Mark is Burness Paull’s managing partner. Together with the chair, Peter Lawson, he sets and leads the delivery of the firm’s ambitious growth strategy.
He is a leading private equity and M&A lawyer who advises investors, management teams and corporates.
Mark trained with the firm and worked in the City of London with Hogan Lovells and Travers Smith before rejoining us as a partner. He is recognised as a leading individual by Legal 500 and ranked band one by Chambers & Partners.
Great understanding of our approach to making investments and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure the services delivered meet our high expectations.
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Mark is very focused on getting the deal done efficiently and with minimum fuss.
Chambers and Partners UK
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