Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce litigator, Mark S. Mandel has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practice.

Mr. Mandel joins from the New York office of Foley & Lardner LLP. Before entering private practice, he served as chief of the New York office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Broker-Dealer Enforcement.

In his years as a private practitioner, Mr. Mandel has a track-record of obtaining positive results for some of the most prominent financial institutions. He has been involved in many significant securities enforcement matters including high frequency trading; auction rate securities; RMBS; structured products; stock lending; sponsored access; NYSE specialists and DMMs, among others. He represents hedge funds, directors and officers, corporations, investment advisers and investment banks in high-profile matters involving the SEC, Department of Justice and other investigative and regulatory agencies. His results for clients include:
•A no-enforcement-action letter on behalf of a major financial institution in the DOJ/SEC Squawk Box investigations.
•The dismissal with prejudice of a major international investment bank from a $140 million securities fraud lawsuit arising from the aborted sale of a Polish telecommunications company.
•A no-enforcement-action letter on behalf of a large NYSE-listed Real Estate Investment Trust, from the SEC following the investigation of a restatement stemming from allegations by a former chief financial officer claiming whistleblower status.
•The dismissal with prejudice of a NYSE-listed international telecom company in a securities fraud claim seeking $100 million in damages arising out of the sale of a Greek cellular phone company.

“Mark brings decades of high-level experience in some of the largest enforcement actions in the country,” says Bob Jewell, Andrews Kurth’s managing partner. “He will be a valuable addition to our white collar and regulatory enforcement group.”

In recent years, Mr. Mandel was named a BTI Client Service All-Star, an elite group of attorneys selected by clients in BTI’s independent study as delivering the absolute best in client service. Legal500 has recognized him for his work in Securities Litigation. Mr. Mandel earned his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law. He also graduated with a B.B.A from Hofstra University.

“Andrews Kurth has a solid reputation nationally and internationally as an excellent place to work and serve clients,” says Mr. Mandel. “The firm’s growing presence in New York and expertise in a wide range of practice areas will benefit my clients.”