Jeffrey (Jeff) D. Martino
Biography
Jeff Martino is a partner in the Firm's North America Antitrust & Competition Practice Group and National Security Practice Groups. He brings an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of white collar and fraud related matters to his antitrust litigation and investigations practice. Jeff is co-lead of the Firm's Global Cartel Task Force and represents multinational corporations and their boards and executives in high-stakes criminal and civil investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal and state agencies.
Jeff draws upon his extensive criminal investigations, litigation, and enforcement experience to advise clients through sensitive matters pertaining to international cartel actions and white collar investigations. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Jeff spent nearly two decades at the DOJ and his last five years as Chief of DOJ Antitrust Division's New York Office. He also served in the U.S. Attorney Office for the District of Arizona where he was the Deputy Chief of the Public Corruption and Financial Crimes Unit. He has extensive experience as "first chair" on trials and investigations in the most complex areas of criminal antitrust, market manipulation, and consumer protection.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
- Represents global companies and senior executives in multiple DOJ criminal antitrust investigations in defense, financial services, construction, technology, and entertainment industries.
- Secured declination for a company allegedly involved in algorithmic collusion.
- Secured a declination for a healthcare technology company in DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.
- Secured a declination for a global fashion company and key executives in cross-border DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.
- Secured declination for two executives in "no poach" and wage fixing DOJ investigations.
- Represented two C-suite executives in DOJ bid rigging investigation into security contracts at US-backed foreign installations. Both individuals were not prosecuted. This was the first cross-border investigation by DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force.
- Provides antitrust, consumer fraud, and corruption compliance advice and training for multiple global companies.
- Represents a healthcare technology company in separate fraud and criminal antitrust investigations by the FTC and DOJ.
Professional Honors
- Chambers USA: Cartel – USA (2025)
- Recommended in Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions Defense, The Legal 500 United States, 2020-2021
- Attorney General Award for Distinguished Service, 2016
- Assistant Attorney General Award of Distinction, 2015
- EOUSA Director's Award, 2013
- Department of Homeland Security, Award for Outstanding Performance for Operation "In Plain Sight," 2012
- Assistant Attorney General Award, 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Competition Network: Non-Governmental Advisor to the US Department of Justice
- American Bar Association
- Antitrust Law Section, Comments Committee (2025)
- International Cartel Task Force (2024)
- Cartel and Criminal Practice Newsletter: Editor (2013 to 2015)
- New York State Bar Association
- Antitrust Section Executive Committee
- California Lawyer's Association, Antitrust, UCL, and Privacy Section
Admissions
- New York~United States
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado~United States
- California~United States
- District of Columbia~United States
Education
- The City University of New York School of Law (JD, New York City Law Review, Executive Managing Editor) (2002)
- University of Nebraska (MPA) (1999)
- Oklahoma City University (BA Criminal Justice) (1996)
Languages
- English