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Kaplan Martin LLP is a leading civil and commercial litigation, investigations, and strategic advisory law firm. Founded by renowned commercial and civil rights litigators Roberta Kaplan and Timothy Martin, our firm combines decades of collective private practice, in-house, C-Suite, and government experience and expertise to litigate the most challenging cases for individuals, corporations, and other for-profit and not-for-profit entities on both sides of the “v.” We are the first call for corporate boards, C-Suite executives, universities, law firms, and senior leaders navigating their most sensitive and complicated legal issues.

Kaplan Martin is an elite boutique, and our size means our clients are our singular focus and we are not constrained by typical law firm bureaucracy or agendas. We are nimble and creative, we recruit only top talent, and our unmatched bench of renowned trial lawyers provides trusted, innovative advice that sees around corners and is steps ahead when it comes to solving the most difficult and controversial problems.

Our lawyers have an unparalleled track record of successfully litigating some of the most high-profile and consequential issues of the last 30 years, including landmark legislative and Supreme Court victories for marriage equality and numerous successful jury trials, arbitrations, and out-of-court settlements for a diverse array of clients. Among our other work, we represent E. Jean Carroll in her two successful lawsuits against Donald Trump, the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority in its implementation and defense of congestion pricing, a multinational beverage company in several high-profile commercial disputes, and we have served as counsel and personal advisors to top government officials, university presidents, [a global white shoe law firm,] Fortune 50 boards and CEOs, and other litigants in both the private and public sectors.

The attorneys of Kaplan Martin have encountered and resolved practically every size and kind of legal problem or dispute imaginable. We are up for any challenge and pursue every matter with dogged determination and an unwavering commitment to excellence in client service.

Updated Sep 2025