Krum, Mark G.

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Updated 10/7/2008

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Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs & Shapiro, LLP

10250 Constellation Boulevard
19th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Phone: (310) 282-6272

Fax: 310-556-2920

mkrum@glaserweil.com


Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1992

Year Joined Organization: 1989

Lawyer Overview

Mark G. Krum was born in 1956. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College in 1979 and his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law School in 1983. After law school, Mr. Krum was admitted to the Illinois State Bar and various federal courts, while practicing with a large, national law firm in Chicago. Thereafter, he was admitted to the New York State Bar and additional federal courts while practicing with a large, multinational firm in New York. Mr. Krum joined the Firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1992.

Mr. Krum's practice focuses on securities litigation and corporate governance litigation and counseling. For example, Mr. Krum has represented both management and non-management directors and officers of public companies in all manner of putative securities class actions, whether arising from initial public offerings, periodic disclosures or otherwise. Mr. Krum likewise regularly has prosecuted non-class securities fraud claims arising from a variety of contexts, including mergers, takeovers, restructurings and secondary debt and equity offerings. Mr. Krum also has defended and prosecuted both direct and derivative actions in the context publicly held corporations, private corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, and has represented special committees and special litigation committees of both public and private corporations.

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Securities Law
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Securities Law

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1990
  • Illinois, 1983
  • New York, 1988
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1988
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1989

Past Employment Positions

  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, Attorney, 1986 - 1989
  • Lord, Bissell & Brook, Attorney, 1983 - 1986

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1983
    J.D.
  • Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA, 1979
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Philosophy

Office Information

Address

10250 Constellation Boulevard
19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Phones

(310) 282-6272

Faxes

310-556-2920

Emails

mkrum@glaserweil.com

Websites

http://www.glaserweil.com

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