Mark Kirsch is a partner in King & Spalding’s New York office. He is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on complex securities, white collar, commercial and antitrust litigation. He is routinely named one of the leading litigators in the United States.
From 1991 to 1995, he served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, focusing on complex financial crimes. In 1994, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno personally awarded Mr. Kirsch the Justice Department Director’s Award for Superior Achievement as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Mark was previously a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he served on the Executive Committee, as Co-Partner in Charge of the New York Office, and as Global Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s litigation practice. Prior to that, he was a partner at Clifford Chance where he served as Global Chair of the Litigation Practice and as a member of the Global Management Committee.
Mr. Kirsch currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Friends of Hebrew University.
Education/Alumni:
- B.A., Cornell University (1983)
- J.D., Yale Law School (1987)
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