Mark A. Berman is a 1986 graduate of Columbia College. He is also a 1990 magna cum laude graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and was awarded the Order of the Barrister.

Prior to joining the predecessor to Ganfer & Shore, LLP, he was an associate in the general litigation department at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Michael L. Orenstein for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Berman has extensive experience in securities and general commercial litigation. He is a member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Federal Bar Council Second Circuit Courts Committee, and the Commercial Division Law Reporter Committee of the New York State Bar Association. He is also the Secretary of the E-Discovery Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. Berman is the author of E-Discovery in New York State, New York Law Journal, June 22, 2005; Forensic Inspection of Computer Hard Drives Under New York Law, New York Law Journal, September 1, 2005; Are Private E-Mails Really Private?, New York Law Journal, October 7, 2005; The Information Trail, New York Law Journal, December 27, 2005; Preservation of Electronic Information by Nonparties under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, American Bar Association, Securities Litigation Journal, Winter 2006; Can 'Intangible' Electronic 'Property' Be 'Converted' in N.Y.?, New York Law Journal, April 26, 2006; The 'Long-Arm Statute,' New York Law Journal, August 22, 2006; Developments in New York Electronic Discovery, New York Law Journal, October 27, 2006; Spoliation of Electronically Stored Information, New York Law Journal, March 20, 2007; Duty to Preserve and Preservations Orders Under N.Y. Law, New York Law Journal, June 14, 2007; On ‘Metadata,’ Instant Messaging and Bates Stamping, New York Law Journal, August 31, 2007; Scope Limits on E-Discovery Under Recent State Decisions, New York Law Journal, October 29, 2007.

Mr. Berman's direct telephone number is (212) 922-9286 and he can also be reached by e-mail at mberman@ganfershore.com