Mark W. Drasnin has more than thirty years of experience representing businesses, insurance companies, institutions, governmental entities and individuals in complex civil and criminal litigation in federal, state and administrative proceedings. Mark is experienced in all levels of trial and appellate practice in federal and state courts. Mark’s extensive litigation experience has a focus in insurance matters, including insolvency, regulation and coverage. Mark represents Receivers and state insurance commissioners in all stages of insolvency matters, from seizure, through rehabilitation and liquidation. While at Black & Gerngross, Mark has achieved a number of precedent-setting decisions on significant issues of state insolvency law. In addition, Mark has substantial experience representing clients in business litigation and injunctions.

Besides civil matters, Mark is experienced in white collar criminal defense, including trials and representing individuals and institutions before state and federal grand juries. He applies that experience in assisting investigations and prosecutions by federal and state law enforcement agencies in complex regulatory and financial fraud matters, as well as representations of regulators, corporations and other institutions in internal investigations relating to fraud, discrimination, wrongful discharge and regulatory compliance.

Mark is the firm’s eDiscovery Coordinator and coordinates electronic and other discovery for large corporate and institutional clients.

Mark’s practice also includes a substantial amount of non-litigation insurance regulatory matters. He has drafted proposed legislation relating to insurance insolvency, and assisted in numerous presentations to insurance regulators, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and other bodies on issues of insurance insolvency and regulatory matters.

For the past several years, Mark has volunteered in the Philadelphia Mock Trial program as an attorney-advisor to a local high school, and actively participates in the community.

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