August 1, 2025
New York, NY (August 1, 2025) --- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that partner Craig C. Martin is now Chairman, Americas.
Mr. Martin opened Willkie Chicago in March 2020 at the beginning of a global pandemic with five other partners. Mr. Martin joined as Chairman, Midwest and immediately began to serve on the Firm’s Executive Committee. During the past five years, the Chicago office has grown to over 100 lawyers with a diverse practice mix. Mr. Martin will continue as a member of the Executive Committee while also serving as Chairman, Americas.
Willkie Chairman Matthew Feldman commented: “For the past decade, Willkie has been outpacing the market, growing nationally and internationally while continuing to maintain our client service ethos and unique culture while also growing profitable practices. One significant new area for our Firm in recent years has been the dynamic business community of Chicago and the greater Midwest. Willkie Chicago, under Craig’s leadership, has exceeded all expectations. This was due in no small part to Craig’s ongoing commitment to working closely and collegially with all of our offices. This change reflects the contributions he has made and will continue to make to our global platform.”
Craig C. Martin commented: “The story of Willkie Chicago’s success has been defined by intentional expansion aligned with Willkie’s core strengths, a deep commitment to the city’s business and civic life, and client trust. We will remain focused on providing our clients with exceptional service and counsel and contributing to the city we care so much about. I look forward to further expanding this spirit throughout the entire Willkie system and will continue to serve my clients and their ever evolving needs.”
Mr. Martin not only leads one of the fastest-growing offices in the Firm, but his practice also transcends geographic boundaries and he is recognized as one of the profession’s most effective lawyers. Chambers USA has noted that “he is great from the courtroom to the boardroom, is unflappable in difficult situations, and his skills as a trial lawyer are extraordinary.” Mr. Martin regularly represents clients in their most important strategic, reputational, and economic matters across virtually every substantive area of law. Additionally, he serves as an indispensable advisor on corporate governance and is a stellar business advisor. Mr. Martin also has a long history of pro bono representation, to which he brings the same rigor and impact as he does with his commercial clients.
Willkie Chicago is a destination for high-stakes trial work, corporate investigations, board counseling and governance, patent litigation, and has a premier private wealth practice. Its growing transactional practice, which now comprises one-third of the office, is focused on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, asset management, finance, capital markets and restructuring. Willkie Chicago attorneys are deeply engaged with leading civic organizations to strengthen the Chicago community and, with a 100% participation rate by the lawyers, maintain an active and storied pro bono practice.
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