Experience

Duncan Bergman Mandell

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder - DBM Legal Services

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  I assist clients in a broad range of industries by providing executive guidance and legal services. My areas of focus include:► Serving as outsourced general counsel for private equity-owned portfolio companies that have limited or no in-house legal staff► Providing advice to early-stage ventures facing significant legal/governmental or regulatory challenges that also require strategic business planning► Serving as special outside counsel on a project basis for smaller in-house legal departments who need practical and efficient solutions to legal challengesIn addition to my work with clients, I am building our firm by training associates and working with partners to leverage our collective resources optimally.DBM is assembling a team of highly experienced business lawyers from the most well-known law firms in the world who are interested in providing an exceptional client experience, increasing their compensation, avoiding Big Law bureaucracies, all while teaming up with a highly satisfied group of like-minded attorneys. Show less

• Co-Founder - DBM Business Services

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  We provide our clients with the outsourced business support and infrastructure necessary to grow their companies and reach their goals.



Tulane University Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-Director

  • 2011 - Present

  I developed and lead the Intersession Law Skills Program for law students interested in corporate law. We have introduced hundreds of students to corporate law practice and are adding courses to the regular semester curriculum. Tulane Law School is the nation's 12th oldest law school and prides itself as a place of intense creativity and innovation in the study of law. Its location in Louisiana, the country's sole civil-law jurisdiction, gives Tulane a distinctive understanding of the interaction of different legal systems and is the foundation for Tulane's world-renowned strength in international and comparative law. Show less



Bergman Law LLC

• Legal Services

• Founder

  • 2010 - Present

  I built on the broad business experience I developed at Duane Reade by providing corporate legal services, outsourced general counsel, and compliance-related services to companies, private equity funds, and hedge funds. Examples include: ► Chief Executive Officer of Truce Products LLC, an emerging stage company with a line of over-the-counter pain management products ► Acting General Counsel of MediMedia, USA Inc. ► Interim General Counsel and Head of Human Resources for Barneys, Inc., a national luxury department store chain ► Chief Compliance Officer for several hedge funds ► Serving as Outsourced General Counsel for various companies, including a maritime merchant bank, a telecommunications investment fund, a consumer products company and a clean-energy technology licensing company. ► General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Vestar Capital Partners, a NYC-based private equity fund. ► Lead contracts counsel for an alternative fuel marketing and construction company based on White Plains, New York. In 2020, after many conversations about how to use a distributed practice model to practice law, Maura Mandell and I founded Duncan Bergman Mandell. Show less



Duane Reade

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President, General Counsel

  • 2002 - 2008

  Member of the company's Executive Committee, Real Estate Committee, and numerous other senior-level committees. Responsible for the all real estate development, including identifying new store locations, acquiring new leases, and managing all site disposition and subleasing activity. Served as the company's chief labor negotiator during my tenure, negotiating multiple collective bargaining agreements with three major labor unions (Teamsters, UNITE/HERE, and the RWDSU). Managed the company's government affairs function, which included spending a significant amount of time in Albany. Show less



AEA Investors LP

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • 2001 - 2002

  Coordinated and structured acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies; negotiated term sheets, engagement letters, shareholders agreements, and other transaction documents. Managed outside counsel; performed corporate secretary function for multiple portfolio investments; drafted and negotiated employment agreements with senior executives; drafted and maintained stock option plans and agreements for portfolio companies; and handled various compliance activities, including participating in SEC audit. Show less



Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

• United States
• Investment Banking

• Vice President & Counsel

  • 2000 - 2002

  Provided all internal legal support for DLJ Merchant Banking's private equity funds, the DLJ Mezzanine Fund, the DLJ Fund of Funds, and the Sprout Venture Capital funds (which were managed by DLJ). Also provided legal support to the DLJ Treasury Department and DLJ's private equity placement group. After Credit Suisse First Boston acquired DLJ in 2000, continued to provide legal support for all DLJ proprietary investment funds. In addition, assumed similar responsibilities for the CSFB proprietary investment funds. Served as an integral part of the integration team for the CSFB and DLJ funds from both a legal and regulatory perspective. Show less



Latham & Watkins

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 1994 - 2000

  Represented investment banking, private equity, and corporate company clients in connection with securities offerings, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, general contracts, and licensing arrangements and represented public companies on a wide range of issues on federal and state securities laws and corporate governance. Served as a member of the Ethics Committee. Represented investment banking, private equity, and corporate company clients in connection with securities offerings, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, general contracts, and licensing arrangements and represented public companies on a wide range of issues on federal and state securities laws and corporate governance. Served as a member of the Ethics Committee.