Andrea Mandell

Practice Areas

Has over 29 years of experience providing expert tax advice to the securitization industry. Practice focuses on the tax aspects relating to structured finance, securitization and fund formation and currently focuses on esoteric assets, including litigation funding, structured settlements, lottery receivables, secured and unsecured consumer loans and timeshare loans. She is recognized as an expert in securitization of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and real estate structured finance, including the structuring of REO-to-rental financings, servicer advance facilities, debt re-packaging, securitization of non-performing and re-performing mortgage loans, re-securitizations, distressed asset funds and MSR purchases and sales. Has extensive experience advising tax exempt entities, REITs, hedge funds and private equity firms.

Works with other industry leaders shaping the securitization industry as a member of the Board of Directors of the Structured Finance Association (SFA), where she previously served four years as the Chair of the Tax Policy Committee. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Friends of Firefighters Foundation and as lead pro bono counsel to The Gary Sinise Foundation.

Personal

New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1995); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1992); University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989)