Mark Crean > Jones Day > Sydney, Australia > Lawyer Profile
Jones Day Offices
AURORA PLACE
LEVEL 41, 88 PHILLIP STREET
SYDNEY, NSW 2000
Australia
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Mark Crean
Career
Mark Crean leads the Firm’s Australian M&A and Transactions team. With more than 25 years’ experience in private and public M&A, restructurings, and private equity, Mark is highly accomplished at helping clients navigate complex transactions and find solutions to difficult issues. Mark was previously Head of Corporate and Chair of one of Australia’s leading firms, in which role he was instrumental in negotiating its merger with a major international firm. Mark also spent time as Group General Counsel of ASX Top 50 property and investment group, Lend Lease. He is recognized as driving solutions and cutting through complex issues – to cite the CEO of one client: “in the heat of battle, Mark’s ability to distil and communicate the key points and create a consensus around the table exceeds any other lawyer I have worked with.“ Mark is a member of the Corporations Committee and the Foreign Investment Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Led by practice head Mark Crean in the Sydney office, Jones Day stands out for its full-service global and cross-border transactional offering, which it provides to its Australian client base. The team is regularly sought after to advise on a variety of public company takeovers, restructurings, joint ventures and schemes of arrangement and is particularly active in the real estate, media and financial services sectors.