About Mark T. Ciani

Mark Ciani is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Mark's clients span many industries and include banks, investors, hedge funds, public and private companies, hospital operators, and high-net-worth families. He acts as trial counsel and advises clients on a host of different matters, from shareholder class action and derivative suits to private and regulatory antitrust matters to Ponzi scheme litigation to real estate disputes and general commercial litigation. Mark frequently serves as lead counsel on his clients’ most important cases.

Helping diverse clients with anti-trust litigation

Mark’s has designed strategies to achieve favorable outcomes for clients involved facing nine and 10 figure exposures, when confronted with allegations of antitrust violations, breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and securities fraud, among many others. Mark also has significant experience representing clients in antitrust matters before enforcement agencies. His antitrust representations include merger clearance cases, class actions and government civil investigations.

Companies seek Mark's counsel on a range of antitrust issues, including price fixing, market allocation, group boycotts, and other horizontal restraints. He deals with Robinson-Patman Act problems, monopolization, licensing and other intellectual property issues.

Mark also maintains an active pro bono practice, defending gun control laws against Second Amendment constitutional challenges. As part of this practice, he has advocated before the First, Second, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as numerous federal district courts and state courts.

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Practice Focus

  • Commercial litigation
  • Financial services litigation
  • Antitrust and competition
  • Class action and multidistrict
  • Corporate governance litigation
  • False Claims Act litigation
  • Securities litigation and enforcement

Representative Experience

  • Defend educational software company against allegations of fraud and breach of contract.
  • Represent purchasers of meat products against meat suppliers alleging antitrust violations.
  • Represent investment manager accused of securities law violations and secure dismissal of all counts.
  • Represent hospital operator responding to Second Request inquiry from FTC.
  • Represent fashion designer brand in licensing dispute.
  • Represent numerous institutions, partnerships, hedge funds, investment managers and individuals in highly publicized Ponzi schemes, including Madoff.
  • Represent operator of public hospitals accused of submitting false claims for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
  • Defend insurance company against alleged accounting fraud and bid rigging.
  • Represent medical supply manufacturer in antitrust class action alleging monopolization and exclusive dealing.
  • Defend corporate directors against allegations of breach of fiduciary duties arising from sale of the company.
  • Represent trading and sales personnel of several financial institutions in DOJ, CFTC and SEC investigations of the FX markets.
  • Represent investment advisor in criminal insider-trading charges in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Education
  • Columbia Law School, JD
  • New York University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • New York
Court Admissions
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Languages
  • Italian
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Empire State Counsel®
    Pro Bono Honoree, 2016
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