Andrea Andi Mandell

Expert guidance on a complex asset-backed securities offering

Our firm recently engaged Andrea Mandell at McDermott Will & Schulte for counsel on a complex asset-backed securities offering. While her official profile lists general practice, her deep, specialized expertise in securitization and structured finance was immediately apparent and was precisely what we needed. Her recognition by Best Lawyers in this specific field is well-deserved. Andrea demonstrated a masterful understanding of the regulatory landscape and transaction structuring, guiding us through intricate issues with the New York capital markets. She was able to explain highly technical aspects, like waterfall payments and credit enhancement, in a way our internal team could clearly understand, which was invaluable. The one area where we experienced a slight delay was in receiving initial draft documents; the turnaround was a bit longer than anticipated, though the work product itself was impeccable and required minimal revision. Overall, Andrea provided strategic, top-tier advice that was critical to the successful closing of our transaction. We would confidently recommend her for any sophisticated structured finance matter.