Mark R. Hornak concentrates his practice in civil litigation, labor and employment law, media defense and governmental representations and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mark is a member of the firm's Executive Committee and has served as chairman of its Labor and Employment Law Section, Hiring Committee, Committee for Effective Government and Compensation Committee, and as a member of its Board of Directors. He now chairs its Conflicts Resolution Committee. He is solicitor of the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which owns PNC Park, Heinz Field, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and Mellon Arena. He represents the authority in litigation and transactional...Read moreMark R. Hornak concentrates his practice in civil litigation, labor and employment law, media defense and governmental representations and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mark is a member of the firm's Executive Committee and has served as chairman of its Labor and Employment Law Section, Hiring Committee, Committee for Effective Government and Compensation Committee, and as a member of its Board of Directors. He now chairs its Conflicts Resolution Committee. He is solicitor of the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which owns PNC Park, Heinz Field, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and Mellon Arena. He represents the authority in litigation and transactional matters. Mark has represented municipalities and government officials in constitutional and civil rights litigation, and has also advised public school districts on employment and education law matters. Another facet of Mark's practice involves representing national television, radio and publishing clients in media litigation, including defamation, First Amendment and access issues, and in transactional matters. Some of Mark's representations have included: * As principal attorney, representing the public in litigation and negotiations related to the $1.9 billion development and construction of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, PNC Park, Heinz Field and Pittsburgh's new multipurpose arena, Consol Energy Center. * Representation of Hearst-Argyle Television in employment matters nationally.* Representation of the County of Allegheny in federal class action litigation challenging public housing practices. * Defense of author Joseph Wambaugh in litigation related to the best-seller Echoes in the Darkness.* Representation of The New York Times Company in litigation. * Representation of a national retailer and national mutual fund manager in employment litigation, including class action matters. * Appointment as a special master and mediator by federal and state courts in more than 120 class action, employment and general civil litigation matters. * Acting as special counsel, Pittsburgh Public Schools. America's Leading Business Lawyers,Pennsylvania Super LawyersThe Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010. Mark served as law clerk to the Honorable James M. Sprouse, United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, Mark and his wife, Beth, now live in Upper St. Clair and have five children. Reported CasesFerrone v. Onorato,English v. PNC Bank,Smith v. Wambaugh,Carver v. Foerster,Smith v. Holtz,Elliott Coal Min. Co., Inc. v. OWCP,N.L.R.B. v. Rockwood Energy,Krashna v. Oliver Realty, Inc.,Serian v. Penguin Group (USA), Inc., et al.,Sofranko v. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.,Ferrone v. Onorato et al.,Premick v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.,Paul v. Hearst Corp.,Titan Sports, Inc. v. Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.,Medure v. New York Times Co.,Sanders v. HUD,D'Orazio v. McGraw-Edison,Ferrone v. Onorato,Boysza v. Thompson, et al.,Rubis v. McGraw-Edison Co.,Yocca v. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., et al.,Allegheny Institute Taxpayers Coalition v. ARAD,Rue v. K-Mart Corp.,Foremost Ins. Co. v. Commw. of Pa. Dept. of Ins.,Cooper Industries, Inc. v. UCBR,Clapsaddle v. Bethel Park School Dist.,Rockwood Ins. Co. v. Pa. Auto. Ins. Plan,Robbins Sound, Inc. v. Ohio Univ., 70 Ohio App. 3d 212, 590 N.E. 2d 877 (Ohio App. 1990). Publications & Speeches Pittsburgh Litigation Attorney Mark Hornak Quoted in The Legal Intelligencer on Pittsburgh's Legal MarketMarch 3, 2010Twelve Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Labor & Employment Attorneys Selected to Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers ListOctober 12, 2009 70 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys and Specialists Named Best Lawyers in America; Firm Ranks First in Several CategoriesAugust 5, 2009 Seventeen Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected Among America's Leading Business LawyersJune 18, 2009 Pittsburgh Litigation Attorney Mark Hornak Ranks in Top 50 of Pittsburgh 2009 Super LawyersJune 9, 2009 40 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers ListMay 26, 2009 Twelve Buchanan Attorneys Selected to Corporate Counsel 2008 Super Lawyers List; Eight Selected to Corporate Counsel 2009 ListDecember 4, 2008 Mark Hornak Elected to Buchanan's Executive CommitteeDecember 4, 2008 38 Pittsburgh Attorneys Noted in Pittsburgh Business Times for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 ListNovember 18, 2008 69 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys and Specialists Honored As Best Lawyers in AmericaSeptember 26, 2008 Nineteen Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected Among America's Leading Business LawyersJune 17, 2008 Forty-Five Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected as Pennsylvania Super LawyersMay 28, 2008 Clarifying the Fair Labor Standards ActSeptember 22, 2003 To Cyril A. Fox, Jr. - Counselor and Friend65 U. Pitt Law Rev. 697Civic & Charitable The Pittsburgh Foundation, Board of DirectorsWQED Multimedia, Board of DirectorsPennsylvania Economy League, Board of DirectorsMake-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, past vice chairmanLeadership Pittsburgh, Board of DirectorsGirl Scouts of America - Western Pennsylvania Council, Board of Directors, past memberSteel Valley School District, Board of Directors, past member, past presidentMunhall Volunteer Fire Department, past battalion chiefPIAA high school basketball, past officialAffiliations Elected Member, American Law InstituteFellow, American Bar FoundationAdvisory Committee, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaFellow and past chair, Federal Practice Committee, member, Board of Governors, Academy of Trial LawyersAdjunct professor (1989-1993), University of Pittsburgh School of LawRead less