Mark serves clients through all phases of complex litigation including antitrust, securities pension and welfare, toxic tort and products liability cases. He also handles appeals of major cases, interpreting complex federal statutes such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). A recent Westlaw search found 111 published opinions from the Missouri courts and 185 from federal courts in which Mark briefed or argued the case. Mark has extensive experience defending class actions. In a case in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota, Mark successfully defeated class certification in borrowers' claims against a lender and mortgage loan broker alleging that the yield spread premium the lender paid the broker constituted illegal kickbacks and fee splitting under the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act. In response to the defendants' motion for reconsideration, the district court reversed its earlier decision granting class certification and also granted defendants' motions for summary judgment on the liability issues, dismissing the claims with prejudice. Before entering law school, Mark coached the Harvard Debate Team to the national championship. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, 2001-2012 · Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Appellate Law, 2005-2011; Top 100, Appellate Law, 2006; Top 50 in St. Louis, Appellate Law, 2006-2009 · The Missouri Bar, W. Oliver Rasch Award for Outstanding Article Published in 1996, September 19, 1997 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Health Lawyers Association · American Law Institute, elected member. Sponsors included The Hon. Richard S. Arnold, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; and The Hon. Charles S. Blackmar, former Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court · The Missouri Bar · Missouri Supreme Court, Civil Rules Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Expert Discovery Rules News & Publications News 10.w19.11 Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars 2.18.10, Mark Arnold and Virginia Fry Appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court's Committee on Expert Discovery 10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys Publications 2.1.10, DOJ Announces $900,000 Settlement with Smithfield Foods for "Gun Jumping" 9.1.09, How and Why to Package Claims Under MAI, Journal of the Missouri Bar 1.1.04, 17 Missouri Practice Series: Civil Rules Practice, Rules 77 to 84 1.1.02, Appeals-Who, What, When, Where and How, Missouri CLE deskbook on Missouri Appellate Court Practice 3.1.96, Federal Rule 77(d): The Ultimate Trap for the Unwary," Journal of the Missouri Bar Events 4.15.11, Effective Brief Writing and Oral Argument
Springfield, MO
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