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Doug Marks has a broad range of experience in many industries and in many legal fields. His experience in corporate bankruptcy, manufacture and supply, software development, civil litigation, and European data privacy protection help Doug understand why the various contractual provisions his clients see are important. His experience generally helps him know which contractual issues are negotiable and which are not, which saves his clients time and money spent on attorney fees.
Doug Marks also understands that you want to sign contracts, not just negotiate them. You want a lawyer to work through issues, not just on them. To that end, he always suggests reasonable positions for his clients to take in contract negotiations and helps them actually reach deals with their business partners. He responds promptly to e-mails and calls, and he works quickly, providing efficient and effective legal services.
ZEFR, a fast-growing media company specializing in on-line advertising and YouTube maximization (Doug negotiated the build-to-suit lease for ZEFR’s campus in Los Angeles and leases for offices in Provo and Chicago)
Market Igniter, a small start-up assisting dental clients with online marketing and web development (Idaho)
WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification) (headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and marketing and installing electric bus systems in California and elsewhere)
Canary Speech, developers of technology that uses voice speech patterns to diagnose medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and concussions (Utah)
Freshly Picked, retailer of curated collections of clothing and other high-quality products.
NuFace, maker of microcurrent skin toning devices with sales all over the world (headquartered in San Diego)
Kin HR, software as a service provider offering a tool for gathering, storing, and accessing human resources information (Chicago)
ATL Technology, designer and manufacturer of medical devices and related technology, with operations in the United States and abroad (Utah)
Industrial Horsepower, provider offering pipeline and power infrastructure maintenance services (Utah)
RackWare, provider of services that migrate enterprise operations to the cloud and provide disaster recovery to institutions and other large organizations
Doug started with a small firm in Sandpoint, Idaho that had large national clients, so he gained valuable experience early in his career in a wider range of business contexts. He did a great deal of corporate bankruptcy work, both debtor and creditor, civil litigation, corporate formation and governance, and commercial leasing for clients both large and small (mostly on the tenant side).In the later part of his career, he has attracted a large number of clients in the technology start-up field all over the nation, where his broad range of experience greatly benefits new companies. He has focused most recently on the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which imposes significant restrictions on his clients who have customers, patients, and employees in Europe.
For 13 years, Doug served as outside assistant general counsel for Coldwater Creek, Inc., the national women’s clothing retailer that was based in Sandpoint, Idaho, which had more than 450 stores in high-class malls and lifestyle centers across the United States. During that time, Doug managed the legal team that negotiated all 450 leases and negotiated all the general contractor and architect contracts that provided design and construction services. He also negotiated and managed the construction contracts for distribution centers in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Parkersburg, West Virginia. He handled all contracts with IT providers and other general contract matters.
Much of Doug’s career has been spent providing one-man legal service to corporate clients, but he is now a partner in the 21-lawyer Kunzler Law Group based in Salt Lake City, and he enjoys working as a part of that team. The firm offers a wide range of business services, which gives Doug the ability to consult on almost any legal issue with a partner. Whether the need is for setting up a corporation or LLC, private equity, financing or other related transaction, commercial litigation, patent, copyright, or other intellectual property, clients find that Kunzler Law Group’s attorneys offer experienced and responsive legal services on the cutting edge of business.