Martin J. Waters, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Martin (Marty) Waters is a corporate and securities partner in the San Diego office. He is a founding partner of the firm’s San Diego office and Southern California corporate practice. He was a partner in the Palo Alto office until opening the San Diego office in 2004. He has served as a member of the firm’s board of directors. Marty is a proven company builder with more than 25 years of experience providing corporate and securities counsel to high growth private and public companies. He has been instrumental in starting, building, and shepherding numerous emerging growth life sciences and technology companies through IPOs or strategic partnerships. His rich portfolio includes the representation of Ra Medical Systems and NantHealth in their IPOs, along with leading the acquisition of Inogen by New Area and Vertiflex by Boston Scientific, as well as advising ImmunityBio in its $320 million royalty financing and equity investment by Oberland Capital. Marty also represents several public companies in a general counsel capacity, as well as investment banks and placement agents in PIPEs and public offerings. Marty has counseled issuers and underwriters in more than 50 offerings. Recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2011, Marty is “highly respected for the superlative quality of the corporate counsel he offers corporate clients.” Sources describe him as a “a trusted partner” who “consistently delivers great advice” with a “specialty in managing complex and difficult stalemates.”
