For over 25 years, Mark has provided legal representation and practical advice to business entities and individuals on a full range of real estate, capital formation, securities offerings and fund formation, corporate, lending, business, and other commercial matters. Mark often also acts as a de facto outside general counsel and trusted advisor to management and other decision-makers on a full range of legal and strategic issues facing businesses, both large and small.
Real Estate
Mark is a seasoned real estate attorney able to manage:
- Acquisitions and dispositions of commercial, multi-family, and office properties
- Real estate development
- Lending transactions
- Joint venture structuring (representing ownership, operations, and funding partners)
- Title examination
- Construction and architectural agreements
- Easements and licenses
- Leasing transactions
- Property management agreements
- Structuring and financing complex transactions
Securities and Private Equity
Mark advises issuers and managers on private securities transactions for equity and debt offerings of private securities in all industries:
- Researching and providing exemption and compliance advice for pooled fund, single-asset, and venture capital offerings
- Advising on organizational structure and management
- Drafting disclosure memoranda, offerings, and subscription documents
- Managing and filing notice and related compliance at the federal and state level
- Providing general advice concerning the resale of restricted securities and related compliance issues
- Advising on ongoing Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering duties
Mark also provides legal advice and negotiates the purchase of interests in venture capital and private equity funds by institutional investors, businesses, and individuals.
Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions
Mark provides advice and negotiation on a full range of corporate law issues:
- Entity formation
- Business start-ups
- Structuring
- Equity plans
- Employment agreements
- Exit planning
- Commercial contracting
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Lending
- Secured transactions
Education
- J.D., William & Mary Law School; Order of the Coif; William & Mary Law Review
- B.A., University of Colorado, summa cum laude
- Defense Language Institute, Russian Language Course
Awards; Articles; Presentations
- Best Lawyers®: Real Estate Law, 2024 and 2025
- Co-Presenter and Moderator, “What Real Estate Practitioners Should Know About Special Districts,” Continuing Legal Education Program, July 26, 2011
- Author, “Taxation of Possessory Interests in Exempt Property Under S.B. 02-157,” The Colorado Lawyer, March 2003
- Presentations to commercial real estate developers, real estate brokerage firms, management consultants, and trade groups on the use of equity in real estate transactions, CREC forms, real estate aspects of governmental entities, and the differences and interplay between owners’ associations and governmental entities
Mark has worked at Am Law 200 and local law firms. Mark also served on active duty in the United States Army as a Russian linguist in active operations. Mark is an avid tennis player, snowboarder, reader, concertgoer, and road bicyclist.
