Mark knows his job is to make you look great. He is an experienced speaker with an incredible reputation for being dependable, responsive, professional and entertaining. Talk to Mark once and you will understand.
Since 1995, Mark has spoken at over 300 events worldwide as a keynoter, emcee and in general sessions, breakouts and panels. Mark has negotiated deals into the hundreds of millions, including a $200+ million deal with IBM, and deals with some of the best-known brands in the world including General Electric, General Motors, Verizon, IBM, American Express, AT&T, Computer Associates, Computer Sciences, Levi Strauss & Co., Amazon Web Services, HP, Oracle, Fox News, ESPN and many other large privately held businesses and Fortune 500 companies – the list goes on into the hundreds.
Mark is a popular keynote speaker and negotiating expert whose passion for negotiating shines through his presentations. Mark’s entertaining anecdotes and proven tools and techniques help his audience gain a powerful advantage in today’s cutthroat business climate. Mark’s audiences learn from an expert to avoid expensive mistakes later.
Mark’s talks offer practical advice – not just textbook concepts that don’t work in the real world. During his highly rated speaking engagements, Mark shares time tested valuable tips and core message points with audiences. The truest sign of his popularity is the number of repeat engagements Mark has enjoyed.
Event organizers rave about and appreciate Mark’s ability to create original and interactive content and his use of his own marketing efforts (free of charge) in promoting and supporting his speaking engagements. Additionally, after speaking Mark makes himself available to his audience to answer questions in one-on-one conversations onsite, over drinks, or over dinner providing they pick up the tab.
Mark has won many awards over the years. However, he is most proud of his achievement in 2016, and again in 2018, when Best Lawyers in America named him “Lawyer of the Year” for Technology Law in New York City in a merit based selection process as determined solely by other lawyers. Mark has appeared on the “Best Lawyers” list for 14 consecutive years. Mark’s selection a second time for this award is unprecedented.
When Mark is not speaking or lawyering, he’s writing. Mark is a prolific author having written over 300 articles for publication. He also authored the book “Technology Law – What Every Business (and Business-Minded Person) Needs to Know.”