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January 22, 2024
Nashville partner Bob Wade will participate in the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Anchorage Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference in Feb. 22-23. The conference will include topics on regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, risk management, and maintaining an effective compliance program. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn live Compliance Certification Board (CCB) continuing education units (CEUs) and network with other professionals.
Anchorage Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference
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Mark A. Stafford
Partner
The Knollwood
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 530
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
301 Hillsborough Street
Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
mark.stafford@nelsonmullins.com
Leading a statewide team in the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Triad regions of North Carolina, Mark assists a wide variety of companies, their owners, and professionals in complex business, employment, data breach/privacy, and healthcare disputes.
Leading a statewide team in the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Triad regions of North Carolina, Mark assists a wide variety of companies, their owners, and professionals in complex business, employment, data breach/privacy, and healthcare disputes.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Served as lead counsel on multiple medical provider, physician and payor disputes, including contract, antitrust, and M&A warranty litigation
- Served as lead outside counsel in shareholder/partnership, contract, tax, and trade secret disputes
- Counsels and litigates in both prosecution and defense of statutory and common law employment claims
- As a former telecommunications company technical writer working with technology companies, has experience in software and system performance disputes
- Represents lenders, collection/billing companies, and national sales and service providers and distributors in consumer finance and tort litigation in state and federal courts
- Appeared in complex arbitrations governed by the American Arbitration Association, JAMS/Endispute, American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the National Arbitration Forum, and international (Asian and European) commercial arbitration tribunals
- Lectures on shareholder rights and remedies, partnership, agency, business tort, and small business legal issues
Previous Professional Experience
- Technical Writer, AT&T Network Systems (Now Nokia) (1985–1986)
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, JD, with honors (1989)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, Economics, with honors (1985)
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Tax Court
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Served as lead counsel on multiple medical provider, physician and payor disputes, including contract, antitrust, and M&A warranty litigation
- Served as lead outside counsel in shareholder/partnership, contract, tax, and trade secret disputes
- Counsels and litigates in both prosecution and defense of statutory and common law employment claims
- As a former telecommunications company technical writer working with technology companies, has experience in software and system performance disputes
- Represents lenders, collection/billing companies, and national sales and service providers and distributors in consumer finance and tort litigation in state and federal courts
- Appeared in complex arbitrations governed by the American Arbitration Association, JAMS/Endispute, American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the National Arbitration Forum, and international (Asian and European) commercial arbitration tribunals
- Lectures on shareholder rights and remedies, partnership, agency, business tort, and small business legal issues
Previous Professional Experience
- Technical Writer, AT&T Network Systems (Now Nokia) (1985–1986)
Media
Recognitions
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- "Acritas Star" by Acritas (2019)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation (2024), Commercial Litigation (2013–2024)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2012–2019)
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (2021–present)
- Chair, Commercial Litigation Section, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (2020–2021)
- Patent Rules Committee, Middle District of North Carolina
Community
- Board Member and Chair, iCan House Resource Center for Autism Related Challenges (2014–2017)
- Chancellor and former Vestryman, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1994–present)
- Former Committee Chair, Troop 910, Boy Scouts of America (2007–2010)
- Former Cubmaster, Pack 910, Boy Scouts of America (2003–2006)
Leading a statewide team in the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Triad regions of North Carolina, Mark assists a wide variety of companies, their owners, and professionals in complex business, employment, data breach/privacy, and healthcare disputes.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Served as lead counsel on multiple medical provider, physician and payor disputes, including contract, antitrust, and M&A warranty litigation
- Served as lead outside counsel in shareholder/partnership, contract, tax, and trade secret disputes
- Counsels and litigates in both prosecution and defense of statutory and common law employment claims
- As a former telecommunications company technical writer working with technology companies, has experience in software and system performance disputes
- Represents lenders, collection/billing companies, and national sales and service providers and distributors in consumer finance and tort litigation in state and federal courts
- Appeared in complex arbitrations governed by the American Arbitration Association, JAMS/Endispute, American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the National Arbitration Forum, and international (Asian and European) commercial arbitration tribunals
- Lectures on shareholder rights and remedies, partnership, agency, business tort, and small business legal issues
Previous Professional Experience
- Technical Writer, AT&T Network Systems (Now Nokia) (1985–1986)
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, JD, with honors (1989)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, Economics, with honors (1985)
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Tax Court
Practice Areas
The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.
- "Acritas Star" by Acritas (2019)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation (2024), Commercial Litigation (2013–2024)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2012–2019)
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (2021–present)
- Chair, Commercial Litigation Section, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (2020–2021)
- Patent Rules Committee, Middle District of North Carolina
- Board Member and Chair, iCan House Resource Center for Autism Related Challenges (2014–2017)
- Chancellor and former Vestryman, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1994–present)
- Former Committee Chair, Troop 910, Boy Scouts of America (2007–2010)
- Former Cubmaster, Pack 910, Boy Scouts of America (2003–2006)
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