Martyn is a Partner at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. He co-heads the TMT group (ranked Tier 1 APAC) and competition & trade group (ranked Tier 1 in Sydney & Melbourne). He is a board member on the Australian Partnership Committee. He is described as “smart, efficient, friendly”.
Martyn’s practice covers transactional, contentious and advisory. He is a corporate & commercial lawyer and leading telecoms, media & technology (TMT), infrastructure, energy, competition & regulatory specialist.
Martyn is endorsed as a ‘top 10' TMT legal advisor in Asia. He is recommended by the key legal directories, including Best Lawyers. Awards include:
- M&A Deal of Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016, 2021
- Australian Law Partner of Year – Commercial, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
- Australian Law Partner of Year – Telecoms, Media & Techology, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Australian Law Partner of Year – Competition Trade & Regulation, 2023
- Best M&A Deal – Finance Asia, 2020
- Asia-Pacific Telecoms Deal of Year - IJ Global, 2015, 2020
- Global Merger of Year – Global Competition Review, 2015, 2020
- Australian Deal of Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016
- Energy & Resources Deal of Year – Australasian Law Awards, 2016
- TMT Deal of Year – Asian Lawyer, 2014
Martyn was a finalist for ‘Australian Deal Maker of Year' in 2015, 2016, 2019.
Chambers: “Martyn Taylor is prized as a ‘relentless worker’ on both the transactional and enforcement fronts, distinguished by his ability to ‘explain complicated regulatory concepts in the simplest terms possible’ and a related flair for ‘churning through a large amount of information and distilling from it the thesis needed to put a case forward.”
Chambers: “Martyn Taylor is acknowledged as "a super smart guy” who does a lot of "out-of-the-box thinking”. A client singles him out as a provider of "outstanding contract knowledge and strategic advice" who is distinguished further by "excellent problem-solving and people skills.”
Martyn has multiple board/director roles, including President of Communications & Media Law Association, and Treasurer (ILS) of Law Council of Australia. He is an angel investor and business owner.
Martyn has qualifications in law, economics, corporate finance, management, engineering & architecture. He has attended Harvard University, Oxford University, Wharton Business School, and London School of Economics. He has >100 publications, including the book 'International Competition Law'.
Qualifications: PhD(Law); CME(Harvard); MFin(Corporate Finance); LLM(Law); BA(Hons)(Economics); LLB(Hons)(Law); BSc(Architecture); GAICD.