Lawrence B. "Larry" Mandala
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Lawrence (Larry) B. Mandala is a member of the Munck Wilson Mandala executive committee and chairman of the corporate law group. He has over 35 years of experience representing public and private companies in a wide range of corporate and business transactions. His corporate finance practice includes private placements, IPOs and secondary public offerings of equity, debt, direct participation and hybrid securities.
Larry has extensive experience representing clients in business acquisitions, including mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases, strategic alliances and joint ventures, corporate restructurings, exchange offers, private equity investments, going private transactions and hostile and friendly tender offers.
In addition to transactional matters, Larry regularly counsels public and private clients on federal and state securities and general corporate law matters, including compliance with periodic reporting requirements and proxy solicitation regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, insider trading, anti-takeover planning, resales of restricted securities, director and officer fiduciary duties, executive compensation and disclosure obligations.
Larry also guides public companies on their compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE, AMEX and NASD and advises public and private companies and their directors, officers and shareholders regarding other corporate governance issues and corporate best practices.
A frequent presenter on corporate and securities law, Larry’s clients are in virtually every major industry, including technology, electronic entertainment & gaming, banking, and energy. His clients range in size from start-ups and emerging companies to large, multinational public corporations.
Overview
- Tulane University, J.D.; Cum Laude, Senior Fellow, graduated 1987
- Emory University, B.A. English and Political Science, graduated 1984
- Texas, 1993
- Louisiana, 1987
- Dallas Bar Association - Member
- Dallas Regional Chamber - Innovation and Capital Committee, 2014
- Dallas Theater Center - Board of Trustees, 2012-2017
- Louisiana Bankers Association - Bank Counsel Section
- Louisiana State Bar - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Association of Bank Counsel - Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
- Texas, 1993
- Louisiana, 1987
- Dallas Bar Association - Member
- Dallas Regional Chamber - Innovation and Capital Committee, 2014
- Dallas Theater Center - Board of Trustees, 2012-2017
- Louisiana Bankers Association - Bank Counsel Section
- Louisiana State Bar - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Association of Bank Counsel - Member
- Tulane University, J.D.; Cum Laude, Senior Fellow, graduated 1987
- Emory University, B.A. English and Political Science, graduated 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Advertising Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Technology Law
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2024
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2023
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2022
- Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2021
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine 2013, 2014, 2020
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2009 – 2019
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
News & Media
Case History
- Public offering in energy exploration
- Acquisition of Pizza Hut franchises
- Acquisition of interactive marketing solutions company
- M&A deal between one electronic gaming company with another one
- Acquisition of Fortune 500 company by another Fortune 500 company
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