Mark Oakes is an associate in the Austin office of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.  His practice focuses on commercial and securities litigation, including securities class actions, government and internal investigations, shareholder derivative actions, merger litigation and general business litigation.

Mark has experience representing issuers, officers and directors in all areas of securities and corporate litigation.  Mark has defended companies and individuals in securities class actions in Texas, Delaware, California, Mississippi and Florida premised on issues such as purportedly misleading financial guidance, alleged accounting fraud (including restatement cases), and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in the sale of control context.  Mark has also represented companies and their officers and directors in derivative litigation in various state and federal courts (including state and federal courts in Texas, California and Delaware), and advises companies on corporate governance issues such as evaluating and responding to shareholder demands and books and records requests. 

Mark has extensive experience performing internal investigations on behalf of audit committees and other board committees into a variety of issues such as improper revenue recognition, suspected violations of United States trade sanction and embargo laws, internal control deficiencies, stock option backdating, price fixing, and suspected violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Libya, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.  Mark's practice also includes representing companies and individuals in investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and other government agencies into alleged accounting fraud, alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and alleged violations of United States trade sanction and embargo laws. 

In addition to securities and corporate litigation, Mark regularly represents clients in various commercial disputes regarding issues such as breach of contract, interference with business relations, libel and theft. 

• Texas Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• American Bar Association

• Co-author with Gerard Pecht, Darryl Anderson and Peter Stokes, "Delaware Chancery Court Grants $305 Million Fee Award in Stockholder Dispute," Fulbright Briefing, December 30, 2011
• Co-author, Fulbright & Jaworski Corporate Governance at a Glance, October 9, 2008, March 9, 2009
• Co-Author with Gerard G. Pecht, "Credit Default Swaps Under Scrutiny," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, September 25, 2008
• Co-Author with Gerard G. Pecht, Daniel J. Pirolo and Kelly E. Garrett, "Three Important Developments on Privilege Waiver and Advancement of Attorneys' Fees Change the Landscape for Government and Corporate Investigations," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, August 2008
• Co-Author with Gerard G. Pecht, "M&A Reverse Breakup Litigation," Securities Law 360 and Competition Law 360, February 25, 2008

2004 - J.D., magna cum laude, Cornell Law School
2001 - B.A., high honors, Political Science, Eckerd College

While in law school, Mark served as an editor of the Cornell Law Review, was a member of The Order of the Coif and was on the Dean's List. 

Mark enjoys running, playing basketball, reading historical fiction, sailing and overseas travel.