Mark Carlson

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ABOUT MARK CARLSON

As the first person to serve as Baker Donelson\'s Chief Growth Officer, I focus on law firm mergers, opening new offices, and small group growth. I also manage all levels of attorney recruiting and integration. My primary goal is to ensure that Baker Donelson\'s talent growth strategies are aligned with the law firm\'s strategic vision. As a practicing attorney, I served for several years as the Practice Group Leader of my firm’s Corporate Practice Group and helped clients structure, negotiate and execute middle market M&A deals, joint ventures, and other business combinations. My industry experience includes transactions and strategic initiatives in technology, manufacturing, private equity, financial services, and international transactions.I have served as the Director of Operations for Baker Donelson\'s Business Department, where I focused on driving revenue and profitability growth, building high functioning and productive teams, and ensuring the department exceeded its financial budget.I have also worked as a strategy consultant for Boston Consulting Group, as general counsel for an Atlanta-based technology manufacturer, and as senior in-house M&A counsel for Bechtel Corporation. I have been a founding Board Member of two charter schools.The opinions expressed here are my personal opinions but do not constitute legal advice. Content published here is not reviewed or approved by Baker Donelson before it is posted and does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Baker Donelson. I am expressing personal opinions and not legal opinions and disclaim any and all responsibility and liability for their personal comments posted on this site.