About Mark Leeds

Mark Leeds is a tax attorney. He currently serves as a partner at Mayer Brown, based in New York.

Headquartered in Chicago, Mayer Brown has offices across the United States and in South America, Asia, Europe and Middle East. Specializing in complex transactions and litigation cases across industries, Mayer Brown’s team of attorneys provides legal services to clients from a broad array of sectors, including agriculture, mining, oil and gas, real estate and construction, engineering and chemicals, health care and life sciences, investment and fintech, hospitality, media and telecommunications. The firm also has extensive experience in handling region-specific legal issues that cover Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. Its full scale of legal practice ranges from general corporate legal services, financial services, employment law, intellectual property protection and cybersecurity to international transactions, immigration law and government relations.

Leeds concentrates his practice on the tax implications of various products in the capital markets and the effective utilization of tax programs. He handles tax issues related to insurance transactions, real estate deals, structured finance transactions and complex derivatives. He works closely with financial institutions on product development and trading strategies.

Leeds’ previous experience includes working as a director at Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization; a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm; and a trustee at Heart & Soul, a credit derivative company. He also served as a managing director at Deutsche Bank and a partner at Deloitte.

Leeds holds a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University, a master’s of law in taxation from New York University, and a juris doctor from Boston University. He contributes frequently as a writer and speaker on topics concerning the capital markets.