Mark regularly deals with enforcement matters before federal regulatory agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as well as formal actions and investigations by the inspectors general from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He also has extensive experience in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters.
Mark represents companies, boards of directors, and individuals, from C-suite to senior management, in a variety of criminal, civil, and administrative matters. He frequently represents state and federal law enforcement officers, elected officials, and community leaders.
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. Boston University School of Law 1998
- B.S. Political Science and History State University of New York at Brockport 1995
Bar Admissions
- New York
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, White Collar Crime Committee
- Member, Sentencing Committee
- Representative, ABA Committee on Standards and Policy
- Former elected member, Board of Directors
- Adjunct professor of law, The George Washington University Law School, 2009 – 2023
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2021 – 2023
- Super Lawyers
- Top 100, Washington, DC, 2016
- Defense: White Collar, 2011 – 2022
- Criminal Defense, 2011 - 2022
- Civil Litigation, 2011 – 2022
- Chambers USA, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, District of Columbia, 2018 – 2022
Community
Pro Bono
- Provided extensive pro bono work for the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Volunteerism
- Past board member, Sparkle Effect
Personal Activities
- Mark lives in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC with his wife, two kids, and their two huge dogs. He is an assistant coach for 8-year-old basketball and a dedicated soccer dad