Mark Coffin

Mr. Mark W. Coffin is both the Office Managing Partner and the Chair of the Business Services Group in the Houston Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He has practiced since 1984, principally in the general corporate, securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and health law areas. Mr. Coffin represents both public and private companies in a wide range of legal matters including:

• Reporting and filing obligations under federal and state securities law
• Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Private Investment in Public Entities (PIPEs), registered and private offerings of securities
• Corporate finance
• Venture capital financing
• Corporate governance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Health industry regulatory and business law matters

Mr. Coffin serves and has served as outside general counsel and lead SEC Counsel for numerous public companies and represents both emerging and established companies with respect to a full range of business and transactional matters. He has also taught business and health law as a member of the University of Houston Law Center’s adjunct faculty.

Education:

• J.D., University of Houston Law Center (1984)
• B.A., Bowdoin College (1981)
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Affiliations:

• Former member of the Advisory Board of the Health Law and Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center
• Former Director of the Wesley Community Center; Childress Foundation and Texas Liver Coalition