Business Solutions

Mark has represented public and private companies in the areas of corporate and business law with concentrations in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, securities law and board of directors/corporate governance.

He represents companies in structuring and negotiating merger, acquisition and joint venture transactions; assists emerging business and investors in venture capital financings and private placements of equity and debt securities; represents issuers in initial public offerings and subsequent offerings and advises them on securities law compliance; consults with both public and private companies on board of directors, board of advisors, fiduciary duty and related corporate governance matters; and assists in shareholder and owner disputes.

Mark is a frequent speaker on corporate and securities topics and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Ohio Super Lawyers.

Practice Areas

Business Growth & Operation

• Corporate Governance
• Organization/Planning/Financing
• Board and Committee Counsel
• Business Transactions
• Entrepreneurial Business
• Venture Capital & Private Equity

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Business Transactions
• Due Diligence

Securities

• Investment Advisors
• Equity, Mezzanine & Debt Securities
• Public Company Representation

Professional Associations

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Director, ST Media Group Int’l.
• Manager, Velontra LLC

Education

• Harvard Law School, JD, 1976
• Denison University, BA, 1973

Bar Admissions

• State of Ohio

Presentations - Publications

• Author, Cleveland Securities Institute, “Counter-Tender Offers, Two-Tier Offers, and Pro-Ration Pools” (1983)
• Lecturer, Cincinnati Bar Association
• Corporate and Securities Law Institute
• “Legal Opinions in Business Transactions” (1988)
• “How to Buy and Sell a Business – Panel Discussion” (1990)
• “Officer and Director Liability” (1992)
• “Representations and Warranties” (1995)
• Legal Update ‘91
• “Corporate and Securities Law Developments” (1991)
• “Best Practices for Directors and Officers of Private Companies (2006)
• Lecturer, Annual Meeting Ohio State Bar Association
• “Ohio Change of Control Statutory Provisions” (1991)
• Lecturer, Annual Meeting Kentucky State Bar Association
• Author, “The New Look of Attorney-Client Privilege. The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley, The Patriot Act and Beyond” (2004)
• Author, “Board Can Be Great Assets for Private Firms, if Done Right,” Business Courier, October 10, 2008