Lawyers
Mark Banks
- Phone+ 44 207 919 1416
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.bakermckenzie.com
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Mark is a senior associate in the Baker McKenzie Dispute Resolution team based in London. Mark is also a member of the Firm's Investigations, Compliance & Ethics Practice Group. Mark graduated from Oxford University in 2010 and joined Baker McKenzie in 2016 from another international law firm.
Mark advises clients in the following areas:
1. Commercial & civil fraud litigation: Mark acts for clients on high value litigation matters, including disputes relating to civil fraud, insolvency, sanctions and cross-border enforcement. Mark's cases are typically international in nature and often involve complex jurisdictional and conflict of laws issues. He has particular experience acting for clients in the banking and finance sector and has undertaken secondments in the litigation departments at HSBC and Credit Suisse.
2. Investigations, compliance & ethics: Mark acts for clients in connection with internal and external investigations and criminal enforcement proceedings. He also advises on the implementation of compliance and ethics programmes. Mark has particular expertise advising clients on corporate bribery and fraud offences, including under the UK Bribery Act 2010 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
3. Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG): Mark advises clients on ESG-related disputes, investigations, audits and due diligence programmes, especially in the context of supply chain and forced labour issues.