Mark Schneider

Mark represents businesses, their boards and executives in complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations, government enforcement proceedings, risk assessments, and litigation, often in regulated industries and international contexts. Mark has substantial experience in matters related to environmental law, securities and commodities regulation, the False Claims Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FDA cGMP regulations, sanctions and export controls, antitrust, trade secret theft, and other complex regulatory issues. He also helps lead the Firm’s Japan litigation practice.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Mark served in senior leadership roles during more than ten years as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago, including as Chief of Appeals and a supervisor of the financial crimes and healthcare fraud programs. He has substantial international experience, including serving at U.S. Embassy Baghdad and handling sensitive national security matters in Washington and elsewhere. He has also taught at the University of Chicago Law School, served on the staff of the late U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar, and worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, Inc.