Enrique J Martin

Practice Areas

Rick Martin is the Office Managing Partner of Winston’s Miami Office. Rick is a seasoned practitioner with over 30 years of experience representing clients in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America on their domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, joint venture, securities, and financing transactions. Throughout his career, he has worked on a variety of matters and has extensive experience in the media, energy, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure, technology, and financial services sectors. He has also assisted numerous Latin American and European companies in establishing and expanding their operations in the United States. In addition, he has extensive experience advising global corporations in managing their legal matters throughout Latin America.

Chambers USA notes that Rick is “diligent, responsive, and astute” and a “good cross-border adviser and listener who works to understand the client's business and give personalized advice” (2021). Rick has also recently been recognized as a "Distinguished Leader" by the Daily Business Review Florida Legal Awards 2023 and in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as the Miami "Lawyer of the Year" for Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Best Lawyers selects only one attorney in each practice category and designated geographic region as their "Lawyer of the Year," making this recognition especially noteworthy.

Career

Managing Partner of the Miami Office, Rick has 30 years of experience advising public and private U.S. and multinational companies, including Fortune 100 companies on complex corporate transactions including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and general securities matters. Rick advises firm clients across a range of industries including media, energy, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure, technology, and financial services.

Professional Memberships

Rick is a member of the United Way Tocqueville Society Cabinet.

Publications

Commentaries, Latin America M&A – the Year Ahead: Activity and Trends (March 2021)

Reprints, Mapping the Territory: Navigating Sales in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico (The Latin American Lawyer) (September 2020)

Quotes, Miami – A Bridge Both Ways (Iberian Lawyer) (July/August 2008)

Personal

Distinguished Leader, Daily Business Review Florida Legal Awards 2023

The Best Lawyers in America — Miami "Lawyer of the Year" for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2020)

Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (2022)

The Legal 500 Latin America: Corporate and M&A

Florida Super Lawyers — Mergers and Acquisitions

Florida Trend magazine, "Legal Elite" for mergers and acquisitions law