David Mainzer
David E. Mainzer is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Los Angeles Corporate Practice Group, focusing exclusively on the investment management industry. With over 25 years of experience, he regularly serves as outside general counsel to investment managers, wealth managers, broker–dealers, and private fund sponsors, including portfolio investments, securities offerings, regulatory compliance, tax, and employment law. He has represented dozens of wealth managers and other investment managers in M&A transactions.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Mainzer served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc., an investment management firm with offices in New York, San Francisco, and London, and $8 billion in assets under management. There, he was responsible for managing all of the firm’s legal affairs, including risk management, regulatory compliance, outside counsel, and the structuring and legal management of the firm’s hedge funds, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army.