Mark Jungers
Chief Strategy Officer - Board Member - Market President of New York - Executive Committee
Mark started representing law firm partners in 2001 and has placed hundreds of partners over the last two decades. He has expertise in law firm office openings, having spearheaded 10 domestic or international openings for AmLaw 100 Law firms.
Before co-founding Lippman Jungers LLC in 2011, Mark was Managing Partner of Major, Lindsey & Africa’s (MLA) Milwaukee Office and the Partner Practice Group Leader for MLA’s Midwest Offices (Chicago & Milwaukee). As part of his national practice, he also led project teams of recruiters in Dallas, Charlotte, and Miami.
Law firm clients rely on Mark in multiple markets as a strategic partner to assist in merger consultation and market expansion. Such clients include Latham & Watkins, Paul Weiss, Quinn Emanuel, and Sidley Austin. The American Lawyer frequently highlights Mark’s placements as “Star Laterals” of the year, and he has made notable partner and group placements in cities across the country. Mark also has expertise representing prominent former US government officials including: six former United States Attorneys, four State Solicitors General, as well as others from the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Treasury, and Internal Revenue Service.
Mark is widely quoted as an expert on partner recruiting and law firm growth in national publications including: The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The Legal Intelligencer, The Chicago Law Bulletin, The Chicago Tribune, The Legal Intelligencer and on-line at Law.com and Law360.com. He has also spoken on lateral partner compensation for the Hildebrandt Institute and named one of Lawdragon’s global 100 leaders in legal strategy & consulting for many years.
Mark earned a B.A. – Honors with Distinction from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law. After spending time at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Mark practiced commercial litigation. Mark lives between Los Angeles and Milwaukee and splits most of his recruiting focus between New York and Chicago.