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Mark is chair of Graham & Dunn's Financial Services Industry Team. He focuses his practice on creditor-debtor relationships, including all aspects of insolvency, workouts, bankruptcy, receiverships, and business reorganization. He has represented clients in all aspects of Chapter 11 bankruptcies, including debtors, secured creditors, and creditors committees. Mark also deals on a regular basis with the acquisition of assets from insolvent entities, secured transactions, the defense of preferential transfer and fraudulent conveyance lawsuits, and landlord-tenant disputes. He regularly counsels entities affected by businesses in trouble and has significant experience in franchise bankruptcies and cross-border insolvencies involving foreign debtors. Mark has been a frequent speaker at professional seminars for both institutional credit managers and attorneys. Professional and Community Activities American Bar Association Washington State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Associations American Bankruptcy Institute Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee for the Western District of Washington WSBA Committee on Revision of the Washington State Receivership Statutes Past-Chairman, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual Committee of the King County Bar Association Recognition Washington Law & Politics "Super Lawyer" 2000 Education J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1984 Ph.D., Brown University, 1976 B.A., Lawrence University, 1970 | 