Martin W. Korman

Partner
 
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Finance
Corporate Law & Governance
Entrepreneurial Services
Venture Capital
 

Martin W. Korman
Partner
 
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Finance
Corporate Law & Governance
Entrepreneurial Services
Venture Capital
 

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CONTACT:
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone | 650-493-9300
Fax | 650-493-6811

One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone | 415-947-2000
Fax | 415-947-2099
mkorman@wsgr.com

 

CONTACT:
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone | 650-493-9300
Fax | 650-493-6811

One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone | 415-947-2000
Fax | 415-947-2099
mkorman@wsgr.com

EXPERIENCE:
 
Martin Korman is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he leads the firm's mergers and acquisitions practice. In 2009, the firm advised on nearly 120 M&A transactions valued at over $70 billion.

Representing public and private companies in purchase and sale transactions on both a friendly and contested basis, Marty is recognized as a leading mergers and acquisitions attorney in the technology industry.

Marty is a frequent guest lecturer on the subject of mergers and acquisitions. He has presented at a number of law schools throughout the country, including Columbia University Law School, Stanford Law School, and Yale Law School.

Marty is currently a member of the firm's Policy Committee.


SELECT TRANSACTIONS:
  • Sun Microsystems in its merger with Oracle
  • Genentech in its acquisition by Roche
  • Freescale Semiconductor in its going-private transaction
  • Hewlett-Packard in its merger with Compaq
  • Sun Microsystems in its acquisition of StorageTek
  • Pixar in its merger with Disney
  • VMware in its sale to EMC
  • Netscape in its sale to America Online
  • Overture Services in its sale to Yahoo!
  • Palm in its merger with Handspring
  • Represented in excess of 10 companies in sale transactions to Cisco Systems

EDUCATION:
  • J.D., Yale Law School
  • Undergraduate Degree, Stanford University
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HONORS:
  • Selected for inclusion in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 editions of Best Lawyers in America
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Legal 500 US
  • Named in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 as one of the Northern California "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine
  • Described as "a star" within the firm in the 2005 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Selected as one of the top 45 U.S. attorneys under the age of 45 by American Lawyer magazine
  • AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

ADMISSIONS:
  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of New York

 

Martin Korman can be reached at 650-493-9300 or mkorman@wsgr.com.