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Martin L. Roth

Martin L. Roth

USA 2026

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Martin Roth is a trial lawyer whose diverse litigation practice spans M&A disputes, privacy class actions, partnership disputes, employment matters, valuation disputes, trade secrets, and many other complex commercial disputes across a wide range of industries (including sports, finance, tech, energy, aviation and healthcare). Martin has won trials for clients like BP, Sycamore Partners and Bixby Bridge Capital in state and federal courts and private arbitrations across the country. He has also won significant appeals, including for Datanyze, Kingswood Capital Management, Blackstone and Sun Capital Partners.

Martin serves as lead counsel in numerous matters involving private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Martin also leads the Firm’s transactional risk insurance claims team, which has assisted clients in evaluating and making Rep & Warranty insurance claims, resulting in nearly one billion in recoveries. In addition, Martin has an active and expanding sports litigation practice. He has represented sports franchises and athletes in both public and private disputes, securing very favorable results for clients.

Career

Cornell Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007; Harvard University, B.A., Government, cum laude, 2004

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Martin Roth is an experienced trial lawyer with a diverse litigation practice that ranges from M&A disputes, employment matters, privacy class actions and many other commercial disputes across a wide variety of industries.

Strengths

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  • Martin is calm, prepared and measured. He is a really strong litigator.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • He gives incredibly compelling arguments before judges and has an innate ability to predict how things will end up.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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