Mark Clark has successfully provided leadership to his clients in litigated matters for over 25 years. Corporations and major insurers have consistently relied on Mark’s trial skills, judgment and tenacity in the trial and arbitration of their matters. His experience covers energy, marine, environmental spills and clean up as well as a large spectrum of litigation in the transportation, construction and commercial arenas.
Mr. Clark also has a broad practice in insurance coverage and contractual indemnity litigation. He has had the distinction of being the lead attorney for the Defense in In Re Larry Doiron, Inc. (2018), in which the U.S. Fifth Circuit dramatically changed maritime rules with regard to identifying maritime contracts. Mark’s practice is national with a focus on the Gulf South where he is licensed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Representative Presentations
· Insurance Litigation Risks in a New World Order, Seminar Presented to The Trial Network, Tamaya Resort, New Mexico, April 26, 2025
· Shifting Sands in Mass Torts, Seminar Presented to The Trial Network, Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida, May 3, 2024
· Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Related Actions in the Employment Context, Seminar Presented to The Trial Network, Silverado Resort, Napa, California, November 2023
· Legal Gaslighting in Mass Torts: Products Liability vs. Public Nuisance, Seminar Presented to The Trial Network, Ritz Carlton, Lake Oconee, Georgia, April 2023
· Climate Change Litigation Across the Globe,
-- International Association of Defense Counsel, Webinar, January 25, 2023
-- Presented to The International Association of Defense Counsel, Mid-Year Meeting, JW Marriott Turnberry Resort, Miami, Florida, February 19, 2024
· Fifth Circuit Indemnity Ruling, In Re Larry Doiron, Inc. , Houston Marine Energy and Insurance Conference, September 2018
· In Re Larry Doiron, Inc. Panel Discussion , Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, New Orleans, La, March 1, 2018.
· Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness: Tabingo or McBride which approach will prevail , Presented to Private Client Group, London, England, April 2017
· Hull and P&I Coverage in the Energy Marine Context, Private Client Group, Houston, Texas, March 2017
· Troublesome Contractors: The Impact of Bridging Safety Agreements on Work Place Safety Rules, Conduct Policies and Litigation Exposures , Houston Association of Corporate Counsel, February, 2017
· Panelist on Oilfield Construction Liabilities . Energi Insurance Services Summit, Washington D.C., October, 2015.
· Lodwick v. Chevron: The Limited Pollution Buyback and the Duty to Defend , Presented to the International Association of Asbestos and Pollution Insurers. Cologne, Germany, 2013.
