Law360, New York (January 13, 2012, 1:13 PM ET) -- Mark S. Vecchio is a partner in Venable LLP's New York office. He is a corporate and commercial practitioner, with experience in domestic and international project finance, mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures, and public-private partnerships. He has an industry focus on infrastructure development, including transportation, natural resources and energy.

Vecchio is an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches an upper-class seminar entitled "Strategic International Commercial Transactions." He has held a number of international postings, and, in addition to his native English, speaks...