MARK G. PARNES
MARK G. PARNESOf Counsel
Corporate Finance
Corporate Law & Governance
Entrepreneurial Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital
Mark Parnes is assistant general counsel of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and assists the general counsel with risk-management, ethical, and other legal aspects of law practice at the firm. Along with the Pro Bono Committee, Mark also has assumed responsibility for the firm's pro bono program. Mark's responsibilities include oversight and administration of all pro bono cases, acting as the liaison between the firm and public interest legal groups and coordinating the interests of attorneys with pro bono legal opportunities. Mark also supports the board of the WSGR Foundation (a vehicle for the firm's members to make financial contributions to the community); the WSGR Charity/Community Events Committee (which organizes numerous charity/community events throughout the year for firm employees); and the WSGR Green Team (which tries to reduce the firm's impact on the environment and promote environmental efficiency).
Mark presently represents a wide variety of nonprofits concerning corporate and litigation issues. Mark works with the following representative clients: ACE Charter School, Adolescent Counseling Services, Asylum Access, Blue Planet Network, Child Advocates, Children's Discovery Museum, D-Rev: Design Revolution, Family Connections, Fioli Center, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, InnVision Shelter Network, Living Goods, METTA Center for Nonviolence Education, New Teacher Center, Niroga Institute, Raising a Reader, Reading Partners, Silicon Valley Children's Fund, Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, Sky's the Limit Fund, Sunnyvale Community Center, Sustainable Conservation, The Reach Institute, and Upwardly Global.
EDUCATION:
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1982
- B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978
- AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- State Bar of California
