Profile
Martin Kalb is Senior Chair of the Global Tax Practice. He has over 35 years of experience representing clients in the areas of tax law, estate planning, corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions at Greenberg Traurig. Marty also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of UniCapital Corporation, a former New York Stock Exchange equipment leasing company. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig he was an attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C.
Concentrations
- Tax
- Trusts and estates
- Wealth preservation
- Corporate matters
- Mergers and acquisitions
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented the stockholders of Amide Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc., a privately owned U.S. generic pharmaceuticals company ("Amide"), in the acquisition of Amide by Actavis Group hf, a publicly traded global generic pharmaceutical company listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange and headquartered in Iceland.
- Represents numerous shareholders of public companies and privately owned companies where the fair market value of the companies exceeds 100 million.
- Vice President and General Counsel, UniCapital Corporation
- Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service from 1968-1972, Washington, D.C.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- Trusts and Estates, 2017-2025
- Tax Law, 1995-2025
- Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, "Top Lawyer," 2004-2005, 2010-2013, 2015-2021
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2011 and 2020-2021
- Tax - US Taxes: Non-Contentious, 2020- 2021
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2007
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5.0
- Board of Trustees, The Miami Foundation
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Member, American Bar Association's Section on Taxation
- Chairman, Foundation of Jewish Philanthropies, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1971
- J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, 1968
- B.A., University of Connecticut, 1965
Admissions
- Florida