Martin Lipton

Practice Areas

Martin Lipton specializes in advising major corporations on mergers and acquisitions and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy.

Career

Mr. Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Professional Memberships

Trustee of New York University (Chairman 1998-2015), a Trustee of the New York University School of Law (Chairman 1988-1998), a Trustee of the NYU Langone Medical Center, an emeritus member of the Council of the American Law Institute, a member of the Board of Advisors of the Institute of Judicial Administration and an Honorary Chair of The American College of Governance Counsel.

Personal

Mr. Lipton is a member of the Executive Committee of the Partnership for New York City and served as its Co-Chair (2004-2006). He is an Emeritus Chairman of Prep for Prep, having served as Chairman from 1990 to 2002 and a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Mr. Lipton has a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an LL.B. from the New York University School of Law.