NLJ quotes Wally Martinez in ‘The art of retaining laterals‘

Wally Martinez was quoted by the National Law Journal in its February 1 article discussing lateral integration programs at law firms. Wally shared his experience joining the firm's Miami office as a lateral noting all he had to do "was show up and start working. The firm had in place a receptionist, a head of office services and secretaries ready for him and the four colleagues who moved with him from Holland & Knight. A group of associates had already been flown in from other Hunton offices to work on their matters. The prep work paid off. In his first month Martinez billed 200 hours.

"You can't do that if you don't have the resources in line," continued. Martinez.

Martinez is the Managing Partner of Hunton & Williams. His practice focuses on complex business litigation and white collar criminal defense. He has litigated matters concerning franchise and distributor relationships, contracts, deceptive business practices, securities fraud, antitrust, software licensing, consumer lending and intellectual property issues. His white collar criminal defense experience includes representation of clients accused of tax fraud, procurement fraud, public corruption, violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, health care fraud, and violation of the federal RICO statute.