Austin S. Martin

Associate

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Massey & Gail LLP
The Wharf
1000 Maine Ave. SW
Suite 450
Washington, D.C. 20024

Office: 202.652.4511
Direct: 202.964.7678
Fax: 312.379.0467

Austin is a commercial litigator with experience in a variety of complex investigations and litigation matters. Before joining Massey & Gail, Austin served as a law clerk for the Honorable Bridget S. Bade on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Prior to clerking, Austin was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC, where he focused on antitrust and consumer protection matters.

Austin graduated from The George Washington University Law School, where he was the Senior Online Editor of The George Washington Law Review. During law school, Austin interned for the Honorable Zia M. Faruqui on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with highest honors, Order of the Coif, 2021
  • Elon University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2018

  • The Honorable Bridget S. Bade, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • The Honorable Raymond A. Jackson, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • Judicial Intern, The Honorable Zia M. Faruqui, United States District Court for the District of Columbia

  • District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • Note, A Gatekeeper Approach to Product Liability for Amazon, 89 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 768 (2021)
  • Senior Thesis, Exploring the Effects of International Wage Differences on Brain Drain, 16 Undergraduate Econ. Rev., no. 1, 2019

  • The George Washington University Law School, Professorial Lecturer in Law, Scholarly Writing Program (2022–2023)

  • Defended medical device manufacturer in parallel antitrust cases brought by a class of hospitals and by a competitor. Prepared fact and expert witnesses for deposition and drafted key motions.
  • Represented various technology companies in consumer protection investigations by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.
  • Represented local family in affirmative litigation and settlement negotiations against the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education for breach of contract.
  • Drafted amicus brief filed in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals analyzing the Suspension Clause and the availability of habeas relief for sentencing errors.