Mark D Pollack

Practice Areas

Mark D. Pollack is a partner in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Chicago office. He also serves as the Firm's General Counsel. Mr. Pollack concentrates his practice in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, internal corporate investigations, and compliance counseling. He has extensive experience in counseling and defending corporations, boards of directors, and executive officers in relation to a broad range of issues, including the defense of grand jury investigations, SEC and other regulatory probes, securities class action defense, and qui tam litigation. He regularly advises corporate officers and directors with respect to the scope and application of their fiduciary obligations, issues involving financial reporting and related disclosures, and the adequacy of internal controls and compliance programs.

Mr. Pollack graduated with highest distinction from the University of Michigan in 1981 and obtained his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984. From 1984-85, Mr. Pollack served as law clerk to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.