Craig C. Martin is the Chairman, Americas of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to founding the Willkie Chicago office in 2020, Craig was the Chairman of a national law firm. Recognized as a “courtroom to boardroom” lawyer, Craig regularly represents clients in their most important strategic, reputational and economic matters in virtually every substantive area of the law.

Over the course of his career, Craig has become one of the most trusted advisors to the Fortune 100, wealthy family offices and private investors as well as notable business, civic and political leaders. His practice ranges from advising corporate boards; to trials; to strategic, legal and business advice in transactions globally. Consistent with his professional roots, Craig is frequently asked to try cases of substantial economic, strategic and reputational substance; to represent boards of directors regarding investigations and sensitive matters; and to provide trusted advice to myriad prominent families and other private businesses.

Craig is widely recognized in the media. He is listed in Chicago Magazine’s “Power 100,” a list of Chicago’s most powerful people, and Crain’s Chicago Business “Who’s Who” in Chicago civic, professional, and cultural leaders. Crain’s Chicago Business has also recognized Craig as a Notable Litigator & Trial Attorney. He is included in the IAM Strategy 300. BTI Consulting has recognized Craig as a Client Service All-Star for exemplary, client-focused legal practice.

Craig is ranked in Chambers Global and USA, as well as a number of legal publications, as one of the nation’s top lawyers in a number of practice areas. Chambers called Craig “an outstanding, go-to attorney, especially for complex matters requiring commercial awareness and astute judgment.” Chambers Global, where Craig is consistently highly ranked in the Litigation: Trial Lawyer category, said “Juries love him. He's concise, direct and to the point as well as being one of the most creative cross-examiners I have ever seen.” The current edition of Chambers USA ranks him as a leading lawyer in four areas: Litigation: Trial Lawyers (National); ERISA Litigation (National); Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois); and Intellectual Property (Illinois). It notes: “[H]e is great from the courtroom to boardroom, is unflappable in difficult situations and his skills as a trial lawyer are extraordinary.” Chambers has previously highlighted Craig’s “impressive intellect and great demeanor,” which are “very helpful in high-stakes contentious matters.”