Mark Degler

Mark Degler

Chattanooga, TN recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Miller & Martin PLLC

63 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Chattanooga.

Biography

Mark Degler concentrates his practice in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, international law and taxation. He serves as corporate counsel to several of Miller & Martin's clients and has advised numerous clients on many acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations and sales of businesses, as well as various debt and equity securities offerings involving publicly and privately held companies. Mark serves as Chair of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group as well as partner-in-charge of the firm’s practice development department.

Prior to joining Miller & Martin, Mark practiced for several years with King & Spalding LLP in its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Degler worked on numerous domestic and cross-border transactions with both publicly and privately held clients. He also served in Moscow as the United States Treasury Department's Senior Tax Policy Advisor to the Russian Federation (1995-1996), and provided advice to several other foreign governments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union on tax, budget, banking and public and private securities policy in connection with their transition to market economies. Mark's services have also been retained by other providers of policy advice and technical assistance to foreign governments, such as the International Monetary Fund and Harvard University's Institute for International Development.

Miller & Martin PLLC

63 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1988
  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.S.

  • Tennessee, Tennessee
  • Georgia, Georgia
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
  • Tennessee, Tennessee
  • Georgia, Georgia
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1988
  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.S.

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Corporate Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Corporate Law, Chattanooga (2026)
  • Corporate Law, Chattanooga (2023)
  • Corporate Law, Chattanooga (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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