February 20, 2026
Seven Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Attorneys Listed as 2026 Southern California “Super Lawyers,” Five Named “Rising Stars”
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Mark Brutzkus is a partner at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP and Chair of the firm’s Consumer Products Practice Group. With more than 30 years of experience, Mark advises startups, growth-stage businesses, and established companies on complex corporate, intellectual property, M&A, finance, and insolvency matters. He is particularly valued for combining legal judgment with industry-specific business insight, helping clients navigate both day-to-day operational issues and high-stakes strategic transactions.
Mark’s practice spans the full business lifecycle, from entity formation and commercial contracting to acquisitions, restructurings, workouts, and dispute-sensitive transactions. His broad experience allows him to serve as a practical counselor to companies facing inflection-point decisions, while his depth in sector-specific issues enables him to deliver advice calibrated to the commercial realities of the client’s industry.
A distinguishing feature of Mark’s practice is his deep-rooted experience in the apparel, textile, and consumer products sectors. Over the course of his career, he has developed long-standing industry relationships and a nuanced understanding of the legal, operational, and commercial pressures that shape these markets. That background gives clients a strategic advantage—particularly in sourcing, licensing, brand protection, finance, and restructuring matters—by allowing him to provide advice that is not only legally sound, but also market-informed and execution-oriented.
Mark regularly advises clients in the following areas:
Mark is known for delivering sophisticated, business-oriented counsel that reflects both legal precision and a practical understanding of how companies grow, protect value, and respond to market and operational challenges.
