Practice Areas

Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1988
University of Illinois, B.S. in Accountancy, high honors, 1985
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1985

Bar & Court Admissions

State of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court - Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - 7th Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Mark S. Bernstein

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TEL: (312) 984-3214
FAX: (312) 984-3150

Mark concentrates his practice in helping clients resolve complex commercial disputes. He helps clients manage and resolve disputes in a wide variety of circumstances, ranging from pre-litigation counseling to taking cases to trial. He has substantial experience in the effective use of various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation and other forms of summary proceedings aimed at resolving disputes without formal court litigation. He is called upon regularly to counsel clients when establishing business relationships and negotiating contracts to spot issues that could result in future disputes.

Mark's clients include large public and private manufacturing companies, financial institutions, securities issuers and money managers. Mark has experience handling cases in substantive areas ranging from contract law to cases involving issues of state and federal statutory and constitutional law. He has substantial class action defense experience on behalf of large institutional clients, and has written about defending such cases for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Representative Matters

Representation of Fortune 500 companies in defense of class action litigation
Representation of companies in indemnity and purchase price adjustment litigation arising out of corporate transactions
Representation of money manager in litigation against investment banks and financing counter-parties
Representation of financial institutions in consumer class action litigation
Representation of money managers and issuing companies in securities fraud litigation

Professional Activities and Honors

Order of the Coif
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Instructor, University of Chicago Intensive Trial Practice Workshop, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010

Charitable and Community Involvement

Board President, Spina Bifida Association of Illinois
Board Member, YMCA Camp Independence

Publications

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"Class Action Lawsuits," Chapter 18 of Advising Illinois Financial Institutions, IICLE, 2002 Edition and 2006 Supplement
"Contract Disputes and Litigation," Chapter 17 of Contract Law, IICLE, 2008 Edition