Areas of Expertise

Legal

After receiving his JD from Columbia Law School, Mr. Mantell practiced corporate, securities and real estate law for almost seven years at boutique New York firms. In later decades he performed general counsel functions at the various companies he founded, overseeing diverse transactions in private equity, venture capital, REMICs, corporate and partnership debt issuance, and single family and commercial mortgage debt. He also oversaw compliance on behalf of his NASD firm, tax structuring in diverse real estate and other partnership entities, and guided trusts and estates planning for numerous high net worth advisees. He has also acted as an arbitrator and mediator in complex commercial litigations.

These diverse experiences enable us to anticipate and advisedly frame legal issues for our clients, select and cost-effectively oversee counsel for them, and astutely avoid undue professional expenses when non-legal solutions are best. We are frequently relied upon to provide a definitive review of documentation, once it is deemed in final form by counsel for the parties involved.

Areas of Expertise

Legal

After receiving his JD from Columbia Law School, Mr. Mantell practiced corporate, securities and real estate law for almost seven years at boutique New York firms. In later decades he performed general counsel functions at the various companies he founded, overseeing diverse transactions in private equity, venture capital, REMICs, corporate and partnership debt issuance, and single family and commercial mortgage debt. He also oversaw compliance on behalf of his NASD firm, tax structuring in diverse real estate and other partnership entities, and guided trusts and estates planning for numerous high net worth advisees. He has also acted as an arbitrator and mediator in complex commercial litigations.

These diverse experiences enable us to anticipate and advisedly frame legal issues for our clients, select and cost-effectively oversee counsel for them, and astutely avoid undue professional expenses when non-legal solutions are best. We are frequently relied upon to provide a definitive review of documentation, once it is deemed in final form by counsel for the parties involved.

Alan is an incredibly capable lawyer. We routinely retain prominent law firms to do our work and I myself have some legal training, but Alan catches what all of us miss. His intellect, his years of experience, and his disciplined patience scrutinizing documents on what’s crucial from a business standpoint enable him to point out essential corrections and recognize critical omissions. His broad knowledge of tax matters is also very useful. Alan would be our first choice for a final sign-off, should we review our governing documents again.

Alan L. Stuart
Managing Member
Stuart Family Fund, LLC