admissions: New York District of Columbia Pennsylvania

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. (1988)

Wellesley College, A.B. (1985)