Overview
Mark advises on the tax aspects of capital markets, structured finance, derivatives, financial products and insurance transactions and has extensive experience working with both buyers and sellers to develop and structure complex derivatives, including litigation finance transactions. A significant portion of his work involves the taxation of financial products and trading strategies engaged in by banks and other financial market participants. He also advises on hedge fund and other investment vehicle formation matters. Mark does extensive work with digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens and blockchain transactions.
Mark is a former managing director and senior tax counselor with Deutsche Bank in New York. He also served as the general counsel of a credit derivative company and was a partner at Deloitte & Touche, where he led the capital markets tax practice.
Mark is a frequent writer and speaker on tax topics affecting capital markets and digital assets.
Areas of Focus
Perspectives
Events
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December 06 – 072023
FRA's PIF Tax & Accounting Conference
Foundation Research Associates -
January 15 – 162024
13th Annual London Finance and Capital Markets Conference
International Bar Association -
November 062023
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October 23 – 242023
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October 23 – 242023
Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2023
Practising Law Institute
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Education
New York University School of Law, LLM in Taxation
Boston University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
State University of New York at Binghamton, BA, cum laude
Admissions
- New York
Activities
- Member, Committee of Banking Institutions on Taxation
- Member, Institute of International Bankers
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Tax Section
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, The Tax Club
- Member, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
- Trustee, Best Buddies of New York