Mark is a Partner and the National Head of the Education team at Browne Jacobson, a leading national law firm, personally having over twenty five years’ experience as an education lawyer. He has been recommended as a Leader in his field in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories for almost twenty years. ‘Chambers UK’ has dubbed him “an industry leader” and makes him one of only two lawyers ranked in Band One nationally for recommended schools lawyers. ‘Legal 500’ has described him as “exceptional” and includes him in their ‘Hall of Fame’, which highlights law firm partners who are ‘at the pinnacle of the profession’.

Mark has over twenty years’ experience of serving in governance roles in the school, academy and further education sectors. Between 2011 and 2021 Mark served as the Chair of the L.E.A.D Academy Trust, a 25 school multi-academy trust operating in the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire region educating over 10,500 children and young people. Mark continues as the Trust’s Vice Chair and is also a Trustee of the National Association for Special Educational Needs. Mark was designated as a National Leader of Governance (NLG) by the Department for Education in 2021 and in this role specialises in governance advice and support in the academies sector. Mark has presented at numerous education sector conferences including those of CST, ASCL, NAHT, NGA, ISBL and the Westminster Education Forum.

In 2021 Mark was included in the ‘Disability Power 100’, the annual publication recognising the success and influence of 100 individuals, disabled or living with an impairment, who through their example are inspiring others to achieve their full potential, regardless of disability or impairment. In 2022 Mark was included in the The Lawyer’s prestigious ‘Hot 100’ list which recognises the most ‘daring, innovative and creative’ lawyers in the legal profession.