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Mark’s practice is focused on helping companies in New York and around the world manage their workplace needs. To that end, Mark counsels clients on a variety of day-to-day and big-picture workplace issues.

These issues include policy and handbook development; risk assessment and litigation avoidance; compliance with and overseeing anti-discrimination/harassment and other workplace laws; wage and hour compliance; conducting internal investigations; hiring, discipline, discharge, reduction-in-force, and restructuring decisions; providing workplace training; enforcement of non-competes and other restrictive covenants; drafting employment, independent contractor, separation, confidentiality, and other workplace-related agreements; government audits and investigations; and COVID-19-related workplace issues. Additionally, as a pioneering technology lawyer, Mark regularly provides counsel and representation on artificial intelligence matters involving workplace issues.

Mark also defends employers in a wide range of employment litigation matters. He has experience in both federal and state court, as well as before a multitude of government agencies, and has defended both single-plaintiff and class action claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, leaves of absence, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other torts and contract disputes arising out of the employment relationship. Mark has also represented clients in litigation involving restrictive covenants. He works with clients at every step of the litigation process to determine which cases should be litigated, which should be resolved in an alternative forum, and which can and should be settled.

Qualifications

  • Fordham University School of Law, 2010, J.D., cum laude
  • Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2007, B.A., summa cum laude

  • New Jersey
  • New York

  • U.S. District Court - District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit

  • New York State Bar Association- Labor and Employment section (Wage Hour and New Lawyers Committees)
  • Member, ALM Media/Law.com Mental Health Advisory Board

Récompenses et distinctions

  • Named Human Storyteller of the Year by TLC Lions
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2024-2025. The Best Lawyers in America is issued by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found at bestlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. 
  • Named a 2021 role model by InsideOut LeaderBoard. The role model list is issued by InsideOut LeaderBoard. A description of the selection methodology can be found at inside-out.org.
  • Selected as an ALM Northeast Trailblazer by the American Lawyer. The Northeast Trailblazers list is issued by The American Lawyer. A description of the selection methodology can be found at law.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Employment & Labor: Employer, 2015-2024. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at superlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Named 2020 New York Trailblazer by the New York Law Journal. The NY Trailblazers list is issued by the New York Law Journal. A description of the selection methodology can be found at law.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Notable Quotes

  • 9 July 2021 “4 Employer Takeaways From NY's New Airborne Virus Law” Law360
  • 9 July 2021 “The trucking industry is doubling down on booting marijuana smokers, and it's getting a little ridiculous” BusinessInsider.com
  • 8 July 2021 “Biden's Call For Worksite COVID Shots Faces Uphill Climb” Law360
  • 23 March 2021 “Can Employers Mandate a Vaccine Authorized for Emergency Use?” SHRM.org
  • 15 March 2021 “American Rescue Plan Act Doesn’t Require Leave” SHRM.org
  • 12 March 2021 “Jabs for jobs? What to know when putting together your firm’s vaccination policy” The Drum 
  • 1 February 2021 “DOL Withdraws Three Opinion Letters on Wage and Hour Rules" SHRM.org
  • 25 January 2021 “More Opinion Letters Issued in Final Days of Trump Administration” SHRM.org
  • 3 January 2021 “Wage And Hour Cases To Watch in 2021” Law360
  • 15 December 2020 “Will the Senate Save FFCRA?” WorldatWork.org
  • 30 October 2020 “Bar Mental Health Questions Deter Treatment, Advocates Say” Bloomberg Law 
  • 22 October 2020 “‘Love Contracts’ Go Mainstream as Employers Track Office Romance” Bloomberg Law
  • 31 August 2020 “Temperature Screenings: Review State Laws” SHRM.org 
  • 20 July 2020 “State Quarantine Mandates Complicate Business Travel” SHRM.org
  • 18 July 2020 “COVID-19 Deals a Dual Threat to Older Workers” SHRM.org
  • 29 February 2020 “Law students say they don't get mental health treatment for fear it will keep them from becoming lawyers. Some states are trying to change that” CNN.com 
  • 9 July 2019 “New York anti-discrimination law heightens risks for employers” Business Insurance
  • 16 October 2016 “FLSA Violations You Must Avoid,” Tsheets.com
  • 17 March 2016 “NYC grocery store law seen as part of anti-employer trend,” LegalNewsline.com
  • 8 July 2015 "Explaining the Unpaid Internship Enigma,” Human Resource Executive Online
  • 9 June 2015 "Labor Dept. Issues Updated FMLA Forms," Corporate Counsel
  • 20 October 2014 "The Complete Guide to Human Resources and the Law" (2015 ed.), Dana Shilling,  (sec. 1, p. 35)
  • 15 April 2015 "Employee Classification of Company Bloggers," Corporate Counsel 
  • 22 August 2014 "Proposal For Helping Criminals Rejoin Society Could Trip up NYC Employers," New York Business Journal 
  • 20 August 2014 “'Ban the Box' Bill Worries Businesses,” Crain’s New York Business 
  • 7 February 2014 "Labor Protections For Young Models Make Runway Debut,” Law360