Bio

Mark Plichta is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Mark practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate governance and other general corporate business law. He has represented corporate issuers and underwriters in various public offerings and private placements of debt, equity and equity equivalent securities. Mark has represented companies in numerous mergers, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, sales and spin-offs involving public and private companies in various industries. He regularly counsels clients regarding corporate governance matters, including in connection with securities, M&A and takeover defense matters. He also counsels publicly held companies regarding periodic compliance and disclosure matters under federal and state securities laws. He is a member of Foley’s Transactions, Capital Markets & Public Company Advisory and Japan Practices, as well as its Manufacturing, Automotive and Energy Industry Teams. Mark is also a member of the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Team.