John Marti
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John Marti

Of Counsel
marti.john@dorsey.com

Overview

JOHN IS AN ACCOMPLISHED LEADER AND TRIAL LAWYER WHO HAS TRIED MORE THAN 50 CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JURY TRIALS INVOLVING COMPLEX WHITE COLLAR AND REGULATORY VIOLATIONS, AND CONDUCTED NUMEROUS SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR BOTH PRIVATE COMPANIES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. JOHN WAS REPEATEDLY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WITH ITS HIGHEST AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE, AND IS A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS.

With over 18 years of experience as a federal white collar prosecutor and Department of Justice leader, and over 20 years of leadership experience as a Marine Corps Officer, John has a sophisticated and deep understanding of government agencies and investigations and extensive experience leading through crises.  John drives litigation teams to vindicate his client’s interests. 
John has conducted numerous investigations and litigated matters in the health care, financial services, banking, defense, education, and telecommunications industries including:

  • $3.5 billion fraud prosecution of the third largest Ponzi fraud scheme in U.S. history, 
  • $3.5 million jury verdict in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding seeking clawback of fraudulent transfers,
  • $400 million Medicare fraud investigation and prosecution of a national hospital corporation,  
  • prosecution of a criminal organization that defrauded telecommunications companies of over $20 million, 
  • $7 million Medicare overpayment fraud investigation,
  • public corruption investigation that resulted in convictions and substantial leadership changes in a metropolitan government agency,
  • an extensive internal investigation of a public university and its athletic department , resulting in a public report and testimony before the governing board, and
  • representation of senior corporate officers against allegations of internal and external misconduct.

John has extensive experience in crisis response and management, having served as a Crisis Management Coordinator with the Department of Justice, and a Marine Corps infantry officer. John has been repeatedly recognized by numerous governmental and private agencies for his firm and calm leadership and legal abilities. 

John is co-chair of the firm's Government Solutions and Investigations Practice Group.

Education & Admissions

University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1991), Order of the Coif; Law Review Distinguished Service Award; AmJur Award for Criminal Procedure

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1985), National Merit Scholar; Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project

Admissions

  • Minnesota

Experience

Representative Cases

John has led multi-agency teams conducting multi-state and international investigations, and involving numerous industries. John has counseled on matters involving government ethics, government procurement processes, securities and banking regulatory and law enforcement actions, medical devices, health care compliance, cybersecurity, public corruption, national security, receiverships, money laundering, RICO, and bankruptcy. Representative cases include:

  • Health care fraud schemes by chiropractors, ancillary service providers, hospitals, and insurance companies 
  • FDA enforcement actions for medical devices and pharmacies
  • Fraud and self-dealing by bank officers selling participation loans and mortgages
  • Government fraud by disaster response company at the 9/11 evidence recovery sight 
  • Procurement fraud allegations against government contractor
  • Securities fraud allegations against hedge fund operators, technology startups, and financial services representatives
  • Insider fraud and embezzlement by financial services company employees
  • Investment fraud, tax fraud, and securities schemes pitching wind power, telecommunications schemes, prime banking notes, and real estate  
  • National security matters involving terrorism, cybersecurity, and foreign coups
  • Bankruptcy adversary proceedings seeking clawback of fraudulent distributions
  • Assault charges against U.S. and Chinese corporate officers

John has extensive experience developing and exercising multi-component crisis management plans. John is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, U.S. Army Ranger School, and U.S. Army Airborne Course.

News & Resources

Articles

U.S. Treasury Department Takes Action Against Russian Darkmarket Entity as Latest Government Move Against Cybercrime
Department of Justice Announces First-Ever Pilot Program on Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks, Revisions to Corporate Guidance Regarding Electronic Communications, and Resource Commitments for Corporate Compliance with Sanctions and Export Control Laws
After Nearly Fifty Years of Dormancy, Criminal Monopolization Charges Have Returned
Borrowers & Banks Beware: The New Year Brings the Nation’s First False Claims Act Settlement for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
The Education Department Tests its Schools: New Title IX Rule May Force Schools to Revamp How They Investigate and Resolve Sexual-Harassment Complaints
Looking Ahead: Enforcement Actions for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Related to COVID-19
LANDMARK CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT: A Practical Guide
Stimulus Acts
INSIGHT: Research Institutions Under DOJ’s False Claims Microscope After Chinese Influence Settlement
DOJ Puts Recipients of Federal Funds on Notice: New “Procurement Collusion Strike Force” to Focus Antitrust Scrutiny on Public Procurement and Grant Transactions
Newly Announced Antitrust Division Policy Rewards Effective Compliance Programs
DOJ Issues Consolidated Guidance for False Claims Act Cooperation Credit
DOJ Levels False Claims Act at Pharmacies to Combat Opioid Crisis
For FY2018, Justice Department Touts Nearly $3 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries, Mostly From Qui Tams and Alleged Healthcare Frauds
What Does it Mean When the Attorney General Thinks The False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision is an “Abomination” and “Unconstitutional”? We May Soon Find Out.
Grant-Fraud Guilty Plea Underscores Potential Civil and Administrative Liability for Recipients of Federal Funds
Two Recent Justice Department Memoranda May Have Significant Consequences for Pending and Future False Claims Act Enforcement
Best Practices in the Era of Outside Investigations: Is Your Organization Ready?
Certiorari Grant This Week on Email Providers Served with Warrant for Emails
Consumer Protection, the CFPB, and Prison: How Jail Sentences Arose Out of Civil Consumer Financial Protection Matters, Antitrust, American Bar Association
Federal Civil Penalties Going Up, Way Up
Construction and the False Claims Act: A Recent Settlement with the Justice Department Underscores Risk to Primes, Subs, and Suppliers
Supreme Court Holds Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel Limits Pre-Trial Asset Freezing
"Corporations as Whistleblowers: Leveraging Corporations to Fight Corporate Crime," Pratt's Government Contracting Law Report, LexisNexis
Yates Memo in Action: No Cooperation Credit in FCPA Enforcement for Failing to Disclose Key Facts

News & Press Mentions

Dorsey Forms New Government Solutions & Investigations Practice Group
200 Dorsey Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Dorsey Attorneys in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 30 Dorsey Lawyers and 10 Practices in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Super Lawyers Recognizes 26 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
John Marti Comments on Police Culture and Floyd Civil Rights Trial
Super Lawyers Recognizes 29 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
John Marti Comments on Winston Smith Case
Dorsey Partner John Marti Discusses Civil Rights Charges Connected to Floyd Death
Dorsey Partner John Marti Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Super Lawyers Recognizes 38 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey & Whitney Expands “China Initiative” Task Force
Super Lawyers Recognizes 41 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Dorsey Partner John Marti Remarks on SCOTUS Striking Down Gun Law
Dorsey Partner John Marti Comments on Lagos vs. GE High Court Ruling
Dorsey Partner John Marti Remarks on Dahda v. US Wiretap Dispute
Dorsey Partner John Marti Comments on Rental Car Driver Privacy Rights
Dorsey Partner John Marti Candidate for MN Attorney
Dorsey Attorneys Marti and Kornblatt Present Review that U of M was Compliant With Rules
Dorsey Partner John Marti Comments on Supreme Court Ruling in Honeycutt Case
Dorsey Partner John Marti Comments on Trump's DOJ Budget
Will Immigration Trump Other DOJ Initiatives?
Dorsey Partner John Marti Comments on ACCA Ruling in Deportation Case

Industries & Practices

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Social Media
Government Solutions & Investigations
  • Anti-Corruption Group
  • Antitrust & Competition Law
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Construction Litigation
  • Cybersecurity, Privacy & Social Media
  • Development & Infrastructure
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Government Solutions & Investigations
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Indian & Alaska Native
  • National Security Law
  • Real Estate Litigation

Accolades

Chambers USA 2023Chambers 2022Chambers USA 2021  Ranked in Chambers USA 2020

  • Named one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations), 2020-2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2020-2024
  • Listed in Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2019-2023

    Pro Bono 100 Hours 2022      Contributed 100+ Pro Bono Hours in 2021 Contributed 100+ Pro Bono Hours in 2020

  • Contributed more than 100 Challenge pro bono hours, 2020-2022
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

     North Star Lawyer logo 

  • MSBA North Star Lawyer, 2016-2018 and 2020-2022
  • 2010 United States Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award, and the 2009 Minnesota Lawyer of the Year Award as co-lead counsel in the $3.5 billion Thomas Petters fraud prosecution
  • 2002 Integrity Award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, 2002 for service as lead counsel in a $7 million Medicare overpayment investigation
  • 2001 United States Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service and DHHS OIG Cooperative Achievement Award for leadership in a Medicare upcoding investigation with civil and criminal recoveries of over $400 million
John Marti