Marianne S. Martin

Marianne S. Martin is a California corporate finance lawyer and partner focused on debt financing, private credit, and distressed transactions. She represents founder-led, sponsor-backed, and middle-market borrowers along with private credit funds, banks, institutional lenders, and family offices. Her practice covers senior and subordinated debt facilities, syndicated loans, acquisition financing, secured and unsecured credit arrangements, fund finance, and specialty lending. She works across industries including technology, health care, business services, hospitality, industrials, and consumer products.

Marianne earned a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she served as a Zaretsky Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Fellow. She received a B.S., magna cum laude, from Boston University. Her academic training in bankruptcy and commercial law supports her work involving corporate finance, creditor rights, restructuring, and complex secured transactions. This background helps her evaluate financing structures, collateral arrangements, and legal risks affecting borrowers and lenders.

Marianne has handled financing and restructuring transactions totaling well over $1.5 billion during her career. Her recent work includes a $230 million private borrower financing, a nearly $190 million syndicated facility, and a $171 million media-related financing. She handles subscription lines, warehouse facilities, bridge financing, Article 9 foreclosures, workouts, bankruptcy matters, and out-of-court restructurings. Her experience extends to complex collateral structures and distressed credit situations.

Marianne S. Martin has received recognition for her work in banking and finance, including honors from Best Lawyers and the Los Angeles Business Journal. She serves on professional committees and participates in organizations focused on corporate growth, turnaround management, and commercial finance. Her practice combines extensive transaction experience with practical guidance for companies, lenders, and investors navigating financing, restructuring, and distressed business matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• California
• New York

Education

• Brooklyn Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Boston University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)