Lawrence B. "Larry" Mandala

Lawrence B. "Larry" Mandala


Munck Wilson Mandala

Recognized since 2021

Dallas, Texas

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Lawrence (Larry) B. Mandala is a member of the Munck Wilson Mandala executive committee and chairman of the corporate law group. He has over 35 years of experience representing public and private companies in a wide range of corporate and business transactions. His corporate finance practice includes private placements, IPOs and secondary public offerings of equity, debt, direct participation and hybrid securities.

Larry has extensive experience representing clients in business acquisitions, including mergers, asset purchases, stock purchases, strategic alliances and joint ventures, corporate restructurings, exchange offers, private equity investments, going private transactions and hostile and friendly tender offers.

In addition to transactional matters, Larry regularly counsels public and private clients on federal and state securities and general corporate law matters, including compliance with periodic reporting requirements and proxy solicitation regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, insider trading, anti-takeover planning, resales of restricted securities, director and officer fiduciary duties, executive compensation and disclosure obligations.

Larry also guides public companies on their compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE, AMEX and NASD and advises public and private companies and their directors, officers and shareholders regarding other corporate governance issues and corporate best practices.

A frequent presenter on corporate and securities law, Larry’s clients are in virtually every major industry, including technology, electronic entertainment & gaming, banking, and energy. His clients range in size from start-ups and emerging companies to large, multinational public corporations.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1900 Texas Capital Center
    2000 McKinney Avenue
    Dallas, TX 75201
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D.; Cum Laude, Senior Fellow, graduated 1987
  • Emory University, B.A. English and Political Science, graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1993
  • Louisiana, 1987
Affiliations
  • Dallas Bar Association - Member
  • Dallas Regional Chamber - Innovation and Capital Committee, 2014
  • Dallas Theater Center - Board of Trustees, 2012-2017
  • Louisiana Bankers Association - Bank Counsel Section
  • Louisiana State Bar - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Texas Association of Bank Counsel - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

Munck Wilson Mandala
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2024

  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2023

  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2022

  • Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc. 2021
  • Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine 2013, 2014, 2020
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters 2009 – 2019
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Advertising Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Technology Law

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