
Martin R. Rosenbaum
Partner
f612.642.8326
martin.rosenbaum@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Marty Rosenbaum has over 25 years' experience advising public and privately held companies on securities and corporate matters. His practice is concentrated in securities and corporate finance, including public offerings, private placements, venture capital financings, and mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies. He regularly advises public companies of all sizes regarding preparation of public reports and proxy statements, public disclosures, insider trading, securities regulatory compliance, corporate governance matters, executive compensation, and stock plan issues. Marty provides business legal services to privately held corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies in all stages, from organization through their initial public offering or sale. He was named a "Leading Individual Minnesota Attorney" in Corporate/M&A by Chambers USA in 2007 - 2011. He served as president of the Twin Cities Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals from 2007 - 2011. Marty is also the founder of www.ONSecurities.com, a top Mnnesota legal blog addressing securities, governance and compensation issues currently facing public companies.
- Business & Securities
- Public Offerings
- Private Placements
- Executive Compensation & Agreements
- Growth Businesses
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Sustainable Business & Social Enterprise
- Independent Director Services
- Public Company Securities Compliance
- Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut,
1982
J.D. - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa,
1979
B.S.
Honors: with high distinction
Major: Psychology
- Minnesota, 1982
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP) - Twin Cities Chapter past president, 2007 - 2011; Board of Directors, 2000 - present
- Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Twin Cities Chapter - Advisory Council, May 2010 - present
- Target Receivables Corporation, Subsidiary of Target Corporation utilized for securitization of credit card receivables - Member, Board of Directors (1999 - present)
- LegalCORPS, non-profit organization promoting pro bono legal services for low-income businesses and non-profits - June 2010 - present
- Pro Bono Committee - Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Chair, 2007 - present
- American Israel Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Minnesota - Member, Board of Directors, 2000 - 2007
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation - Board Member, 1995 – 2008; TAMID Arts Committee, Chair
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- “Death, Taxes and Senior Executives”, 19th Annual National Association of Stock Plan Professionals Conference, San Francisco, 2011
- “Death, Taxes and CEOs: Planning Perils, Pratfalls and Pointers in Executive Compensation”, 37th Annual Probate & Trust Law Section Conference, Minnesota CLE, 2011
- “Corporate Governance and ‘34 Act Compliance: Your Shareholders Said What?”, RR Donnelly SEC Hot Topics Institute, 2011
- “(Dodd) Frank Talk about New Governance and Compensation Requirements”, Meritas Webinar for Member Law Firms, 2010; Small Public Company Forum, 2010
- “Engaging Volunteers and Delegating Responsibilities”, (panelist), National Association of Stock Plan Professionals Twin Cities Chapter Luncheon, 2010
- “Lying Cheating Stealing & Fighting: Malfeasance in the Business Setting,”, Minnesota CLE, 2010
- “Implications of the Dodd-Frank Act for IROs”, National Investor Relations Institute Twin Cities, 2010
- SEC Accounting, Compliance and Legal Issues Update, 2004 - 2010, Bowne of Minnesota, Co-Chair, Presenter and Moderator of numerous panel discussions on disclosure, corporate governance, and executive compensation
- “Proxy Season Preview: Don’t Get Caught Unprepared”, Small Public Company Forum, 2010
- “Busted”: Don’t be Blindsided by the SEC’s New Enforcement Posture”, Hennepin County Bar Association In-House Counsel Lunch Program, 2009
- “Reporting Challenges for Public Companies”, Minnesota CLE, 2009
- “Securities Litigation and Business Fraud”, Minnesota CLE, 2009
- “Underwater World – Dealing with Out-of-the-Money Stock Options”, Small Public Company Forum, 2009
- Numerous Seminars and Panels on Securities, Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation prior to 2009
- ONSecurities Blog, Editor and Blogger, July 2009 - present
- Commentary on Corporate Governance, Securities Compliance and Executive Compensation Matters, Quoted in Los Angeles Times, Compliance Week, thecorporatecounsel.net, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune
- CEO Smackdown II, Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 16, 2009
- Crunch Time At Hand for Executive Pay?, Star Tribune, August 7, 2006
- Leading Individual Attorney in Minnesota for Corporate/M&A, Chambers USA, 2007 - 2011
- Recognized on Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, 2003 - 2004, 2006 - 2008, 2011 (Minnesota Super Lawyers® is a designation given to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year.)
- ONSecurities.com, Marty’s Blog, recognized as a “Top 25 Minnesota Blawg,” MSBA Practice Blawg editors, 2010 - 2011
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)

