Mark G. Sklarz

Mark Sklarz is of counsel in the Corporate and Business Law Department and is resident in Day Pitney's New Haven office. Mark's practice concentrates on sales, mergers and acquisitions of closely-held businesses and further includes advising business entities and real estate developers on governance structure; developing efficient tax strategy for family and generational transfer of business interests, income, and succession tax planning; and negotiating and documenting acquisitive and dispositive transactions. In addition, Mark has extensive experience in negotiating complex licensing transactions with professional sports leagues and representing franchisees and development agents in sophisticated franchise, management and consultant transactions. Mark represents a broad client base through the Northeast region, including manufacturing and apparel corporations, automobile dealerships, third-party administrators, financial institutions and medical and professional groups. Mark also has extensive experience in counseling developers in multiple commercial projects, including land use, construction, financing, and regulatory aspects of office and retail complexes, university residential halls and shopping centers, and industrial parks.

Mark is the current Chair of the Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, American Bar Association and New Haven County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the CBA. Mark was a longtime member of the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee.

Among community activities, Mark is past President and Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, president of First City Fund Corporation, past president of Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden, CT, a member of the board of trustees and past chair of the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven, past president of the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven, and a past member of the board of trustees of Hopkins School in New Haven, CT. Mark received the 2014 Torch of Liberty Award of the Anti-Defamation League in recognition of his advocacy of civil rights and his community service in the Greater New Haven area. In 2003, Mark received the Hopkins School Medal for distinguished service and in 2005, Mark was awarded the Gold Ring award from the New Haven Boys Club Alumni Association in recognition of his service to the young people of the Greater New Haven community.

Mark received his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College; his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law; and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Mark is admitted to practice in Connecticut and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut the U.S. Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.