Background
Williams, Mark Colburn was born on May 20, 1963 in New York City. Son of Robert Colburn and Beatrice Ruth (Walfish) Williams.
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Mark Colburn Williams
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Student, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1981-1983; Bachelor, Columbia University, 1987; Juris Doctor, New York Law School, 1990.
Career
Worked at Wright & Talisman, Professional Corporation (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Practice before Federal and State Regulatory Agencies, Legislatures, Departments and Courts. Energy, Communications, Environmental, Construction, Project Finance, International, Labor, Corporate and Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation and Government Relations. Admitted to the bar, 1991, New New York
1992, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits (Not admitted District of Columbia). Moot Court Executive Board.
J.G. Bennett Scholar.
Commissioner, New York State Impartial Judicial Screening Panel, 1995. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and United States.
Department of Energy, 1992-1994. Member: Federal Energy and Amercian (Vice Chair, Energy Resource Law Committee, 1995.
Delegate, American Bar Association Coordinating Group on Energy Law) Bar Associations.
New York County Lawyers Association (Chair, Administrative Law, 1993-1995). Military: New York Guard, 1987-1992, First lieutenant. Since the late 1940"s, Wright & Talisman has been a leader in the practice of law in the field of regulated industries--counseling and representing clients in complex administrative trials, rulemakings, legislative proceedings, negotiations, project financings and related court matters.
As the interface between government and commercial enterprise has changed over the years, so too has the Firm"s range of legal services grown to meet the changing needs of its clients.
With offices in Washington, District of Columbia and San Francisco, California and with a broad range of clients spread nationally and internationally, the Firm"s energy, communications, environmental, government relations, project financing and various commercial practice areas concentrate upon some of the more fundamental and consequential issues affecting its clients.
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Membership
Active New York and Bronx County Democratic Committee, 1976-1992. Member American Bar Association (chairman legislation subcommittee to study the introduction medical practice parameters, 1990-1991, insurance regulation committee, administrative & regulatory section), New York State Bar Association (public utility law committee), New York County Lawyers' Association (chairman administrative law committee since 1993).
