Mark Fallati

Mark's practice is rooted in complex special situations including M&A, antitrust, shareholder activism, capital markets events, and crisis management. He also provides PR and IR counsel to clients across sectors, building close relationships with internal teams for key initiatives and milestones.

Prior to Kekst CNC, Mark worked in the antitrust practice at NERA Economic Consulting. He graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in economics and was a nationally ranked tennis player.

Experience

Transactions and Antitrust

• Recent representations span buy- and sell-side friendly and contested transactions including: First Citizens in its acquisition of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank; JetBlue in its acquisition of Spirit Airlines; Nuance Communications in its sale to Microsoft; Corteva in its acquisition of Stoller; Omni Logistics in its sale to Forward Air; PS Business Parks in its sale to Blackstone; Diligent in its acquisition of Galvanize; FirstEnergy in multiple minority sales of its transmission business to Brookfield; and Avantor in multiple acquisitions.
• Notable work in connection with a variety of antitrust and competition matters, crafting compelling strategies that distill competitive impact and data to stakeholders. Situational experience includes merger review, regulatory enforcement, legislative investigations, and civil litigation.

Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance

• Works with companies in connection with proxy contests and engagement with activist shareholders.
• Has supported large global companies with sensitive governance matters such as CEO and director transitions, internal investigations, and intra-board disputes.

Financial Communications

• Helps advise on navigating significant capital markets activity including initial public offerings and SPAC transactions.
• Provides investor relations and financial communications support such as quarterly earnings and comprehensive equity story audits.

Crisis and Issues Management

• Experience with a wide variety of special situations, including bankruptcies and restructurings, litigation support, internal transformations, and workforce impacts.
• Involvement with cybersecurity and privacy issues and incident response, with particular experience in healthcare.