Biography
Joel M. Handel is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Mr. Handel practices corporate law, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and consolidations. He has a formal background and training in accounting and tax law and is uniquely qualified to structure, negotiate and successfully conclude a variety of complex financial business transactions. More specifically, on behalf of his clients, Mr. Handel is routinely involved in corporate, finance and securities matters, including corporate reorganizations, restructurings and family businesses, including generation transfers. He has concentrated his law practice on advising consumer products companies, with a special emphasis on the toy industry. Today, Mr. Handel is widely recognized for his role in legal representation of major toy manufacturers. Mr. Handel has served on the Boards of Directors of Tyco Toys, Inc. and Toymax International, Inc. and is presently serving on the Board of Directors of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.Education
J.D., Columbia Law School (1960)
B.S., Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1957)
Admissions
- New York
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York