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Martin W. Korman
Partner
Corporate
Palo Alto
San Francisco

D650-320-4656

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  • Recognized for M&A and Board Governance

    Marty is one of the nation's most prominent M&A lawyers with a particular focus in the technology sector and advises board of directors on sensitive governance issues.

  • Advises Leading Companies

    Marty has advised the likes of Twitter, Zynga, and LinkedIn on complex transactions.

  • Honors

    Marty was recognized in the Corporate/M&A category of the 2019-2022 editions of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Marty Korman has been a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for more than 25 years. Working with investors, boards, and management, he helps companies and investors navigate significant M&A and investment transactions and corporate governance matters. Recognized as one of the nation's most prominent M&A attorneys. Marty is particularly well known for his work in the technology sector, where he represents public and private companies in purchase and sale transactions. He also works closely with private equity sponsors in connection with the full range of private equity transactions, including going-private transactions and both majority and minority investments. Marty also works with Founders and their enterprises in structuring equity ownership, governance and liquidity.

Experience

Marty Korman has been a corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for more than 25 years. Working with investors, boards, and management, he helps companies and investors navigate significant M&A and investment transactions and corporate governance matters. Recognized as one of the nation's most prominent M&A attorneys. Marty is particularly well known for his work in the technology sector, where he represents public and private companies in purchase and sale transactions. He also works closely with private equity sponsors in connection with the full range of private equity transactions, including going-private transactions and both majority and minority investments. Marty also works with Founders and their enterprises in structuring equity ownership, governance and liquidity.

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The American Lawyer Recognizes Three Wilson Sonsini Partners as 2023 "Dealmakers of the Year"
On March 27, 2023, Wilson Sonsini partners Marty Korman, Doug Schnell, and Remi Korenblit were honored in The American Lawyer’s 2023 "Dealmakers of the Year" publication, which highlights the most significant deals of the year, recognized for complexity, size, creative lawyering, and other factors.
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In Rare Decision, Delaware Court of Chancery Imposes Liability on CEO and Acquiror Post-Trial
On March 15, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a rare post-trial decision finding a CEO personally liable for millions of dollars in damages for breaching his fiduciary duties by tilting his company’s sale process in favor of his preferred acquiror and failing to disclose material facts about the sale process. Equally unusual, the Court of Chancery found the acquiror liable for monetary damages, on a joint basis with the CEO, for aiding and abetting the CEO’s breaches of fiduciary duty in providing inadequate disclosures to stockholders. The decision provides valuable insight into what Delaware courts expect of management and a board when selling a company, as well as the risks that can arise when a court determines that a sale process and related disclosures were improper.
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TechGC’s Fullstack GC Virtual Conference Series | Public Company GC: Leading Legal in a Public Company
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is proud to support TechGC’s Fullstack GC Virtual Conference Series. Partners Scott McCall and Marty Korman will speak on employee benefits and compensation with a focus on public company guidance and mergers and acquisitions. TechGC is an independent, invitation-only, community platform for General Counsels of leading venture capital funds and high growth technology companies. Their mission is to drive innovation, education and mentorship in the technology and legal industry while also creating a strong peer group and community whose members support each other throughout their lives and careers.
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