Mark Rudy is one of the founding partners of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe and now serves as a mediator in employment and business-related matters.  Since July 1988, he has mediated approximately 5,000 matters with a high degree of success.

Mark has been named as one of the top 500 judges/mediators in America by Lawdragon, listed in Who’s Who Legal under Mediation in 2019-2023, Chambers rated 2019-2023, and in Marquis Who’s Who, rated a top 10 mediator by the San Francisco Recorder, one of the top 100 Northern California SuperLawyers for 13 consecutive years, ranked as one of the top 10 SuperLawyers in Northern California in September 2007 and in September 2010, one of the best mediators in the State of California for every year which ratings have been published by the Daily Journal, and one of the top five plaintiff employment lawyers in Northern California, San Francisco Recorder, Summer 2004, and awarded 2013 Mediator of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

Mark has handled, as lead counsel through trial, approximately 30 court and jury matters involving wrongful termination and/or employment discrimination. 

Mark has been nominated to Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White for over 25 years.  He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the International Academy of Mediators.

Mark is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and served as Chair of the Labor and Employment Section (1990-1992).  He is also a member of the State Bar of California and served as Executive Committee Member of the Labor and Employment Law Section (1990-1995).  He is a former Board Member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1992).

Mark has authored and co-authored numerous publications and has spoken and written widely on employment law, class action, and alternative dispute resolution issues.