Corporate Law
Mark J. Wishner
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Mark J. Wishner has more than 30 years of securities and corporate transactional experience. Mark's practice encompasses public and private securities offerings, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, SPACs, leveraged buyouts, private investor representations, corporate governance, restructurings and SEC reporting and compliance matters. Since 2004, Mark has led transaction teams in transactions having a value in excess of $3 billion. Mark has wide-ranging industry experience in information technology, government services and biotechnology and has been listed in Chambers USA as a leading corporate attorney in Northern Virginia.
Overview
- University of Pittsburgh, BA, graduated 1972
- Virginia, Virginia State Bar
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- Committee for the Campaign for George Mason University Students - Member
- George Mason University School of Information Technology and Engineering - Advisory Committee Member
- Virginia, Virginia State Bar
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- Committee for the Campaign for George Mason University Students - Member
- George Mason University School of Information Technology and Engineering - Advisory Committee Member
- University of Pittsburgh, BA, graduated 1972
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Law, Washington, D.C. (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Chambers USA Guide, 2006-2011
- Chambers USA Guide, 2006-2011
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Public and private securities offerings
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance
- Securities law compliance
- Strategic alliances
- Venture capital financings
- Private equity transactions
- Significant Representations
- Engineering Solutions and Products, Inc. in connection with its leveraged buy-out by Berkshire Partners.
- KRU Medical Ventures, Inc. in the sale of its managed dialysis centers to DaVita Corporation.
- Centra Technology, Inc. in connection with its acquisitions of Socio-Cultural Intelligence Analysis, Inc., Courage Services Inc. and Strategic Solutions Unlimited, Inc.
- Online Resources Corporation in its initial and follow-on public offerings.
- N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. in its leveraged buyout by Berkshire Partners.
- SouthPeak Interactive Corporation in becoming a public company through its business combination with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition corporation.
- Online Resources Corporation in its acquisition of Princeton eCom Corp.
- Speedy Cash. with its reorganization and private equity transaction with Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe.
- Part 2
- Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporation, in its acquisitions of Global Internetworking, Inc. and European Telecommunications and Technology Limited.
- Baran Group, Ltd. of Israel in its stock for stock acquisition of 02wireless Solutions, Inc and listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
- Online Resources Corporation in its acquisition of Internet Transaction Solutions, Inc.
- Checksmart Financial Holdings, Inc. in its reorganization and leveraged buyout to Diamond Castle Partners.
- N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. in its leveraged buyout by T.H. Lee Putnam Ventures and Freeman Spogli and in its leveraged recapitalizations.
- Cellomics, Inc. in its acquisition by Fisher Scientific International Inc.
- Apptis Holdings, Inc. in its private equity transaction with New Mountain Capital.
- Apptis Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of SETA Corporation.
- Representation of companies primarily in the government information technology and biotechnology sectors.
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