Meet Christopher Geotes — 2026 Fairfield County 40 Under Forty Honoree!
Christopher Geotes, a corporate attorney and partner at Martin LLP, has been named to the Westfair Business Journal’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes outstanding professionals across Westchester and Fairfield Counties who have demonstrated exceptional achievement, leadership, and community impact at an early stage of their careers. “Chris exemplifies what it means to lead […]
Andrew Jacob Joins Martin LLP as an Associate in Corporate Group
Martin LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Jacob has joined as an Associate in the firm’s corporate practice group. Andrew’s practice focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and other complex transactional matters. He advises private equity sponsors, venture capital investors, portfolio companies, and operating businesses on transactions across the full lifecycle—from early-stage financings […]
2025 Highlights at a Glance
TABLE OF CONTENTS Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions Equity & Growth Capital Banking & Debt Finance General Corporate Litigation Group Real Estate Group M&A to Z Podcast Series Pro Bono and Charitable Efforts We are pleased to highlight a few of the many significant representations and transactions which we were honored to undertake during 2025 […]
Extreme Prejudice: Refuting Insurer Prejudice for Purposes of Insured Covenant Noncompliance in RWI Policies
A modern representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) policy contains a number of ongoing covenants and obligations of the insured with respect to the making and pursuit of claims under the policy. All or almost all of those covenants and obligations are made subject to an explicit requirement in the RWI policy that there will be […]
A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing: The Fines or Penalties Exclusion in RWI Policies
In a modern representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) policy, the fines or penalties exclusion has evolved to become a sheep in wolf’s clothing. The typical fines or penalties exclusion in a modern RWI policy effectively acts to confirm coverage for fines or penalties unless a very rigorous series of conditions can be met by the […]
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Pursuing Diminution in Value Damages With Respect to RWI Policy Claims—Part IV
When an insured is pursuing a representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) claim, a critical consideration is whether diminution in value damages (“DIV Damages”) can be asserted as Loss covered by the RWI policy. This article, being published in four parts, discusses Delaware mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) damages law regarding DIV Damages and describes how an […]
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Pursuing Diminution in Value Damages With Respect to RWI Policy Claims—Part III
This is Part III of this article; it discusses the requirements for a DIV Damages award as part of an RWI claim. Part I of this article addressed (i) the principal differences between DIV Damages calculated using a multiple of EBITDA methodology (“MOE Methodology”) and DIV Damages calculated using a discounted cash flow methodology (“DCF […]
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Pursuing Diminution in Value Damages With Respect to RWI Policy Claims—Part II
When an insured is pursuing a representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) claim, a critical consideration is whether diminution in value damages (“DIV Damages”) can be asserted as Loss covered by the RWI policy.[1] This article, being published in four parts, discusses Delaware M&A damages law regarding DIV Damages and describes how an insured can pursue […]
Client Alert: Opportunity Zones Program Gets Amended And Extended By The One Big Beautiful Bill
Introduction. We have written extensively over the past several years on the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive program (the “OZ Program”) which allows taxpayers to defer, reduce, and eliminate capital gains taxes by timely investing capital gains proceeds into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (a “QOF”) and meeting a variety of other requirements. Click Here – […]
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Pursuing Diminution in Value Damages With Respect to RWI Policy Claims—Part I
When an insured is pursuing a representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) claim, a critical consideration is whether diminution in value damages (“DIV Damages”) can be asserted as Loss covered by the RWI policy. This article, to be published in four parts, discusses Delaware M&A damages law regarding DIV Damages and describes how an insured can pursue […]