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Advises on the tax aspects relating to structured finance, securitization and fund formation and focuses on esoteric assets, including litigation funding, structured settlements, lottery receivables, secured and unsecured consumer loans and timeshare loans.
Andi has over 30 years of experience providing skilled tax advice to the securitization industry. In addition to her work in the esoteric space, Andi is recognized as an authority in the 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.
She also has extensive experience advising tax-exempt entities, REITs, hedge funds and private equity firms.
Andi is a frequent writer and public speaker on tax-related regulatory developments affecting structured finance.
She is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by peer-review publications, including:
- Named as one of Crain’s New York Business “Notable Women in Law”
- Ranked a Band 1 lawyer in Capital Markets: Securitization: Tax – USA – Nationwide by Chambers USA, with clients noting, “We would praise Andrea Mandell very highly as a creative tax lawyer,” and “She has a lot of creativity: she looks at a problem, spins it around in her head and comes up with solutions for her clients.”
Andi works with other industry leaders who are shaping the securitization industry. She is also serving her fifth year as the co-chair of the Tax Policy Committee.
For over a decade, Andi has been lead pro bono counsel to The Gary Sinise Foundation and was recently named to the GSF Board of Directors. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Friends of Firefighters Foundation.
Auszeichnungen
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA – Band 1
- Crain’s New York Business – Notable Women in Law
- The Legal 500 US – Recommended in Structured Finance
- Best Lawyers in America, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, 2026
Mitgliedschaften
- Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Firefighters
- Law Firm Board Representatives, Structured Finance Association
- Member, Board of Directors, The Fly a Kite Foundation
Qualifikation
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation
Boston University School of Law, JD, Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Boston University School of Law International Law Journal
University of Pennsylvania, BA
Admissions
Connecticut
New York
Prior Experience
Dentons
