
biography
Mark is a highly experienced business trial lawyer. He has an unusual breadth and depth of experience over his twenty-nine year career, having first-chaired many cases to final jury verdict, final judicial decision and final arbitration award. His past experience includes work at leading international law firms, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and an appellate clerkship after graduation from law school. Mark is known for relentless advocacy, meticulous attention to legal nuance and preparation, and innovative use of courtroom technology to maximize his client’s case at trial. Mark is highly experienced in appellate court rooms as well, having served as lead appellate counsel in many dozens of appeals presenting cutting-edge business and constitutional.
For several years, Mark’s practice has focused on commercial law with a special emphasis on banking and payments matters. The former head of the Banking Practice Group of the Chicago office of a leading international firm, Mark is regularly consulted by banks and fidelity insurers to handle intricate matters involving the Uniform Commercial Code; federal regulations and guidance on payments, including privacy authent...
Chicago
Credentials
Admissions
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals, 5th, 7th and 10th Circuits
U.S. District Courts, N.D. Illinois, C.D. Illinois, W.D. Wisconsin, E.D. Michigan, W.D. Texas, N.D. Texas
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., Cum Laude, 1988
University of Minnesota Law Review
Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1985
Prior Law Firm Experience
Sidley & Austin
Lovells
Clausen Miller P.C.
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Civil Pretrial & Trial Services
- Litigation & Risk Management
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Banking & Financial Services
- Professional & Management Liability
- Real Estate
- Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring & Reorganization
- Products Liability Litigation & Counseling
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants