Bill Mandel

Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s Architecture, Engineering, and Design Professional Firms and Business Succession Planning practices, Bill Mandel is an experienced business lawyer and CPA. He often assists architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction contracting firms with ownership transition programs, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, employee stock ownership plans, and other transactions. Mr. Mandel also advises professional services firms regarding architecture, engineering, and construction law, and is skilled with contract negotiation, risk prevention, and dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Mr. Mandel was the founding partner of MBV Law LLP, a full-service boutique law firm in San Francisco. Before that, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), serving as a member of the audit staff of Ernst & Young and working in Deloitte’s tax department. Mr. Mandel is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and the University of Southern California.

As a practicing attorney for more than 30 years, Mr. Mandel is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the areas of ownership transitions and succession planning. He regularly participates in webinars and live events hosted by the American Institute of Architects, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Society for Design Administration, and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Mr. Mandel also is a member of the board of directors of The Bank of San Francisco, a community bank serving the Greater Bay Area, and previously was a member of the board of trustees of The Head Royce School, an independent school located in San Francisco Bay Area.