Having worked in five jurisdictions and four financial capitals, Mark has a unique breadth of experience to draw upon. His work is concentrated on financial institutions, including structuring, regulatory and compliance, corporate transactions, and investments with a focus on funds and private markets. Mark has practiced before eight different regulatory organisations globally and regularly advises on cross-border and multinational deals, having advised on matters in 12 jurisdictions in Asia.

Prior to joining TSMP Law Corporation, Mark practised with a local firm with international affiliations and foreign firms Winston & Strawn, Hogan Lovells, and Dewey LeBouef. He is qualified as a member of the California bar, to which he was admitted in 2006.

Mark focuses on clients' business models, looking far beyond the four-corners of the contracts. He is frequently asked to advise on novel structures, including acting as lead counsel on more than half of Singapore’s Sandbox participants, lead advisor to Asia Pacific’s first block-chain incorporation agent and smart contracting platform, lead counsel for several prominent exchanges, lead advisor and counsel to Asia’s first robo-advising platform and Singapore’s first equity crowd-funding platform, deal counsel for Singapore’s first revenue-sharing arrangement, and deal counsel to Singapore’s first P2P platform.

Beyond the office, he has served as pro bono counsel for both entities and individuals in a number of areas. He has also served as secretary to the board of directors of The Mekong Club (from 2010–2013), which works to disrupt and end modern-day slavery.

Education
J.D. (STANFORD)

Significant Accomplishments
Advised financial institutions on licensing and regulatory structuring, including exchanges, clearing houses, brokers/dealers, fund managers, advisers, financial advisers, commodities dealers, and commodities pool operators.

Counselled financial institutions on regulatory and compliance, including reporting, new business license and products, anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, bribery and corruption, corporate governance, and best practices.

Advisor to financial institutions on major and minor breaches, technology risks, crisis management, regulatory inspections, and remediation.

Lead advisor and regulatory counsel for team and business spin-offs from licensed financial institutions, including private equity teams and a property trading team at a major global bank.

Advising private equity firms in conjunction with investments into portfolio companies, including negotiating deal documents for minority stakes, controlling interests, and joint ventures.

Representing private equity/venture capital firms in conjunction with fund and project structuring, including fund formation and reorganisation.
Lead counsel in corporate combinations in the Asia Pacific region, including cross-border transactions and those involving highly regulated industries.

Advised multiple Asia-based issuers on “going private”/“going dark” transactions from the NYSE/Nasdaq.

Counselled various reporting companies on compliance issues, including practicing before the NYSE and Nasdaq for Asia-based issuers.

Represented US and Hong Kong IPOs, shelf-registration, and PIPE transactions, including S-1, S-3, and A-1 filings.