Matthew T. Martens

Matthew Martens, a partner at WilmerHale, is an experienced litigator of complex, high-stakes criminal and civil matters, with more than twenty jury trials in both state and federal courts across the country. He joined WilmerHale after serving as Chief Litigation Counsel for the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he prevailed as lead trial counsel in the SEC's highest-profile enforcement matter arising out of the 2008 financial crisis (SEC v. Fabrice Tourre). Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Martens was an Assistant US Attorney in the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina, eventually serving as Deputy Criminal Chief, where he supervised the white-collar/general crimes unit. He also served as Corporate & Securities Fraud Coordinator of the Office from 2004-2010. Mr. Martens joined the US Attorney's Office after having served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to then-Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice.Mr. Martens began his legal career serving as a law clerk to the Hon. David B. Sentelle of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and to the Hon. William H. Rehnquist of the US Supreme Court. Mr. Martens is also a Certified Public Accountant (Registered) in Illinois.

• JD, with highest honors, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1996, Valedictorian
• BA, Accounting, with highest honors, Cedarville College, 1993