Mary K. Marks
Lawyers
Focuses on analyzing corporate transactions and obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and global merger control laws.
Mary’s practice focuses on analyzing U.S. and multinational transactions and obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and global merger control laws. She also counsels clients with respect to permissible pre-clearance and pre-closing coordination and information sharing, as well as inadvertent failures to file under the HSR Act.
She is recognized by Chambers USA for her antitrust work.
Experience highlights
Recent representations
- Figure merger with Homebridge Financial Services
- Novo Nordisk acquisition of Neotope Neuroscience
- IHS Markit investment in Gen II Fund Services
- Assurant acquisition of HYLA Mobile
- Emerson $1.6 billion acquisition of Open Systems International
- Vista Equity Partners investment in Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms unit
- Silver Lake investment in Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms unit
- SS&C Technologies $120 million acquisition of Innovest Systems
- Uniti Group $220 million sale of 486 U.S. cell towers
- J M Smith sale of smith Technologies to Francisco Partners
- Davis Polk Advises Attunity on Its Acquisition by Qlik
- Davis Polk Advises Vanke Service on Its Investment in Cushman & Wakefield
- Davis Polk Advises Emerson on Its Acquisition of Textron’s Tools and Test Equipment Business
- Davis Polk Advises Guggenheim Investments on the Closing of the Sale of Its ETF Business to Invesco
- Davis Polk Advises TiGenix on Its Acquisition by Takeda
- Davis Polk Advises Silver Lake on Its $250 Million Investment in WPEngine
Insights
Credentials
Recognition
Chambers USA – Antitrust, New York
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
- Dean's List
- Member, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
B.B.A., Accounting and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
- magna cum laude
Professional history
- Counsel, Davis Polk, 2015-present
- Counsel, Greenberg Traurig, 2011-2015
- Special Counsel, HSR and Merger Control, Schulte Roth & Zabel, 2004-2011
- Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel, 1995-2004
- Associate, Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, 1993-1995
Qualifications and Admissions
- State of New York