Profile
Josh is a trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes M&A and commercial disputes. Known for crafting creative and relentless strategies, Josh has recovered well over $100 million for plaintiffs and claimants alike—be it in court, arbitration, representations and warranties insurance coverage, or across the negotiating table—and likewise defends clients facing bet-the-company liability. Josh works closely with in-house counsel and business principals to protect his clients’ interests and pursue the legal aspects of their broader business goals.
Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Josh served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable Paul C. Huck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to that, he served for two years as a trial attorney at a full-service national law firm.
Capabilities
Experience
- Secured settlement valued at nearly $50 million for private-equity portfolio company in the health care industry prosecuting fraud and related claims against former chief executive of healthcare company.
- Secured eight-figure arbitration award for minority shareholder following trial in AHLA arbitration and related Florida court actions arising from shareholder dispute.
- Secured over $75 million in recovery for numerous clients making claims under RWI policies across various industries.
- Secured multimillion-dollar settlement for private-equity portfolio company in the trucking industry.
- Secured final summary judgment for global services conglomerate in contested seven-figure litigation against former executive in Florida state court.
- Secured dismissal with prejudice and final judgment for global financial institution wrongly accused of aiding and abetting fraudster in Florida federal court.
- Secured seven-figure settlement value for South American country prosecuting claims against former political leaders in Florida state court.
- Secured seven-figure settlement for international businessman and investor prosecuting defamation claims in federal court.
- Represented global pharmaceutical distributor, as licensee, in prosecuting an ICC arbitration arising from a China/U.S. licensing dispute valued at more than $80 million.
- Represented insurance carrier as to claims brought by a private-equity buyer in AAA arbitration arising from a $40 million deal in the trucking industry, defeating alleged coverage grounds.
- Represented global ink manufacturer as plaintiff in pursuing cross-border claims, including fraud and product liability, valued at more than $25 million in New Jersey court.
- Representing a buyer prosecuting claims in Delaware court for fraudulent representations and warranties by the seller in connection with a $325 million transaction in the kitchen-appliances industry.
- Representing private-equity portfolio company in federal court in the first Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) -related litigation in the country.
- Representation of a public entity regarding private property rights and land use regulations relating to a habitat conservation plan.
- Represented defendants in a defamation case that garnered national media attention after a six-week jury trial.°
- Secured summary judgment for defendant on issue of first impression in Ohio.°
- Defended clients against civil rights claims before the EEOC and Ohio Civil Rights Commission.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Mandel prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
- Executive Intern, Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, 2016
- Judicial Intern, Hon. John J. O’Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2016
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch"
- Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2026
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2024-2025
- Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
- Member, the Florida Bar
- Member, the Ohio Bar
Credentials
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J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2018
- Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- B.A., Oberlin College, 2012
- Hon. Paul C. Huck, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2020-2021
- Florida
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee