The Lawyer Network is delighted to announce that Mark Dioguardi of 'Dioguardi Flynn LLP' has joined the Lawyer Network. Mark has joined the Lawyer Network as our exclusive Real Estate member in Arizona.
Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1977; Arizona State University, J.D., 1980
Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Civil Litigation; Banking; Governmental Relations; Workouts
Admissions: 1980, Arizona
Professional Network: LinkedIn with Mark
Biography:
Mark Dioguardi has been recognized as one of the Valley’s:
- “Top 10 Leading Lawyers” by the Phoenix Business Journal
- “Best of Arizona Attorneys” in Ranking Arizona 2012
- “Top Lawyers” by AZ Business Magazine in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
- One of “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers” for 2011 and 2012 by Arizona’s Finest Lawyers Organization
- “1000 People to Know in Real Estate” (2008) and “Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate” (2009 & 2011) by Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine
Mark has 32 years of extensive practice in the fields of real estate law and private venture finance, including in the areas of development, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, finance, leasing, syndications, and zoning and entitlements. He has handled an estimated $4 billion of real estate and venture capital transactions and financings. Mark also works in the areas of banking, workouts, corporate, business planning and formations, government relations, telecommunications and utility regulation. Mark also has a considerable civil litigation practice and has significant trial and courtroom experience.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, Mark earned his law degree from Arizona State University. He is admitted to practice law before the State Bar of Arizona, U.S. District Court for Arizona, and the Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Among the legal projects on which Mark has worked are:
- Negotiating and drafting a “Development and Disposition Agreement” with the City of Phoenix, and handling the developer zoning and legal work for the condemnation and redevelopment of a block in downtown Phoenix for a new hotel.
- Handling all the legal work for the acquisitions of several multi-property office, retail and multi-family portfolios with values in excess of $100,000,000 each.
- Creation and licensing of a national bank and its holding company, including the successful regulatory approvals by the OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve.
- Negotiating and documenting a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Phoenix for the lease and development of an industrial complex on City of Phoenix owned land at Sky Harbor Center.
- Securing $13.5 million in city guaranteed development loans from the City of Scottsdale at a sub-market interest rate for the development of infrastructure and subdivision improvements for the “Legend Trail” master-planned golf course community. Mark also successfully negotiated for the City of Scottsdale to provide a water supply to this site, which the City was not legally obligated to serve. He also obtained access to serve the project over state lands.
- Formation of the water and sewer companies needed to serve master planned communities outside of any city’s municipal boundaries.
- The rezoning and development of a mixed-use project of 150,000 square feet of retail and 150,000 square feet of office space in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark was retained to successfully rezone this property after previous attempts to rezone the property proved unsuccessful. Mark was also successful in negotiating with the U.S. Corps of Engineers to remove this property from a flood plain.
Currently, Mark serves as:
- Chairman of Congressman David Schweikert’s Economic Growth Council; and
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Friends of Public Radio AZ;
And is a member of the:
- President’s Advisory Council of Rio Salado College;
- Arizona State Bar Real Estate Section’s Editorial Committee for drafting of a real estate legal forms manual to be published in 2013, and co-author of the manual.
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Committees on: Federal Affairs, Technology and Economic Development, and Education and Workforce Development;
- Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Committees on: Economic Development, and Public Policy;
- Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce: Partner Council, Financial Oasis Committee, Public Policy Advisory Council, and Economic Advisory Council; and
- Arizona Association for Economic Development.
Among his other civic and philanthropic activities, Mark has served as a campaign advisor and finance committee member for a number of city, state, county and federal elected office holders, as well as Chairman of the Republican Party in District 25. He also ran for the United States Congress.
Mark also previously served as:
- Board of Directors member of the Maricopa County Community Colleges Foundation;
- Founding controlling shareholder, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of a national bank and bank holding company
- A gubernatorial appointee public sector member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethics and Election Reform
- Special investigative counsel on behalf of the Maricopa County Attorney
- Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Board member
- City of Phoenix Public Defender Review Committee member
- Phoenix Citizens’ Bond Committee member
- Board of Directors member of Habitat for Humanity
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Mark directly or with the Lawyer Network committee:
Mark's Profile
info@thelawyer-network.com
We welcome Mark to the network and look forward to working with him on future transactions.
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