Mark is a member of the Firm's Securities, Government Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation practice group, frequently representing public and private entities in connection with a variety of government investigations, enforcement actions and other securities litigation. Mark is also a member of the firm's Educational Institutions practice group, representing colleges and universities in the area of tort and employment litigation. Mark was included in the Massachusetts Rising Stars listing, a Thomson Reuters publication, in 2008 and 2010.
Notable Experience
· Represented publicly held telecommunications company in responding to stock option backdating inquiries by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service.
· Represents publicly held company in shareholder derivative and class action securities litigation.
· Conducted internal investigation for publicly held biotechnology company in connection with issues of insider trading.
· Represents local university in wrongful death action involving cutting-edge issues of an educational institution's liability for student harm.
· Represented local artist in federal court copyright litigation concerning joint authorship of a play.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
· "Is 2011 the Year for an SEC Crackdown on FCPA 'Gatekeepers?'," co-author, Bloomberg Law Reports, March 2011.
· "The Long(er) Arm of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The FCPA's Broad Reach and What Companies Can Do to Escape It," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Client Advisory, February 15, 2008.
· "College and University Liability for Student Deaths and Injuries," co-author, Boston Bar Journal, January/February 2008 edition.
· "Did the SEC Just Immunize Your Client? Economic Coercion Under Stein," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, February 12, 2008.
· Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Is Your Company at Risk, panelist, Boston, Massachusetts, November 15, 2007.
News & Publications
March 7, 2011, In Bloomberg Article, Steve Huggard and Mark Vernazza See an SEC Crackdown on FCPA 'Gatekeepers' in 2011
October 7, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2010
October 30, 2008, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2008
June 25, 2008, Attorneys recognized at EAPD's Second Annual Pro Bono Award Reception
February 15, 2008, Client Advisory - The Long(er) Arm of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The FCPA's Broad Reach and What Companies Can Do to Escape It
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
February 12, 2008, Did the SEC Just Immunize Your Client?
Economic Coercion Under Stein
Events
November 15, 2007 - November 15, 2007, Boston, MA, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Is Your Company at Risk?
Industries
· Education