Mark Skerry

Practice Areas

A Partner in Simpson Thacher’s National Security Regulatory Practice, Mark Skerry advises some of the world’s largest and most well-known private equity asset managers, institutional investors, and multinational corporations on transactions undergoing national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and analogous foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regulators worldwide. Mark has successfully secured CFIUS approvals and coordinated worldwide FDI clearances for transactions across a variety of industries considered sensitive to national security, including aerospace and defense manufacturing, classified government contracting, sea and airports, semiconductors, telecommunications, technology and software, social media, energy infrastructure, financial services, and life sciences, among others.

Mark has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Law360, IFLR1000, and Benchmark Litigation for his achievements on numerous high-profile and cross-border transactions.

Career

Joined the Firm in 2016; became Partner in 2023. Former Law Clerk, Hon. Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2014-2016).

Professional Memberships

Law360 International Trade Editorial Advisory Board Member

Publications

Mark is an author in Global Competition Review’s Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Hub.

Personal

Case Western Reserve University, 2011 J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif; Cornell University, 2007 B.Sc.