Mark Santo is an accomplished international business and legal executive who brings a distinct perspective to his client’s business objectives, fusing executive management and international legal experience into a powerful value-added advisory service. He has served as North American General Counsel of world leading aerospace & defense companies as well as industrial process automation groups, including Leonardo SpA, UmbraGroup SpA, Elsag Bailey (now ABB) and the Yokogawa Electric Corporation of Japan. He has led the entry into North America markets for clients in Asia and Europe though foreign direct investment projects, joint ventures as well as strategic technology licenses. Today, Mark is a partner in the boutique international law firm of Marco Q Rossi & Associati PLLC (https://www.mqrassociati.com/en/) where he leads the Firm’s international business practice. The Firm has presently seconded Mark to UmbraGroup SpA (https://www.umbragroup.com/) where he serves as the General Counsel of the Group’s US Operations. The UmbraGroup is a world leader in the electromechanical actuation of engineered products and systems for the Aerospace, Defense and Civil Aviation IndustriesMark previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law as well an Adjunct Professor of Global Business in the MBA program at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a frequent lecturer upon international law and business here in the US as well as abroad.www.mqrassociati.commsanto@mqrassoicati.commsanto@us.umbragroup.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marksanto/
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