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ABOUT MARK BERNSLEY
Mark Bernsley holds a J.D. (law) degree from the New York University School of Law, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and a B.S. in Business Administration (accounting and finance major) summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He qualified for Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Management Honor Society, in both undergraduate and graduate business schools. He has consistently held an “AV” lawyer Peer Review Rating (highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards) from Martindale-Hubbell®, and is admitted to practice law in California, New York and Massachusetts, and in the Federal Courts.
After graduation from law school, he worked as a staff attorney for the IRS District Counsel's Office in Los Angeles, where his duties included representing the IRS in the United States Tax Court, advising the Department of Justice in tax refund suits, and reviewing proposed action of the IRS in civil and criminal matters.
Upon leaving the IRS, Mark joined a boutique business law firm providing general business, tax and real estate law services. Five years later, he left the firm and formed his own practice.
In acting as general business counsel to a select group of closely held businesses, Mark provides business clients (corporations, partnerships and proprietorships) with a broad range of general business and legal guidance and assistance in matters including: legal, finance and general business issues in starting a business; business co-ownership issues (i.e., the relationship between and among partners and/or shareholders and other stakeholders), business management and operational issues including relationships with employees, vendors, customers and governmental organizations; guidance and negotiations in avoiding litigation and resolving disputes; adoption of litigation positions and acting as liaison and with litigation counsel; providing advice concerning the legal and practical impact of corporate and marketing strategies and decisions; tax matters; business reorganizations, relationships with other entities (e.g., joint ventures and strategic alliances); exit strategies, including sales of all or a part of a business; business dissolutions; and insolvency matters.
