Overview
Brian Martin is an accomplished business and employment litigator and trial and appellate attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in the private sector. Mr. Martin focuses on finding the most advantageous solutions to legal issues for his clients through negotiation, strategic problem solving, and—if necessary—litigation.
Mr. Martin’s business litigation practice focuses on private company disputes involving ownership, fiduciary obligations, and issues related to corporate governance. He also represents clients in the defense and prosecution of commercial breach of contract and business tort claims against other businesses and individuals, as well as intellectual property disputes and environmental litigation. Mr. Martin has also represented companies—particularly financial institutions—in class action lawsuits and other complex litigation primarily involving unfair competition claims.
Mr. Martin’s employment litigation practice primarily involves representing employers in class action lawsuits and other representative actions usually involving wage and hour and other employment practices. He also represents companies and individuals on employee mobility restrictions and trade secret misappropriation, as well as defending against employee claims regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, including at trial.
Prior to joining AALRR, Mr. Martin was the local litigation section leader for an Am Law 100 law firm. For his entire legal career, Mr. Martin has devoted substantial time to representing clients in a pro bono capacity, including an individual in a Habeas Corpus raising constitutional issues, political asylum seekers, and the representation of an at-risk youth boxing gym in connection with a redevelopment agency’s action that put the gym’s property at risk.
Honors & Recognitions
Mr. Martin has been recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Commercial Litigation (2022-2023), and in Super Lawyers of San Diego, by Super Lawyers® in the area of Business Litigation (2013-2023). He has also received the Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services multiple times in his career.