Professor Mandel currently serves as Associate Dean of the Undergraduate School at Babson and has been a member of the Babson faculty since 1985. He has taught in the undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs delivering a variety of courses. In addition to Honors Foundation of Business Law, Professor Mandel has taught Commercial Law, Federal Taxation, American Constitutional Law, and Strategic Business and Tax Planning. He has also co-taught Corporate Restructuring in the Finance Division and Introduction to Meteorology in the Math/Science Division. He served as Chair of the Finance Division from 1995 through 1998.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Professor Mandel is a partner in the law firm of Bowditch and Dewey, specializing in the corporate, tax and securities issues facing small, growing companies. His research and writing parallels his law practice, concentrating in entrepreneurial law. He is a contributing author to the Portable MBA series published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Professor Mandel is a member of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States Supreme Court. In addition to practicing law for over 30 years, he has previously taught at a variety of colleges including Clark University.

Areas of expertise include: Business Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law, Finance and Corporate Finance.