David Martland

Background

About David Martland

David Martland is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Corporate group. David advises major strategics, including leading domestic and international companies, as well as investment funds and health care not-for-profits, on acquisitions, investments, and other transformative transactions. In 2020, for the fourth year in a row, David was recognized by The Legal 500 as one of the 18 “Leading Lawyers” in middle-market M&A (below $500 million) in the United States. He has also been recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2006; in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2007 (Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, and Venture Capital Law); and as a “recognized” lawyer in The Legal 500 U.S. since 2010. David also holds an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible rating for ethics and legal ability, and is a winner of the International Law Office Client Choice Awards for M&A. The Client Choice Awards recognize “law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service.” David is described in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 as “a great business partner—he is a very realistic lawyer who … takes responsibility for his decisions.” David headed Nixon Peabody’s Corporate Transactional practice from 2009 to early 2019. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of TerraLex®, a worldwide network of more than 155 leading independent law firms in 100 countries and 44 U.S. states, of which Nixon Peabody has been a member for over two decades. David also serves on the boards of several cultural organizations. He is the chair of the Board of Trustees of Historic New England, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving New England buildings, landscapes, and objects dating from the 17th century to the present. David clerked for Walter R. Mansfield, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.