Mark S. Askanas

Mark S. Askanas


Jackson Lewis P.C.

Recognized since 2024

San Francisco, California

Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Mark S. Askanas is a principal in the San Francisco, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He joined the firm in 1988 and is a senior employment law litigator who has served as lead counsel for cases in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration forums, throughout the western United States.

Mark practices all forms of complex litigation, including class actions and cases involving trade secrets and confidential information. He also counsels employers on all facets of employment law including, but not limited to, wage and hour issues and best preventive employment practices. He regularly speaks throughout the United States to employer groups and trade associations on these and other topics.

Mark also has substantial in-house experience having served as general counsel of a Fortune 500 company where he worked closely with the board of directors, audit committee, and senior management managing risk and advising on legal developments and issues, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, corporate governance, transactional matters, and preventive nationwide litigation and class action avoidance strategies.

Location
  • 50 California Street, Ninth Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94111
Education
  • University of California Davis, J.D., graduated 1985

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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