David S. Mandel

David S. Mandel


Mandel & Mandel LLP

Recognized since 2008

Miami, Florida

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Securities

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David S. Mandel was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1959. He obtained his A.B. degree, magna cum laude , from Brown University in 1982, studied at the London School of Economics in 1983, and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1986. He is admitted to practice law in Illinois, Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia. He practiced law in Chicago before becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami in the Southern District of Florida in 1989. As a federal prosecutor, David tried numerous cases involving complex frauds, money laundering, as well as narcotics and arms trafficking violations. In 1995, he joined the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the Miami Office's Corporate Investigations and Criminal Defense (CICD) Practice Group.

David opened his own practice in 1997 and is the Managing Partner of Mandel & Mandel LLP. David currently handles a wide array of complex commercial disputes, arbitrations and white collar criminal defense matters. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the American Bar Association and former Chairman of the Federal Court and International Law Committees of the Dade County Bar Association. He is active in community affairs and formerly served as the President of Foster Care Review, an organization devoted to assisting the judicial administration of foster children. David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London, England and a member of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers. He is also a former member of The Wilson Council at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

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Location
  • Alfred I. duPont Building, Suite 1224
    169 East Flagler Street
    Miami, FL 33131
Education
  • Cornell University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Brown University, A.B., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Fellow
  • International Arbitration Committee, American Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of Federal Equity Receivers - Member
  • Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance & Legal Division - Member
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Member, Wilson Council
Court Admissions
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Securities
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Securities, Miami (2024)
  • Litigation - Securities, Miami (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Securities
Special Focus:
  • Environmental Crimes
  • Federal
  • Fraud
  • Litigation
  • Regulatory
  • SEC Enforcement
  • Securities Fraud
  • Tax
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • International Arbitration
  • Arbitration

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