Mark L. Scalzo

Associate

Washington + 1.202.879.3626

Mark Scalzo joined our New Lawyers Group (NLG) in 2024. The NLG provides our newest lawyers with the opportunity to gain exposure to different practice areas and lawyering styles before making a commitment to a specific practice. Individuals in the NLG may focus on a particular area of practice, or compare practices, during their first year with Jones Day. At Jones Day, Mark's practice has been focused on civil litigation, white collar defense, and appellate advocacy.

Mark contributes to a wide variety of pro bono matters, focused on religious liberty, habeas corpus law, and immigration appeals. He also is a member of the Start Anew team putting on the 2025 clinic for survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area.

Before joining Jones Day, Mark served as a judicial law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a judicial intern on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. During law school, he researched options and issues for potential federal data privacy legislation proposals and spent one summer contributing to constitutional litigation protecting equality, property rights, and the separation of powers. Prior to attending law school, Mark worked at a large health care software company on electronic health record (EHR) interoperability, regulatory compliance, and clinician well-being.

Experience

  • Criminal law scholars ask Supreme Court to overturn D.C. Circuit's over-broad interpretation of Sarbanes-Oxley ActOn behalf of four criminal law scholars, Jones Day filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting a petition for certiorari challenging the government's over-broad interpretation of part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1519.