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Kaplan Martin LLP is a leading commercial and civil litigation, investigations, and strategic advisory law firm that has become one of the most respected and highly sought-after boutique firms in New York and across the country. Founded by renowned commercial and civil rights litigators Roberta Kaplan and Timothy Martin, the firm’s reputation as a go-to firm for handling precedent-setting disputes is rooted in the exceptional caliber of our attorneys, who bring an elite pedigree and diversity of experience from the most prestigious AmLaw 100 firms, the highest levels of government, and “C-suites” of major corporations.


Kaplan Martin is the first call for corporate boards, executives, universities, law firms, private litigants, and senior leaders navigating their most sensitive and complicated legal issues. We maintain a nimble, streamlined structure that allows for a level of speed and creative flexibility often unavailable at larger institutions. This agility enables our team to provide the same high-caliber service and success as global firms but with smaller, fully dedicated teams.

Because of the firm’s deep experience in both corporate and public interest sectors, our attorneys possess the unique ability to serve clients on both sides of the “v.” 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 “bet-the-company” disputes and high-stakes internal investigations, 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 over the past two years, we have successfully defended the MTA in at least 14 separate lawsuits seeking to block New York’s historic congestion pricing program and scored two major legal victories against the Trump Administration’s efforts to withhold billions in earmarked infrastructure funding from the MTA; represented a behemoth global beverage company in multiple matters including currently serving as lead counsel to defend against a coordinated series of consumer class actions filed across the U.S. and Canada; successfully defeated multiple efforts by President Donald Trump at the Second Circuit and Supreme Court to appeal two unanimous jury verdicts against him for the sexual assault and defamation of E. Jean Carroll; and advised Altana Wealth, a leading asset management and hedge fund firm in connection with protecting its investments in Senior Secured Notes issued by Venezuela.

Some of our other current clients include J.P. Morgan Chase, Authentic Brands Group, Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter), Kituwah LLC, Mickalene Thomas, Imran Ahmed, CEO Center for Countering Digital Hate in his case against Marco Rubio and the Department of Homeland Security, and multiple private plaintiffs in consequential confidential employment, sexual assault, and estate disputes.