Mark Saunders

Mark Saunders is a partner at SRH Law in Burlington, Vermont, with more than 35 years of business and transactional legal experience. His practice includes business, corporate, and finance law, community development and affordable housing, nonprofit law, real estate, and energy and public utility matters. Saunders works with for-profit businesses, nonprofit corporations, housing and land trusts, cooperatives, individuals, and municipal and quasi-governmental entities on transactions, contracts, financing, and governance issues.

Saunders earned his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.S. from SUNY Potsdam. He is admitted to practice in Vermont and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. His legal education and long transactional background support a practical approach to business and real estate matters, allowing him to evaluate legal requirements alongside commercial objectives and help clients understand the details, risks, and obligations involved in significant agreements and transactions.

Saunders advises businesses on governance and operational issues, commercial financing, private securities offerings, entity selection, and the purchase and sale of companies and assets. He also represents lenders and borrowers, assists landlords and tenants with commercial leases, and handles real estate purchases, sales, and financing. His work extends to affordable housing, land preservation, sustainable development, renewable-energy financing, and nonprofit matters involving government contracts, grants, regulation, and general counsel services.

Mark Saunders began his career at a large national firm in Washington, D.C., before moving to Vermont in 1989. He joined SRH Law in 2004 after 15 years in private practice with another Burlington firm. His experience includes helping mission-driven businesses and nonprofits structure transactions that reflect their organizational goals and values. By combining legal analysis with a business perspective, Saunders helps clients anticipate issues, negotiate agreements, and develop practical solutions for complex transactional matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, SRH Law
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Cornell Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• SUNY Potsdam
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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